chaitanya
@anthropos7.bsky.social
Borgesian. Interested in history, literature, cultures.
Marvellously preserved pre-Incan temple mural discovered in Peru last month hyperallergic.com/1035297/arch...
August 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Marvellously preserved pre-Incan temple mural discovered in Peru last month hyperallergic.com/1035297/arch...
Afghanistan in 1971. Photographed by Eleni Mylonas.
August 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Afghanistan in 1971. Photographed by Eleni Mylonas.
Asian elephant and mahout. By Lala Deen Dayal, late 19th century.
July 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Asian elephant and mahout. By Lala Deen Dayal, late 19th century.
Scythian golden comb, 4th c. BCE
July 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Scythian golden comb, 4th c. BCE
Mesopotamian figure of a woman c. 1750 BCE
June 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mesopotamian figure of a woman c. 1750 BCE
Skull caked with plaster. Baysamoun, Palestine. c. 7,000 BCE
March 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Skull caked with plaster. Baysamoun, Palestine. c. 7,000 BCE
Borges on the ‘insult’ of butchery
December 8, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Borges on the ‘insult’ of butchery
Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland. Coloured aquatint by J. Clark, 1811.
December 3, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland. Coloured aquatint by J. Clark, 1811.
Jerusalem as it was in the 19th century. Photographed by Félix Bonfils, Liugi Fiorillo, and one anonymous. #photohistory
November 26, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Jerusalem as it was in the 19th century. Photographed by Félix Bonfils, Liugi Fiorillo, and one anonymous. #photohistory
Horned, boar-like mythical animal chasing a human. Cave art at Bhimbetka, India.
November 22, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Horned, boar-like mythical animal chasing a human. Cave art at Bhimbetka, India.
An old Zen parable that wouldn't look out of place as a Monty Python skit.
November 21, 2024 at 3:30 PM
An old Zen parable that wouldn't look out of place as a Monty Python skit.
Segment of three-headed Shiva painted on terracotta. Central Asia, 3rd century CE.
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Segment of three-headed Shiva painted on terracotta. Central Asia, 3rd century CE.
Glimpses of South Korea during the Korean War of 1950-53. Photos by David Ketel.
November 16, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Glimpses of South Korea during the Korean War of 1950-53. Photos by David Ketel.
Goethe looking back in anger. Quoted by William James in The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902).
November 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Goethe looking back in anger. Quoted by William James in The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902).
The Husainabad Gate in Lucknow, built c. 1830s
November 15, 2024 at 1:28 PM
The Husainabad Gate in Lucknow, built c. 1830s
Quite the read, this.
November 14, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Quite the read, this.