Sunday, December 20, 2015

The mobs, urged on by officials, demanded the destruction

196. The mobs, urged on by officials, demanded the destruction of the statue of Zeus because it reminded them of the despised Phidias.  If the names of these accused were found in manuscripts, the fearful citizens hastened to burn the writings regardless of their value.        -Morya:  Supermundane 1, 1938 
Korean, ~7th cent. A.D., gilt bronze

dragonhead, Korean, ~9th cent. A.D.

Jambu fruit dove
-Kuthumi by Hermann Schmeicheln, 1884 


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