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THIS IS A MASTERPIECE WITH BEAUTY AND AWE, YET LETHAL TO THE BONE.

Japanese wakiszashi crafted by Munyoshi, who worked from 1595 - 1615

from Sofe Design Auctions

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Mummy mask of a man

Egyptian, Roman Period, early 1st century A.D.

stucco, gold leaf, and pigment

Brooklyn Museum

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Greek Islands, shipwreck beach, Zakynthos

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JUST BEAUTIFUL.

Chora, Mykonos Island, Cyclades, Greece

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Mount Olympus Greece… and its peak, a rock formation known as the throne of Zeus.

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Diorite statue of pharaoh Khafra enthroned with wings of falcon god Horus wrapped around his head, from his valley temple near the Great Sphinx, Giza. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2570 BC. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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IMPRESSIVE AND MAJESTIC PACHYDERM.  TO THIS DAY I AM HAPPY EVERY TIME I SEE THIS CREATURE. WONDERFUL JOB. N.M.O.A. NYC

The magnificent bull Asian Elephant watches over the crowd at the American Museum of Natural History. This mount never fails to impress me, even after years of visiting the museum.

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BEAUTIFUL MARBLE BUST.

Roman Marble Bust of Antinous as Osiris. 130-138 A.D.   http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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The Sphinx and the Chimaera, 1921 (oil on canvas)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California

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BEAUTIFUL MOTION.

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BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE.

Temple of the Goddess Isis at Philae (now on the Agilkia island): the Entrance-Gate of the First Pylon, flanked by Isis (to the left) and Hathor (to the right), and by two protective guardian Lions. On the background, Isis represented on the west tower of the Second Pylon

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I AM A VERY STRONG BELIEVER THAT LOVE CONQUERS ALL.

Jean Leon Gerome - Love conquers all.  

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THERE ARE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS, I GO CRAZY FOR ALL OF THEM BECAUSE EACH HAS A BEAUTY OF IT’S OWN

Psyche And The Eagle Of Zeus ~ Natale Schiavoni

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FABULOUS ROBIN SCULPTURE WORK. HE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST LOVE IT.

 Auguste Rodin -  Danaid, 1885

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Beautiful piece

Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro Bernini (and detail)

Italian, c. 1616-1617

marble

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Wonderful photo! Love it.

Norwegian Wolf Sanctuary Allows You to Watch the Northern Lights While You Cuddle With Wolves

culturenlifestyle:

Although many of us appreciate the beauty and untamed fierceness of wolves, we would never dare dream to approach one in person. But thanks to Polar Park in Norway, an animal wildlife sanctuary, humans are able to visit social wolves who don’t fear humans and love our company.

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