Kumaragupta slays a tiger with an arrow and the goddess of the Ganges River blesses a peacock, early 5th. c AD Gupta dinar [2313×1154] by SAMDOT
October 9, 2024The English word ‘paradise’ comes from the Proto-Iranian ‘parādaiĵah’ meaning “walled enclosure”. The 5.5 hectares Shazdeh Mahan Garden in Iran, looks like paradise compared to the surrounding desert. 1850-1873 CE [1559×2366]
October 9, 2024Fort Tolukko is a small fortification on the east coast of Ternate, Indonesia, that has been variously occupied by the Portuguese, the native Ternate Sultanate, the Dutch, the British and the Spanish. Built in 1522, it’s phallic shape is more likely a function of the immediate topography [1080×1604]
October 9, 2024Red-figure terracotta kantharos (deep pedestal wine cup) with griffins attacking a deer. Etruscan, ca. 325-300 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3000×4000] [OC]