A 19th century Wood-Carved figure of #Ravana from #Bali #Indonesia now at British #Museum London

On #Dussehra today, the Victory of the Good over the Evil

#TheGoldenRoad #HappyDussehra #Ramayana

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c11th century Volcanic Stone sculpture of #Hindu God #Ganesha from #Java #Indonesia now on display at the "Ancient #India: Living Traditions" ongoing exhibition (22nd May-19th October 2025) at British #Museum London
Supported by Reliance Foundation and Reliance Industries Limited

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3rd century grey schist of #Maitreya (Bodhisattva), from the ancient region of #Gandhara of #Pakistan #Afghanistan which combines #Greek, #Roman, #Scythian & #Iranian with #Indian artistic modes on upcoming Sothebys sale of March 20, estimate £180,000-300,000

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Bodhisattva is the future & final #Buddha who is worshipped in many Asian #Buddhist cultures as a spiritual being on the path to enlightenment

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Antefix with a Kneeling Guardian

10th century #Angkor period Reddish Sandstone statue from #Cambodia now at #TheMet (Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA

Antefix is a vertical block which conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof

(How grand the undisturbed complete complex would have looked!)

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The Golden Road and the Brattle Book Shop, Part II

https://www.worldofanneshirley.com/2024/11/the-golden-road-and-brattle-book-shop-part-ii.html

#books #bookstores #stories #LMMontgomery #TheGoldenRoad #Maud150

Day 1 of #weblogpomo2024. A quote about May by #LMMontgomery. #TheGoldenRoad #books #quotes

https://www.worldofanneshirley.com/2024/05/the-golden-road-may-mist.html