The COSMIC Thought

ukpuru:

9th–10th century ceremonial leaded-bronze roped pot dug up from what was once a shrine in an Isaiah Anozie’s compound, Igbo-Ukwu, Eastern Nigeria. It is part of “hundreds of ritual vessels and regalia castings of bronze or leaded bronze that are among the most inventive and technically accomplished bronzes ever made.” — Met Museum [+]. [The object is at the National Museum in Lagos, Nigeria].

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beyond-the-pale:

Richard Bennett, Les Demi Dieux, 1960s

Vintage Beefcake

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pipouch:

Calliope

Fresco, Neronian age,  Pompeii, Great Gymnasium

(Pompei, Palestra Grande)

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nicholas5:

With a Dove

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newloverofbeauty:

Duane Michals:  Narcissus  (1985)

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arcadiainteriorana:

The Bash-Bish
John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)
Oil on canvas, 75.88 x 61.28 cm, 1855.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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capturingthecosmos:

LDN 1471: A Windblown Star Cavity via NASA https://ift.tt/2ywsXin

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pwlanier:

A steatite stem cup, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)

Courtesy Alain Truong

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hellberg75:

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beyond-the-pale:

Pierre et Gilles - Frédéric Lenfant, 2000

Christie’s

rivesveronique:

Mary Wigmann  in 1914 on Lake Maggiore

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lfratin0-deactivated20220217:

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polkadotmotmot:

Esperanza Cortés - Corazon con Alas, 2021

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visual-sandwich:

Carel Willink (Dutch, 1900-1983) - The Preacher (1937)

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vivere-militare-est-1991:

Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III in Trust.

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