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If this guy is reporting this map on the same level he reported the tower of babel and the Neubechenezzer cylinder scrolls on the Smithsonian he shouldn't be trusted
Friendly reminder that 11 months later all you have on us (h-m@s) is lies and that we broke no laws on the 7th. Yes they lied, I know it's shocking but that is the truth. We are totally innocent.
Truly amazing. To watch the artists work with such a treasure with reverence and skill stopped me in my tracks, and what may have been observed in the blink of the eye, was viewed with astonishment and gratitude of the original artist and the subsequent artists given the privilege of keeping the piece in tact and available for appreciation. Thank you.
Does anyone know how they safeguarded their pension pot ? Presumably no banks of any kind then. Any record of what happened to individuals who had their saving stolen or lost it ?
I know exactly where this narrative is leading, after the bloody turmoil and terrible social cataclysm the "chosen people" will assume power with the Moshiach and they will magically discover archaeological evidence for the 7 Noahide laws on mount Ararat and implement them as a global law in order to restore the world, therein the true persecution of Christians will begin as Christianity is deemed idolatry under the Noahide laws and the prescribed penalty is beheading, just like Lord Jesus warned of in the Book of Revelation.
Completely ignoring the obvious fact that there is a "Christian" cross there, plain to see, the modern organized "churches" are Mystery Babylonian.......
99% of archeology is presumptions and assumptions over adopted prejudices from old testament, which was adapted from babylonian stories. They are lying to us, people!!! wake up!!!
“Infamous Roman army” ? Excuse me? I sincerely hope you meant to say “famous” as there is absolutely nothing “infamous” about it in the context of the time.
Ancient Indians were far more advanced in their imaginations and illustrating it in the stone carvings and sculptures. Apart from Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, there are at least twelve and perhaps a hundred surviving Hindu temples which include in their sculptural representations acts of human sexual coupling.The Temple of Surya in Konarak in Odisha has some of the world-famous exemplars of erotic sculpture. In Maharashtra, the Markandeshwar temple and the depiction of love in Ellora are also a glorious part of India’s heritage.
Not as easy to pick up as normal dice... a fist full of D4s... the Dungeons and Dragons nightmare... I've also never played Backgammon, I have no clue about it.
The man made his own Destiny; at 9 he decided, and whether though luck, study, brilliance or will... or all of the above combined... made it happen, brought his desire into being... I'm also pretty sure he's an actual Wizard and will be there for 500 more years...
Cultural Anthropology can be hard, both as to avoiding distortion from one's own current biases, and as to parsing meaning from a distant era and culture. I strongly doubt that sculpture represents sexual assault, even if that might be a modern interpretation of archaic societal norms.
Indeed the ancient myths of nymphs being raped generally put great emphasis on the nymph's outraged Grief at their violated virginity/divinity - not to forget the archnymph Artemis and her spectacular vengance against any violation of her privacy
i feel it needs the addition of the air from Handel's 'Acis and Galatea', addressed to the enamoured wildman Polyphemus: 'wouldst thou win the tender creature / Softly, gently, kindly treat her / Suffering IS the lover's part. / Beauty by constraint possessing/ you enjoy but half the blessing / Lifeless charms, without the Heart
Spanish warriors in preroman times were often buried with their weapons, specially falcatas, but as they were personal objects they were often blended and destroyed before the burial, so no one else could use them anymore. I think it could be something alike, more than a hippie protest
A short poem about clay tablets: Write your thoughts on clay To read them for the ages Paper books aren’t worth The paper in the pages Bits and bytes are nothing But electric charge Microscopic zaps across A future glassy shard
Thanks to you I have a drafted change in my Yoranthium book series in the second book to explain an odd event. I was wondering how Satyr's could be placed into the series and now because of this statue I know. I don't think this is an assault though. I think it's a pagan festival and a group of nude participants. I think the nymph was dancing and the Satyr was sitting on the ground and she happened by and it was one of those orgy's in Greek or Roman Mythologies or actual events. The position is all wrong for something to happen. This is perhaps a comical event that happened at a temple be represented in the sculpture.
Love the fairy-tale-style the description of those distant places are written in. It seems to me that it is impossible to write in cuneiform without giving your text some kind of dramatic flair
Sexual assault? This looks like a couple playfully wrestling with each other which is common in lovemaking. It certainly is not violence, but in today's PC culture, as long as there is no evidence of a signed and notarized consent form, printed in triplicate, apparently it has to be rape. Unless of course it was a same sex couple, which would then make it an act of love making.
Well put. It would appear that Townley's original description (included in the BM record) may be the most accurate; a description lacking supposition beyond that related to the 'nature' of both faun and nymph. Townley's original description: 'A Group of a Faun struggling with a Nymph. The size of small life, an action favourable to the display of exerted muscles, and graceful female shapes, in both which points the sculptor has shown great art and knowledge in the execution of this most spirited composition.' FWIW, the only addition I would personally make (beyond provenance) with respect to display information would be to include the contemporaneous 'nature' of both faun and nymph... and thus let the museum visitor deduce what scene/event/situation is depicted by the sculptor, if required, without an enforced imposition of 'modern perceptions.' As with many aspects of modern cultural life, it would appear that any and all opportunity must be taken to inject 'ideological' sensibilities into the 'conversation.'
