Dustsceawung
Reflection on the remains of the past as a way of emphasising the transience of life was such a common theme in Old English literature that they had a special word for this motif: Dustsceawung, 'contemplation of the dust.'

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burial mask, Teotihuacan, 200-700 C.E., greenstoneUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

burial mask, Teotihuacan, 200-700 C.E., greenstone
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

11 September 2011
11:33 PM
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#burial mask
#Teotihuacan
#photography
#personal collection
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    I know the curator of this museum. He is awesome and he has a wonderful dog. Also, when I am buried ‘neath the sod, I...
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