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Instead of seeing this Vendel age artwork as barbaric and dark I came away impressed by the delicate craftsmanship and clean design aesthetic these guys had.

@Leucrotta yea to hell with barbanism

this is skill and artistry that will probably never be matched in the modern era

@lugh and all this stuff is so small! It’s weird thinking that I would be a hugely tall person by their standards. They packed so much detail into these little 3-5” long pieces, they must’ve seriously fucked their eyesight doing this stuff.

@Leucrotta imagine how crisp it must've looked like when it was newly finished! That kind of design and detail in manufacturing is about as non-barbaric as you can get.

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