Still Waters Posted November 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted November 24, 2016 H e sits pensively, his hand on his chin, like a Middle Bronze Age predecessor to Rodin’s famous sculpture “The Thinker.” His eyes stare blankly as he sits atop a pot that was shattered sometime after it was buried some 3,800 years ago. The unique clay statuette, mounted atop a ceramic vessel, was found in the central Israel town of Yehud by a team of Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists, who paired up with high school students in October. http://www.timesofisrael.com/clay-figurine-is-bronze-age-ancestor-of-rodins-thinker/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted November 25, 2016 #2 Share Posted November 25, 2016 3 hours ago, Still Waters said: H e sits pensively, his hand on his chin, like a Middle Bronze Age predecessor to Rodin’s famous sculpture “The Thinker.” His eyes stare blankly as he sits atop a pot that was shattered sometime after it was buried some 3,800 years ago. The unique clay statuette, mounted atop a ceramic vessel, was found in the central Israel town of Yehud by a team of Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists, who paired up with high school students in October. http://www.timesofisrael.com/clay-figurine-is-bronze-age-ancestor-of-rodins-thinker/ Fantastic, i love the way it's head looks up as if it's the first time he's seen light in nearly 4,000 years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsec Posted November 27, 2016 #3 Share Posted November 27, 2016 This news makes you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted December 3, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 3, 2016 No disrespect to Rodin, but nothing new under the sun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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