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beautiful sunset happening in Silverlake right now #cloudporn
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In my room, the world is beyond my understanding Aerochrome photographs of the Congo by聽Richard Mosse Title: Wallace Stevens,聽Of the Surface of Things
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we had the pleasure of wishing one of our biggest fans in Russia a happy birthday. his friend contacted us a month ago to orchestrate this moment for him. we first met him when he traveled all the way to Prague to see us play. yesterday this video gave our entire team a booster shot of inspiration and smiles. it's moments like these we stop what we are doing and remember why we do this in the first place, to cut thru all of the bullshit and share a happy moment with someone through music. it's moments like these that can also remind us of a profoundly powerful side of technology that allows us to have a close and deep connection with music lovers all over earth. happy bday seymon!
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Seal ring with inscription
Iran or Central Asia, late 15th-early 16th century
This magnificent gold ring holds a jade stone engraved with religious verses known as the Nad-i 鈥楢li, an invocation to 鈥楢li ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. The text is written in mirror reverse, suggesting that the stone may once have served as a seal. Further tiny poetic inscriptions鈥攊n cartouches around the golden bezel鈥攃ontain prayerlike verses, perhaps invested with apotropaic qualities, placed there to ensure the safety of its wearer.
Inscription: Inscriptions in Arabic in thuluth script on stone: At center of seal:毓夭賲賳 賱丕 蹖賲賵鬲Glorified be [He] who will not die. Surrounding seal, in four segments:賳丕丿 毓賱蹖丕賸 賲馗賴乇 丕賱毓噩丕卅亘蹖 鬲噩丿賴 毓賵賳丕賸 賱賰 賮賷 丕賱賳賵丕卅亘賷 讴賱 賴賲 賵 睾賲 爻蹖賳噩賱賷 亘賵賱丕蹖鬲賰 蹖丕 毓賱賷 蹖丕 毓賱賷 蹖丕 毓賱賷Call upon 鈥楢li, the revealer of miracles made manifest, You will find him a comfort to you in times of misfortune All care and sorrows will disappear through your companionship, O 鈥楢li, O 鈥楢li, O 鈥楢li Inscription in Persian in thuluth script, around bezel:噩丕賳賭丕 賳賭丿丕賷 鬲賭乇丕 亘噩丕賴爻賭鬲 讴賭賴 丨丿蹖賭孬 诏賵蹖賭賲 毓丕賱賲 賴乇 丿賵 丿乇 賳诏蹖賳 噩丕賳亘禺卮 賱毓賱 卮賲丕爻鬲 爻賱蹖賲丕賳 禺賵丕賳 丕夭蹖賳 禺丕鬲賲 毓丕賱賲 亘賵丿 丿乇 讴賮卮 讴賭賭賴 賲賴賭賭賭乇 噩丕賳賭賭賭賲 賴爻賭賭賭鬲 賲丨亘賭賭賭鬲 爻丕賳賭賭賲責O my Lord! Instead of writing Thy name, I say the following words. O my soul! In consequence of my love Thy image is everywhere with me. O my soul! Be as wise in conversation as Solomon. My world and heaven are in this ring.鈥滻nscription in Persian in kufic script on interior of bezel:賲亘丕乇讴 亘丕丿Be fortunate Inscription in kufic script underneath stone:賲丨賲丿Muhammad
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My work will be displayed at @ayyamgallery for the #theyoungcollectorsauctionjeddah in Jeddah
#AyyamGalleryJeddah auction takes place Wednesday, 12 March at 9pm. Viewing from 9-11 March from 10am to 9pm.
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