Photos, videos and docs of Esther, with the keywords: "carving"

High-Key Elephant

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 03:03:11 +0000

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Sunday Challenge: High-Key photography.

If you look closely, you can see another elephant inside the carved elephant. This was made in India out of a single piece of soapstone.

Showing respect

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:25:08 +0000

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Temple of Abu Simbel
Egypt

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A gift of lotus flowers

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:26:10 +0000

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Temple of Abu Simbel
Egypt

Sunday Challenge - Inspired by a book.

I am currently reading the book, Empress of the Nile, a biography of Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, a French Egyptologist who battled with chauvinism throughout her career. She helped save the treasures of the Louvre during the Nazi invasion and raised awareness and funds to save the temples along the Nile that would otherwise have been lost due to the building of Aswan Dam.

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Pharaoh Ramesses II

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:25:05 +0000

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Temple of Abu Simbel
Egypt

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The Temple of Abu Simbel

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:25:01 +0000

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Temple of Abu Simbel
Egypt

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Altar

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:44:40 +0000

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Copan, Honduras

"Copán began as a small agricultural settlement about 1000 bce. It became an important Maya city during the Classic Period (c. 250–900 ce), and at its peak early in the 9th century it may have been home to as many as 20,000 people. A dynasty of at least 16 kings ruled Copán from about 426 to 822, by which latter date the city had entered a serious decline. The Maya had completely abandoned the site by about 1200.

The site comprises some 250 acres (100 hectares), including residential areas. Its central district covers 54 acres (22 hectares) and consists of stone temples, two large pyramids, several stairways and plazas, and a court for playing the ball game tlachtli (Mayan: pok-ta-pok). Most of these structures centre on a raised platform (now called the Acropolis) that was apparently the architectural centre of the ancient city. Copán is particularly noted for the friezes on some of its other buildings and the portrait sculptures on its many stelae. The Hieroglyphic Stairway, which leads to one of the temples, is beautifully carved with some 1,260 hieroglyphic symbols on the risers of its 63 remaining steps. There is evidence that astronomers in Copán calculated the most accurate solar calendar produced by the Maya up to that time."

www.britannica.com/place/Copan

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Raised hands

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:44:34 +0000

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The face of a king

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:44:29 +0000

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Mayan sculpture

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:44:22 +0000

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Carved walls (detail)

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:47:07 +0000

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Church of St. Serguis and Bacchus (Cavern Church)

"The church is dedicated to Sergius and Bacchus, who were soldier-saints martyred during the 4th century in Syria by the Roman Emperor Maximian. The most interesting feature is the crypt where Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus are said to have rested. The crypt is 10 meters deep and, when Nile levels are high, is often flooded. The crypt is over the eastern wall of the canal in Old Cairo.[1]

The Church was built in the 4th century and was probably finished during the 5th century. It was burned during the fire of Fustat during the reign of Marwan II around 750. It was then restored during the 8th century, and has been rebuilt and restored constantly since medieval times; however, it is still considered to be a model of the early Coptic churches. Again, the most precious and ancient of the icons are on the southern wall."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Sergius_and_Bacchus_Church

Cairo, Egypt

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Saiints and martyrs

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:46:53 +0000

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Carved walls

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:46:56 +0000

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Where the worshippers sit

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:47:01 +0000

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Sunset at Tsavo West (Explored)

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:34:00 +0000

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Kilaguna Serena Safari Lodge
Kenya

Sunday Challenge: Unusual Art

Although a carved wooden elephant in Kenya might not be considered to be unusual art, its height (> 2 feet tall) and its placement overlooking the sunset made it quite unique.

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King Khufu (Cheops) (Explored)

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:21:40 +0000

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The Egyptian Museum
Cairo, Egypt

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Triad

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:21:33 +0000

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The Egyptian Museum
Cairo, Egypt

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Ancient carving

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:21:29 +0000

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The Egyptian Museum
Cairo, Egypt

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Shield

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:21:13 +0000

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The Egyptian Museum
Cairo, Egypt

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Figureheads from the past (Explored)

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:38:54 +0000

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Carved figureheads from wooden sailing ships from the 19th Century.

Part of the collection at Mystic Seaport in Mystic Connecticut

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Sunday Challenge: Collage

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Fragile

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:22:09 +0000

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The Saturday Self-Challenge: Fragile

This elephant carved within an elephant carving was the victim of an errant dust mop. I normally display it on the non-broken side but for this challenge, I turned it around.

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