Last Week of May, 2004 (page 4/10)

Carved incense jar

A carved stone incense jar, containing amber I think.

Antique watch keys

These keys were used for winding old-fashioned pocket watches.

Wax in stone

A wax candle made to look like stone.

Carved Elephants

Carved stone elephants that I bought in Mumai (formerly called Bombay, in India) at a government-run emporium designed to allow people from rural villages to sell items to tourists. They cost 40 Rupees each, which was about one Canadian dollar. There is a smaller elephant inside each of them; I bought these to give one to each of my siblings and mother [...] [more...]

Carved Elephants 2

Showing the baby elephant inside.

Carved Elephants 3

A different focal length.

Manuscript Leaf

A single page from a commentary dating from the 1290s in France.

Manuscript Leaf 2

A close-up showing the initial “P” from this 1290s manuscript.

Manuscript Leaf 3

An angled shot for use as a texture.

Manuscript Leaf 4

Close-up (macro mode) shot of mediæval calligraphy (US: medieval, or mediaeval, calligraphy).

Manuscript Leaf 5

Another close-up of the 13th century hand lettering.

Moonkitty in her basket

Moon was an Egyptian Mau; she died later in 2004, unfortunately.