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Most such codes were enclosed within a design of dots, rays, bars or concentric circles or ovals to ensure the effective cancellation of the stamp. Similar designs without an enclosed code are known as dumb or mute obliterators. Later the duplex canceller with the datestamp on the left and the obliterator on the right came into common use ...
The Moschophoros stands with his left foot a little forward, like a kouros. He has a thick beard, a symbol of adulthood. He wears a thin cloak. The sculpture's nudity is the main aspect of the art as it adhered to the artistic conventions of the era. The cloak on the other hand, depicts him as a respectable and well-recognized citizen. [1]
Obliterator is a side-scrolling arcade adventure computer game published by Psygnosis in 1988. It was released for Amiga , Atari ST , ZX Spectrum , Amstrad CPC , and MS-DOS . The game was programmed by David H. Lawson and its graphics were made by Garvan Corbett and Jim Ray Bowers.
In human biology, footedness is the natural preference of one's left or right foot for various purposes. It is the foot equivalent of handedness.While purposes vary, such as applying the greatest force in a certain foot to complete the action of kick as opposed to stomping, footedness is most commonly associated with the preference of a particular foot in the leading position while engaging in ...
The 9K111 Fagot (Russian: Фагот; "bassoon") is a second-generation tube-launched semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) wire-guided anti-tank missile system of the Soviet Union for use from ground or vehicle mounts.
The Alexamenos graffito. The Alexamenos graffito (known also as the graffito blasfemo, or blasphemous graffito) [1]: 393 is a piece of Roman graffito scratched in plaster on the wall of a room near the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy, which has now been removed and is in the Palatine Museum. [2]
The Clonmacnoise Crucifixion Plaque is a late-10th or early-11th century (often given as c. 1090–1110) Irish gilt-bronze sculpture showing the Crucifixion of Jesus, with two attendant angels hovering above his arms to his immediate left and right.
Apasmara, clutching a cobra and trampled beneath the foot of Nataraja (Shiva as lord of dance). Apasmara ( Sanskrit : अपस्मार , IAST : Apasmāra ) is a diminutive man who represents spiritual ignorance and ahamkar in Hindu mythology .