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By 1517, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper had already started to deteriorate, as was noted in many diaries and letters of the time. The corrosion of the work can be accredited to Leonardo's unconventional painting technique for a work on a wall, as well as the surface itself.
Zam (Avestan: 𐬰𐬆𐬨) [pronunciation?] is the Avestan language term for the Zoroastrian concept of "earth", in both the sense of land and soil and in the sense of the world. The earth is viewed as a primordial element in Zoroastrian tradition, and represented by a minor divinity, Zam, who is the hypostasis of the "earth".
The Zamzama Gun (Urdu: زمزمہ, meaning 'thunder' or 'roar', sometimes written "Zam-Zammah" or "Zam-Zammeh") also known as Kim's Gun or Bhangianwali Toap, is a large-bore cannon. It was cast in about 1757 [1] in Lahore (present-day Pakistan) during the Durrani Empire. It is currently on display in front of the Lahore Museum in Lahore, Pakistan.
Leaving behind their past, Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle Baenre become mercenaries in the lands of Damara and Vaasa where fame and glory await any who seek it. They are hired by two dragon sisters, Ilnezhara and Tazmikella, to uncover artifacts left behind by Zhengyi the Witch-King, a powerful lich who ruled the region for many years before falling to the power of King Gareth Dragonsbane and ...
Emoto claimed that water was a "blueprint for our reality" and that emotional "energies" and "vibrations" could change its physical structure. [14] His water crystal experiments consisted of exposing water in glasses to various words, pictures, or music, then freezing it and examining the ice crystals' aesthetic properties with microscopic photography. [9]
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
Beau Zam was a 3-year old at the time. 2nd in the 1989 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) behind Flotilla and Research. 3rd in the 1989 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC) (2000m) behind Poetic Prince and Dandy Andy. Beau Zam was trained by Bart Cummings [4] and generally ridden by John Marshall. [5] He was the Australian Horse of the Year for the 1987/88 ...
The Bugis-Malay, also known as Buginese-Malay, Malay-Bugis, Melayu-Bugis or Buginese-Malay, Peranakan Bugis, are a cultural and ethnic group with heritage rooted in both Malay and Bugis communities, typically comprising individuals of mixed Malay and South Sulawesi ancestry.