Giacomo Grosso (1860 - 1938)

Catacomb Knight

bear

Barry McGlashan (British, 1974), Black Bear Thought, 2022. Oil and wax on paper, 11 ½ x 7 ¾ in.

2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

This plush bird was sealed within the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia, where a unique microclimate enabled it to be preserved. The permafrost ice lense formation that runs below the barrows provided an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter; these conditions produced a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows themselves, thereby aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.

This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk. These artifacts are attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.

Currently housed at the Hermitage Museum.

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The Crescents - Wilf Perreault , n/d.

Canadian , b. 1947 -

Silkscreen print , 12.5 x 9 in.

The Moon (1902) by Alphonse Mucha

Saturn seen from Titan, painted by Chesley Bonestell.

Wilhelm Kotarbiński (Polish, 1848-1921)

Młoda Egipcjanka

Night and Day

ca. 2024

Artist : Miles Cleveland Goodwin