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Carved into the temple were three phrases: ( gnōthi seautón = " know thyself ") and ( mēdén ágan = " nothing in excess "), and ( eggýa pára d ' atē = " make a pledge and mischief is nigh "), In ancient times, the origin of these phrases was attributed to one or more of the Seven Sages of Greece,
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Carved into the banks of the Vienne River, and open to public visits, are the caves, or wine cellars, for Chinon's well-known Cabernet Franc-based red wines.
Carved into these capitals is a very lengthy narrative depicting the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ.
Carved and gilded, the ceiling is divided into 25 compartments decorated with images of divinities and allegories intended to illustrate the power of the Council of Ten that was responsible for punishing the guilty and freeing the innocent.
Carved into in the plasterwork above the door leading to the Pillared Room is a tribute to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: a straw-carrying ' thatcher '.
Carved scarabs were worn as jewelry and wrapped into the linen bandages of mummies.
Carved into the stern of Mayflower II is a blossom of a hawthorne, or English mayflower.
Carved into the ice, Camp Century was a scientific research base.
Carved by Sargon II of Assyria ( 722-705 BC ), the inscription dates to the period around 707 / 706 BC and reveals that it was Shebitku, king of Egypt, who extradited the rebel king Iamanni of Ashdod into Sargon's hands, rather than Shabaka as previously thought.
Carved into these cliffs, about halfway up, is a perfectly rectangular window that looks out across the bay and gives a wide view of the North Sea.
Carved into soft limestone, the constructions are unique to the island.
* Carved: A bar with layered colored soap is mounted in a lathe, and circular grooves are chiseled into it.
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Carved pillars of the Lepakshi temple
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Carved Maya stones from ancient T ' ho were widely used to build the Spanish colonial buildings that are plentiful in downtown Mérida, and are visible, for instance, in the walls of the main cathedral.
Carved decoration of the Northern gateway to the Great Stupa of SanchiThe gateways and the balustrade were built and appear to have been commissioned by the Satavahana.
Carved bowls and flat rocks were also used for this purpose.
Carved ivory diptychs were used for secular subjects, as in the imperial and consular diptychs presented to friends, as well as religious ones, both Christian and pagan-they seem to have been especially a vehicle for the last group of powerful pagans to resist Christianity, as in the late 4th century Symmachi – Nicomachi diptych.
Carved stone mortars and pestles, conch-shell trumpets, bone tubes and spatulas, and metal spatulas and spoons were found decorated in Chavín style as were various textiles including tapestries.
Carved out of a sandstone cliff on the west bank of the Nile, south of Korosko ( modern Kuruskū ), the temples were unknown to the outside world until their rediscovery in 1813 by the Swiss researcher Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.
Carved and molded glyphs were painted, but the paint has rarely survived.
Carved Turkish meerschaum products traditionally were made in manufacturing centers such as Vienna.
Carved symbols were added to these marks, clues to long forgotten stories.
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Carved in the reign of King Darius of Persia ( 522 BC – 486 BC ), the inscriptions consisted of identical texts in the three official languages of the empire: Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite.
Carved from a single block of tun ( red cedar ) wood, the sarangi has a box-like shape with three hollow chambers: pet ( stomach ), chaati ( chest ) and magaj ( brain ).
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There is a place not far from the town called les Roches Gravées (" The Carved Rocks "), where indigenous art can be seen on the rock walls.
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Carved by glaciers, Somes Sound is considered to be the only fjord on the eastern seaboard and reaches depths of.
The stone dresser was regarded as the most important as it symbolically faces the entrance in each house and is therefore the first item seen when entering, perhaps displaying symbolic objects, including decorative artwork such as several Neolithic Carved Stone Balls also found at the site.
Carved on a black stone, The Tower of Babel Stele ( as it is known ) dates from 604-562 BC, the time of Nebuchadnezzar II.
* " Sixty-Ton Statue is Carved from a Single Slab of Stone " Popular Mechanics, August 1935 statue Gladiator commissioned for the main national archive building in Washington DC in 1935
Carved out of a double block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law ( Dharma Chakra ).
At Petworth the Carved Room is host to a fine and extensive display of intricate wooden carvings by Gibbons.
Carved out of sandstone which gives it a natural shine where the navel is deeply embedded within the centre of the torso, drawing the focus of the viewer.
Carved on the base of the castle there is also a Doric inscription, dating back to the 4th or 3rd centuries BC, with references to Megiste ( the ancient name of Kastelorizo ) and its dependence on Rhodes.
Carved from solid red volcanic rock in the 12th century, it is the most well known and last built of the eleven churches in the Lalibela area, and has been referred to as the " Eighth Wonder of the World ".
Carved onto the obelisk is an Ordnance Survey trig point, and maps indicate the height of the mark as 117 metres above sea level.
Carved plaque showing William of York as he crosses the River Ouse, and the Ouse bridge collapses but no one is killed.
Carved by the sculptor William Rudolf O ' Donovan ( 1844 – 1920 ), the statue is reputedly in the likeness of Paulding himself.
Carved out from the Kangra district in 1972, the district is closely associated with the Katoch dynasty.
Behind them there is an open space which hosts the Platform of the Carved Seat and two unfinished monumental walls.
Carved on the entrance of the cave is this story:
Carved wood is used as ornamentation for many items, such as doors and window panels.
Carved from a single log and covered on the playing end with a stretched sharkskin, the pahu is played with the palms and fingers of the hand.
Carved from the hillside that culminates in Arlington House, the Hemicycle is a Neoclassical semicircle high and in diameter.
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