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  • Comments Off on Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal

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    Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal. This stupa concentrates many of the features that a huge polar […]

    Tags: big eyes pyramid rays sacred mount stepped temple
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Architecture South Asia
    10 years ago
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    Astana, Kazakhstan

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    Bayterek. Astana, Kazakhstan. Photo by Michael Bleyzer. The monument is meant to embody a folktale […]

    Tags: axial symmetry building
    Categories: Architecture Central Asia Modern
    10 years ago
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    Comets 彗星 -Chinese Astronomy -中国天文学

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    Comets – 彗星 Comets (彗星 Huìxīng) have been observed and recorded in China since the […]

    Tags: celestial comets hair lichtenberg figures
    Categories: China Diagram Modern
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Cymatics vs unicursal maze in Cornwall

    Cymatics vs unicursal maze in Cornwall

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    Cymatics vs unicursal maze in Cornwall. The rock carving is from here, and the video […]

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    Categories: 3000 - 2000 BCE British Isles Petroglyph
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    Panel with Dragon Period: Ming dynasty

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      Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date: 17th century Culture: China Medium: Silk, feather, and metallic ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present China Textile
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    “Kankali-devi” by Rajendra Shyam

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    “Kankali-devi”  by Rajendra Shyam. Acrylic on paper. She is called Kansa-kali or Kankali-devi, because ..

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    Categories: Illustration India Modern
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “The Dragon and the Woman clothed with the Sun”. Beato de Liébana.

    “The Dragon and the Woman clothed with the Sun”. Beato de Liébana.

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    The MS. 11695 kept at the British Library and so-called Silos Apocalypse belongs to one […]

    Tags: dragon manuscript medieval multiplicity mythical creatures
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Iberia Illustration Writing
    10 years ago
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    “Man in the Maze”, Hopi Silver Dish

    Written by Hermes

    Hopi Silver Dish c.1940. Via aarinrichardtribal.com. Silver dish with “Man in the Maze” design. ..

    Tags: circle concentric maze native american spider wearable
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Jewelery Southwestern US
    10 years ago
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    Scandinavian bronze figure with horns on his head

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    Figure with horns on his head, a sword in his right hand, two crossed sticks […]

    Tags: bronze holding weapons horns norse ouroboros pointed weapons serpent
    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE 2000 - 1000 BCE Jewelery Scandinavia Sculpture
    10 years ago
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    Djed Pillar. Fragment of an Antropoid Inner Coffin

    Written by Hermes

    Djed Pillar. Fragment of an Antropoid Inner Coffin. Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM ..

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Egypt Illustration
    10 years ago
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    The Caduceus

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    The caduceus as a symbol represents Hermes or the Roman Mercury. It is a short […]

    Tags: blazing apex serpent swirl winged
    Categories: 3000 - 2000 BCE Aegean Illustration Mesopotamia Sculpture
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Chemical Purification through Sunlight and Moonlight

    Chemical Purification through Sunlight and Moonlight

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    Chemical purification through sunlight and moonlight, 1606. From Claudio de Dominico Celentano di Valle ..

    Tags: crescent multiplicity
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Historical Italia
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Art Deco door

    Art Deco door

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    Madison Belmont Building – Art Deco door by Edgar Brandt. decopix.com

    Tags: fountain stepped Tree of Life
    Categories: Architecture Modern
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “Ex Libris Maria” by Albín Brunovský

    “Ex Libris Maria” by Albín Brunovský

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    “Ex Libris Maria”. etching by Albín Brunovský. 1985. galileogst.tumblr.com

    Tags: crescent holding weapons orb rays topped orb
    Categories: Germania Illustration Modern
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “Thor in Hymir’s boat battling the Midgard Serpent” by Johann Heinrich Füssli

    “Thor in Hymir’s boat battling the Midgard Serpent” by Johann Heinrich Füssli

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    “Thor in Hymir’s boat battling the Midgard Serpent” by Henry Fuseli. 1788. Oil on Canvas, ..

    Tags: mythical creatures norse sea creatures serpent
    Categories: Germania Modern Painting
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “Prométhée” by Jean Delville

    “Prométhée” by Jean Delville

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    “Prométhée” by Jean Delville. 1907. oil on canvas, 500 × 250 cm. Brussels: Université ..

