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A relief depicting Durga's battle with Mahishasura. Durga is essentially the wife of Shiva transformed by the gods into a goddess of destruction in order to have someone who could defeat Mahishasura. With a body forged by the most powerful gods, weapons ranging from Shiva's trident to Vishnu's discus and just a little feeling of being totally über, she made short work of the demon.

A relief depicting Durga[a]'s battle with Mahishasura[b]. Durga is essentially the wife of Shiva transformed by the gods into a goddess of destruction in order to have someone who could defeat Mahishasura. With a body forged by the most powerful gods, weapons ranging from Shiva's trident to Vishnu's discus and just a little feeling of being totally über, she made short work of the demon.

British Museum

2006-07-04 13:04

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

Chinese statue.

Chinese statue.

British Museum

2006-07-04 13:10

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

Buddha statue in the stairwell.

Buddha statue in the stairwell.

British Museum

2006-07-04 13:15

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

Korean relief of unkown origin.

Korean relief of unkown origin.

British Museum

2006-07-04 13:17

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

A statue of a lion in the great court.

A statue of a lion in the great court.

British Museum

2006-07-03 14:22

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

A reproduction of the multicolored decorations that greek columns originally had. This, called polychrome, had completely worn off by the time the ancient Greek temples were inspected by the Victorian English, and so they were left with the impression that classical architecture completely lacked color. Later analysis of the stone revealed the colorful patterns that had once been painted on it, and the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville reproduces what is thought to be the original colors.

A reproduction of the multicolored decorations that greek columns originally had. This, called polychrome[c], had completely worn off by the time the ancient Greek temples were inspected by the Victorian English, and so they were left with the impression that classical architecture completely lacked color. Later analysis of the stone revealed the colorful patterns that had once been painted on it, and the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville[d] reproduces what is thought to be the original colors.

British Museum

2006-07-03 14:39

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

A gallery of contemporary Mid East art was open. This is one of the three statues by Parviz Tanavoli on the way to the gallery. All statues depict the word "heech", meaning "nothingness", as written in farsi.

A gallery of contemporary Mid East art[e] was open. This is one of the three statues by Parviz Tanavoli on the way to the gallery. All statues depict the word "heech", meaning "nothingness", as written in farsi.

British Museum

2006-07-03 14:49

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

Two of the statues as seen on the way out.

Two of the statues as seen on the way out.

British Museum

2006-07-03 15:01

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

Old clockwork.

Old clockwork.

British Museum

2006-07-03 15:21

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

A quartet of cave paintings.

A quartet of cave paintings.

British Museum

2006-07-03 15:30

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

The great court in the middle of the museum.

The great court in the middle of the museum.

British Museum

2006-07-03 15:31

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06

Slab of rock with greek on it.

Slab of rock with greek on it.

British Museum

2006-07-03 14:46

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

London 2006-06