Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Cycladic Man.....roughly 4500 years old!







I apologise for the hazy quality of the picture , but due to the age of the artifact, this particular section of the museum has very dim lights and using of the flash is not allowed .

Do enlarge for a better look .

Taken at:
National Museum Athens./ 13 June 2007.


WW Edition :14 May 2008.

22 comments:

catsynth said...

Interesting - an ancient musician!
Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Oh wow. What a neat picture! Thanks for sharing. Even though it's blurry, it's still an amazing picture.

Happy Wordless Wednesday :)

World So Wide said...

Thanks for sharing this ancient piece of art!

Forgotten Entrance

Robin said...

Ancient artifacts have such a magic about them, so much to tell us...

Anonymous said...

4500 years old is a real antique already!! :P
Glad you can see the picture today :)

Indrani said...

That IS a great shot you shared today, Shubha. I can forsee so many more such magical shots stumbling out slowly... ;)

SHIELA said...

Happy WW

Maya said...

Great info & the shot. thanks for sharing. happy WW.

Anonymous said...

4500yrs old.. Wow, that is impressive! :) Very interesting WW post. Thanks for sharing!! :) Have a great day!

maiylah said...

such an interesting piece! that's certainly priceless!

Anonymous said...

wow ... lucky you to have seen that! thank you for sharing with us ... :)

happy WW

eastcoastlife said...

4500 yrs! Wow! Interesting.

shubd said...

Thanks all for stopping by and for your encouraging comments.

The very thought that something that has existed for such an unimaginable length of time is mind boggling !!

All ancient cultures are replete with such amazing articles.
My trip to Greece was most enjoyable.

Hope you will visit me again :)

Anonymous said...

What an amazing piece. I am going to Greece tonight!

Anonymous said...

A-ma-zing! I love anything with history...and this is priceless!

Happy WW!

Anonymous said...

*wow* That´s really OLD!

Anonymous said...

wow, that's amazing. Happy WW!

Anonymous said...

Wow, 4,500 years old.. that's really old! nice one! thanks for stopping by.

Gabriel said...

Great picture, hazy and everything; that's a gem!

Happy WW, and thanks for stopping by!

My post...

Raven said...

Blurry or not, I loved this. Such an interesting little statue. I'm always amazed that stone can take on such movement and life.

Carletta said...

This is wonderful!

I don't mind the blurriness at all - it's a treasure.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love the graininess of the photo; really adds to the move. Very intriguing.

Thanks for stopping by to see my WW photo!