
Stone Balustrade580 viewsOf course no ordinary guardrail would suffice for the terrace of a sultan's harem. I found the 8-pointed star design especially appealing.
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What would you call this piece?580 viewsThere was nothing to indicate what the vessel suspended from the elephant tusk was intended to contain. Very imaginative, and very much unacceptable if it were made today, but in the nineteenth century nobody worried about elephants becoming extinct.
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NGC7000 - The North American Nebula580 viewsNarrowband image of an H-II emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus; only part of the nebula is visible since it is too large to fit entirely in the field of view of the telescope. 2,590 light-years distant and 90 light-years across.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022580 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022580 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Dallas, October 2022580 viewsDallas, October 2022
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OCA Club Observatory579 viewsThe Club Observatory (right) houses the 22-inch Kuhn telescope.
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Jerry & Sandie at Side579 viewsHaving successfully evaded capture by janissaries or pirates, with the fabled Mediterranean Sea at our backs.
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Plate Close-up579 viewsOf the three plates on this shelf, my favorite combined a floral design with what appears to be a mishmash of Arabic script and Greek letters.
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Ablution Fountain579 viewsadirvan (fountain for ritual ablutions), added by Sultan Mahmud I in 1740.
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Canopy Bed579 viewsOne of the bedrooms in the harem.
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Fire damage579 viewsFire-damaged area adjoining the Crestmont property
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