Stone carvings of herons, dolphins, mythical beasts, and a ‘Green Man’, decorating the entrance archway to the Royal Academy of Arts near Piccadilly in London.
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They have done such a good job revamping the Academy … the stone work is wonderful, and interesting to see nature so well represented; love those mythical beasts.
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For some reason I am put in mind of the Assyrian reliefs I studied in college.
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Thank you, Nature on the Edge.
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Thank you, Claudia. I have photos of the Assyrian reliefs. It is strange how these mythical beasts, Eagle-headed spirits, always carry a handbag and wear a wristwatch!
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Some things do not change.!!! I also like the sandals.
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Did you also see the heads carved above the entrances of the scientific societies in the courtyard?
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Yes, I have posted them over on my other site.
Here is the Assyrian face:
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I am particularly intrigued by the face over the doorway to the Society of Antiquaries.
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Do you mean this one? It is called “The Veil of Time” but I do not know anything else about it. Do you know anything more that you would like to share?
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No I dont but it intrigues me and I wrote a piece some years ago about the courtyard and the female heads: http://www.lablit.com/article/511
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Lawks… *ashamed face* …now I see that there’s a stoney face for the Linnaean Soc, and I’d never even noticed. A resignation issue, probably.
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Never mind, probably your thoughts have always been on higher things even if your eyes were not – unless it was birds of course.
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That is most interesting, Philip, and the article is very well written. I’ll link it to the stone face piece over on Photosalmagundi if I may.
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Thanks Jessica, I find these stone heads fascinating and would like to know more. I did dig a bit but noone seemed to know.
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