tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post1136317158951049191..comments2023-09-29T11:23:31.078+01:00Comments on Witterings: Museum GodsSandy's witteringshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-32470860418339920752012-12-28T00:59:43.544+00:002012-12-28T00:59:43.544+00:00Thanks for those. Naturally I was most interested ...Thanks for those. Naturally I was most interested in the first picture, as I get to hang out with a couple of Gandharan Buddhas pretty regularly. The style is very distinctive, and if the face on this one is a little different, the flow of the robe is almost identical.<br />Shundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626305350101368912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-27828191558821425882012-11-28T23:33:38.873+00:002012-11-28T23:33:38.873+00:00Val, perhaps I should avoid putting to much weight...Val, perhaps I should avoid putting to much weight on - don't want people coming along rubbing my tummy.Sandy's witteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-6159821341089729102012-11-27T22:16:29.287+00:002012-11-27T22:16:29.287+00:00Another great blog, especially the ones of you sit...Another great blog, especially the ones of you sitting with the buddha, I hope you rubbed his tummy for good luck? :)Poppy (aka Val)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16587141292168333896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-54982861653077358482012-11-20T18:42:34.927+00:002012-11-20T18:42:34.927+00:00Jim,There is no doubt that a fair amount of the ob...Jim,There is no doubt that a fair amount of the objects in museums are, quite frankly, stolen. That's before you take other types of unethical dealings into account.Sandy's witteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-85029701233892699052012-11-20T14:18:09.395+00:002012-11-20T14:18:09.395+00:00That's a great collection Sandy. I too love mu...That's a great collection Sandy. I too love museums. I've always got the thought at the back of my mind though, that maybe the exhibits weren't acquired through fair means. The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-6714927810269048392012-11-18T18:25:56.666+00:002012-11-18T18:25:56.666+00:00Perhaps the rocket is somebody's attempt to re...Perhaps the rocket is somebody's attempt to reach the Gods. <br />Glad to hear I've got God like sitting cracked - just the rest to work on now.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_%28rocket%29Sandy's witteringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009803939431014995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3473643361564881319.post-40378820799994496192012-11-15T15:16:45.994+00:002012-11-15T15:16:45.994+00:00I like the last one. You sit like a God. What is ...I like the last one. You sit like a God. What is with the Europa missle in the background of you sitting so God-like?John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.com