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Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines
![17-18th century Filipino sword #927.59.47 (photo W.C. Pratt) 17-18th century Filipino sword #927.59.47 (photo W.C. Pratt)](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/927.59.47_4.jpg?itok=JLv-WsaW)
The ROM's collecton of swords from the Phillipines is outlined in the context of the history and geography of the archipelago.
Rhinoceros Reminder that Conservation Requires Continued Commitment
![Bull the Southern white rhinoceros at the Entrance to the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity | Image by the ROM A large make Southern white rhino dominates the entrance to the ROM's biodiversity gallery](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2011_11856_39.jpg?itok=lxMBOVEj)
A surge in the poaching of Southern White Rhinoceros made the ROM reconsider the presentation of our iconic specimen.
Of India and Modernism: Youngo Verma
Youngo Verma (1938-2014), Tantra 21, New Dehi, India, Graphite on Paper, 1981, 36 x 48 inches. ROM 2014.14.1
Weapon Wednesday: Preparing for ROM Revealed
![Middle Eastern helmets Middle Eastern helmets](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/p4110084web.jpg?itok=BDGuuA4b)
For ROM Revealed, part of our 100-year celebrations, we undertook a major re-organisation in some Collections and Research departments. Here we can see the improvements made in the storage of Asian Arms & Armour in anticipation of this momentous occasion.
Chinese Hat Spheres
![Image of Hat Spheres.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/hat.jpg?itok=DN4RvP4G)
How Chinese hat spheres became a visible means of social indentification.
Student Photographers Shoot for the ROM
![Every Object Has a Story Publication Every Object Has a Story Publication](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/every_object-has-a-story.jpg?itok=sgX_1isf)
I would like to congratulate each of the student photographers who contributed to Every Object Has A Story.
Rare Chinese Chicken Cup Auctioned for $36 million
![This cup represents the most exquisite and rare of Ming porcelain wares. Made in the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen for the court of Emperor Chenghua (r.1465-1487), it depicts two scenes featuring a family of chickens. Today, only two original Chenghua chicken cups remain in the Palace Museum. Image of rooster depicted on the porcelain cup.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/chickencup1.jpg?itok=ARi38xdP)
An original and very rare Chicken Cup, that was created as part of a set, was recently sold at an auction hosted by Sotheby's. The ROM is currently displaying another cup from this set in The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors.
The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: The Minoan Relations
![The ROM 'Minoan' Goddess Detail of the head of the ROM 'Minoan' Goddess](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/katec_thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=QFfhH77L)
After looking at the best known of the dubious ‘Minoan’ figurines (which may be modern) in my last post, here I show some of the genuine Minoan objects discovered in archaeological excavations on Crete.
The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: the Suspect Sisters (and brothers)
![The ROM 'Minoan' Goddess Detail of the head of the ROM 'Minoan' Goddess](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/katec_thumbnail.jpg?itok=jhyS6nTk)
The ROM Goddess is just one of the ‘Minoan’ figurines in several museums sometimes thought to be fake. These two installments of the ROM Minoan Goddess project introduce you to some of the suspected (although not definitively proven) fake figurines, and the genuine Minoan objects that may have inspired them.
Treasures from the Forbidden City: Bird's-Eye View of the Capital City
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Bird's-Eye View of the Capital City, Inspired by Emperor Longing's Poems. This large hanging scroll is presented as the first artwork located at the entrance to the exhibition Forbidden City: Inside Court of China's Emperor.