Wednesday 27 March 2013

Gandhara culture

4th-6th century, Gandhara, Hadda region, unidentified bodhisattva sitting on a lion throne, clay, 83 cm, at Dallas Museum of Art

Aureus of Septimius Severus, with a portrait of Julia Domna, ca. 193–96 A.D.; Severan, Roman,


Jar in the Form of a Woman Playing a Lyre Date: ca. 1400 B.C.


Ewost'atéwos and Eight Disciples, late 17th century Ethiopia, Wood, tempera

The eight acolytes surrounding Ewost'atéwos are depicted to underscore their devotion and allegiance. Only the vibrant, swirling patterns of their colorful robes animate and distinguish the otherwise identical figures. The painting's considerable scale suggests that it was the property of a monastery, whose historical origins and ties to neighboring communities it recorded. According to Jacques Mercier, an authority on Ethiopian culture, this is the only known icon from northern Ethiopia dedicated to a monastic genealogy.

Egypt




Babylonia


Africa

Africa | Sitting puppet figure from the Eket people of Nigeria | Wood, originally dyed with kaolin, accents in black paint

Huge Skull found in South America


Chinese Pyramids



Saturday 16 March 2013

The Tower of Babel, Mesopotamia


Paiwan people


Inside view of Sheikh Zayed Masjid, Abu Dhabi


Library of Celsus in Ephesus, İzmir, Turkey


Moon and Kofuku-ji Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan


Akropolis Athen


Tempio di Kom Ombo


Batu Caves in Selangor, Malaysia


Egypt Souvenir'

Ascension


Persepolis at night. Venus Transit, observing in Pasargad, Fars




Thursday 14 March 2013

Buddha

Buddha on an altar. Nswag, Pakistan, Gandhara,Swat Valley, Kushan Period, III century. Photo by Sailko, 2009.

Night in Stonehedge, England


Traditional Japanese Inn - Kanagu Ryokan Inn, Nagano, Japan


Watkins Glen State Park, New York


Temples of Bagan



Lahore Fort


Katas Chakwal


100 years back Pics, Lahore


Shekhawati India


Senufo mask




Tibet, 12th c. Shakyamuni

12th century, Tibet, historical buddha Shakyamuni, brass and pigments, at the Tsug Lakhang in Lhassa, published by Ulrich von Schroeder