The Daily Muse

This is not bad but I’d really love to have the line detail of this wonderful engraving. I’ve seen it in details but not as a whole .

I’ve been reading “MIRAGE Napoleon’s Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt” by Nian Burleigh which is brilliant and have been looking for a large intact version of this engraving. Since the book “Description de l‘Egypte” has long been in the public domain, you’d think this would be less of a chore.

Another great engraving 50 years ahead of the French. 

Image: “F.L. Norden. Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 1757. Plate 47, Profil de la tête colossale du Sphinx.”, 1757. Printed material. Brooklyn Museum. (N370.405_N75t_Norden_Travels_pl47_Sphinx_profile.jpg) Rights Statement: No none copyright restrictions.

Wish I had a picture of the Allen Marcuci sphinx that looked like a Zap Comix sculpture.

Monkeying around with OP photos and art. I had this ghost lady on the mind a couple of weeks ago. Hope this is ok?

I think maybe Jude had mentioned about the moth that looks like a hummingbird? I saw both in the mountains last week and my camera doesn’t do that well with that much motion, but I tried. The visitor’s station at moomaw dam had about 6 feeders loaded with the cool little birds. Hummingbirds sorta talk to you, it was too cool. It sorta sounded like when cats chatter at birds while looking thru a window at them (trying to lure them I suppose).

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A fifty cent item from a book store bin that I enjoy.

Couldn’t find origin of this photo, the one below is pretty famous.