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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Boom



The above object is an oil lamp, obviously fashioned to resemble a grenade. Here is the subtler sister, more like an apple than a bomb:



It reminds me of nothing so much as the rolling fruit that stopped Atalanta in her tracks in Greek mythos. Nicolas Colombel created a good representation of the moment:



Image via Wikimedia.

You could put the lamps side by side and call the arrangement The Warrior and the Wife.

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