    Tags: blazing apex fire greek Jean Delville rays wrath
    Categories: Majesty at The End Modern Painting
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “The Wild Hunt” by Yoann-Lossel

    “The Wild Hunt” by Yoann-Lossel

    Written by Hermes

    “The Wild Hunt” by Yoann-Lossel. Oil and Gold leaf on canvas, 73 × 54 cm […]

    Tags: horns norse pointed weapons rays sacred mount wrath
    Categories: Majesty at The End Modern Painting
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “Aphrodite” by Gustave Moreau

    “Aphrodite” by Gustave Moreau

    Written by Hermes

    “Aphrodite” by Gustave Moreau. 1871. Watercolor with white gouache, 24.4 × 14.7 cm. Fogg ..

    Tags: beauty greek hair
    Categories: Modern Painting
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “She Who Watches” (“Tsagaglalal”) Native American petroglyph near Horsethief Lake

    “She Who Watches” (“Tsagaglalal”) Native American petroglyph near Horsethief Lake

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    “She Who Watches” (“Tsagaglalal”) Native American pictograph overlooking the Columbia ..

    Tags: big eyes native american
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Pacific Northwest US Petroglyph
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Swedish kurbits folk pattern

    Swedish kurbits folk pattern

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    Swedish kurbits folk pattern. Winter Carl Hansson’s painting from 1797 in the Zorn Museum in […]

    Tags: Tree of Life
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Illustration Scandinavia
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on “Jupiter et Sémélé” by Gustave Moreau

    “Jupiter et Sémélé” by Gustave Moreau

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    “Jupiter et Sémélé” by Gustave Moreau. 1894-95, oil on canvas, 213 cm × 118 cm. Public Domain. ..

    Tags: greek pointed weapons rays winged
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Painting
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Cylinder seal, Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian
    Cylinder seal

    Cylinder seal, Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian

    Written by Hermes

    Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian. 883–612 B.C. Museum of Fine Arts Boston. The Assyrian ..

    Tags: Mesopotamian near eastern Seal Tree of Life
    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Mesopotamia
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Ninurta slays Anzu

    Ninurta slays Anzu

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    Relief of a god killing a fiery cyclops. Terracotta relief from Khafaje. Isin-Larsa period, 1800 […]

    Tags: blazing apex pointed weapons rays
    Categories: 2000 - 1000 BCE Mesopotamia Sculpture
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Cylinder seal Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian, Jemdet Nasr, 3100–2900 B.C.

    Cylinder seal Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian, Jemdet Nasr, 3100–2900 B.C.

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    Cylinder seal Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian, Jemdet Nasr, 3100–2900 B.C.E. Museum of Fine Arts ..

    Tags: geometric Mesopotamian near eastern Seal
    Categories: 3000 - 2000 BCE Mesopotamia Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Coiled snake. Ange Vergèce “De animalium proprietate”
    Coiled Snake

    Coiled snake. Ange Vergèce “De animalium proprietate”

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    Coiled snake. Manuscript by Ange Vergèce (1505–1569) of De animalium proprietate by the Byzantine ..

    Tags: bestiary dragon griffin manuscript medieval mythical creatures serpent
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Gaul Illustration
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Naga Kanya, Indian goddess, half woman half serpent.

    Naga Kanya, Indian goddess, half woman half serpent.

    Written by Hermes

    Brass Sculpture 17.0″ × 12″ × 13.5″ 10 kg From its source: This brass-statue represents […]

    Tags: dragon feathers hindu India multiplicity mythology serpent
    Categories: India Modern Sculpture
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Kālī, the Hindu goddess of empowerment or shakti

    Kālī, the Hindu goddess of empowerment or shakti

    Written by Hermes

    Kali has multiple arms, carries single and multi pointed weapons, has dishevelled hair, sometimes fangs, ..

    Tags: goddess hindu holding weapons India kali multiplicity mythology pointed weapons sculpture terrible
    Categories: India Modern Sculpture
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Hippocamp and other sea monsters, from a medieval Bestiary.

    Hippocamp and other sea monsters, from a medieval Bestiary.

    Written by Hermes

    Hippocamp and other sea monsters, from flickr.com

    Tags: bestiary medieval mythical creatures sea creatures
    Categories: 1 CE to Present British Isles Illustration
    10 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Python (Mercurius as three-headed dragon), from the Alchemical and Rosicrucian compendium, vol.1, ca.1760

    Python (Mercurius as three-headed dragon), from the Alchemical and Rosicrucian compendium, vol.1, ca.1760

    Written by Hermes

    Python (Mercurius as three-headed dragon), from Other images from this book: tentaclegarden.tumblr.com

    Tags: alchemy manuscript medieval mercurius python symbols
    Categories: 1 CE to Present Germania Illustration Writing
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    Running Gorgon

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    Running Gorgon. Photo Credit:  Yale University Art Gallery. Public Domain. Year: ca. 540 B.C. Bronze ..

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Aegean Greece Sculpture
    10 years ago
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