AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Egyptian Archer and Chariot


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ My Egyptian archer and chariot
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Sepia Scenes #38
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Egyptian icons
From the crumbling pyramids
Old legends live on
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8 comments:

poefusion said...

That's an incredible statue. My husband would like this because he loves Egypt. Someday he hopes to travel there to see the pyramids.

Anonymous said...

absoultely love your choice of pics...

Bryan said...

The concept of a chariot archer has always flummoxed me. Shooting an arrow at an enemy while balancing in a small cart being pulled by a horse moving at breakneck speed? Now that's skill.

Not to mention their horses have awesome hair.

Ralph said...

The sepia leaves this archer and steed in motion in a light bronze - as the craftsman formed this art in the day. The sepia is totally in character with this ancient masterpiece!

Karen ~Georgia Angel said...

Very nice. I like how the statue shines in the sepia.

Felisol said...

A proud and rare female archer, shining through the sepia.
Beautiful.
I've scrolled up and down and had a most interesting time reading through your posts.
From Felisol

EG CameraGirl said...

Interesting (and beautiful) how the statue shines in sepia!

kayerj said...

how unique, I love it

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