Sunday, May 3, 2009

Planted in antiquity

A simple little cafe in a back street of Jerusalem had these unusual planters.
Don't they look like something out of the mythology of some other nation?
Any ideas?
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12 comments:

  1. LeoraMay 4, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    This looks like Roman art to me, in its treatment of subject matter. Why are the bodies so squat? That's not Roman. Curious wall art you captured!

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  2. AnnMay 4, 2009 at 5:00 AM

    They do a bit, don't they. I like them.

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  3. RobinMay 4, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    I love those - so much more interesting than the plain ones.

    (Are you getting blasted by the windstorm we are up there? I wouldn't be surprised if I woke up in Oz the way it's blowing out there...)

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  4. chaseMay 4, 2009 at 6:16 AM

    hello Beautiful Dina.

    It does seem to be a beautiful relief.Nice art can happen in the commonest places.
    I felt right off intuitively, that it was a biblical scene and when I looked closer I could see the angel's wing so maybe it is.
    shalom

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  5. spacedlawMay 4, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    They seemed based on old Roman coffins.

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  6. AnonymousMay 4, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    Oh my those would be fun to make. SOmebody will surely make a lot of money selling them.

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  7. NazzarenoMay 4, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    They have a familiar aspect...

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  8. Dr. DaveMay 5, 2009 at 4:23 AM

    They are definitely Roman sarcophagi; the cupid is very often the symbol of the soul in such art, and very often ecorates the sarcophagus of a child.

    For fuller accounts see Koortbojian, Michael. Myth, Meaning, and Memory on Roman Sarcophagi. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.

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  9. Pietro BrosioMay 5, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    Perhaps they are Roman sculptures, but I'm not sure. However they are curious compositions.

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  10. DickMay 5, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    Maybe Roman, do I see Angels?
    Anyway they are funny planters.

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  11. GlennisMay 8, 2009 at 1:51 AM

    They do look great, I would like some of them!

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  12. KayMay 8, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    No idea but it sure is quite interesting and pretty.

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