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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Persepolis Bas Relief
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 18:40:00 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1CFz2NyYE9=7rmCry1377v60xrU9u6uiCmR9vpQEP-0qg@mail.gmail.com> <d7943cbd-002a-ff20-eab7-c0651192a515@lighttube.net>

Thanks, Jim.  I always look for the human element ;-)

Tina

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
wrote:

> That's a very impressive series, Tina.  Though, in spite of the historical
> images, it's hard not to say that the little girl with the flower is the
> star of the show.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/9/2016 5:14 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> PESO:
>>
>> I find it amazing that after 2500 years the bas relief sculptures at
>> Persepolis are still mostly intact and vivid.
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163637770/original
>>
>> A lot of them had been rubbed until they were beginning to deteriorate,
>> but
>> the barriers prevent people from getting to them now.
>>
>>
>> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000sl89lZQhg_8
>>
>> The history behind all of these sculptures makes them come alive to me.
>> History is disappearing too fast in the middle east these days!!
>>
>> Tina
>>
>>
>
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Tina Manley
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