Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: British Museum

What to do on a rainy English day? Why, go to the British Museum, of course!. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Tara was venerated in both Buddhist and Hindu beliefs as the goddess of mercy and compassion, and one who represented both the spiritual and sensual aspects of life. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 800T film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Appearing on a wall, an overseer from the Greek Golden Age spoke to me in a vision. We communicated through telepathic means about the dangerous path that human civilization has taken. From the Cosmos above he has sent a clear warning that our days are numbered. Displayed in the British Museum London This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Granodiorite standing statues of Sekhmet holding a papyrus-sceptre excavated at the Temple of Mut in Karnak. Displayed in the British Museum London This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Neo-Assyrian Gypsum Wall Panel Relief of an Ugallu and a Lahmu, Reign of Ashurbanipal, North Palace Nineveh. Ugallu was a lion-headed storm-demon and has the feet of a bird who is featured on protective amulets and apotropaic yellow clay or tamarisk figurines of the first millennium BC but had its origins in the early second millennium. Displayed in the British Museum London This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The art of sitting on a bench has ancient roots. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 800T film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A marble relief from Gavin Hamilton's excavation at the Villa of Sette Bassi: A maenad and two satyrs in a Bacchic procession. The figures on this neo-Attic relief derive from Athenian prototypes of the 4th century BC. On display at the British Museum London. This cropped photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A large ceremonial covered vessel (incense burner) of tripod form, with three cranes acting as legs. High, curving handles and a domed openwork cover surmounted by a knob with dragons in relief. Decoration of cranes and deer in a landscape. Made of cloisonné enamel. Qing Dynasty 1736-1795 - On display at the British Museum in London This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Śiva Natarāja ('Lord of Cosmic Dance'). Dancing four-armed figure of Śiva in an oval mandorla edged with stylized flames displayed at the British Museum in London. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Standing figure of Harihara carved from a single slab of buff-coloured sandstone. The four-armed god is shown holding Śiva’s trident (triśūla) and rosary (akṣamālā) on the left, and Viṣṇu’s conch (śaṅkha) and discus (cakra) on the right. The headgear is symmetrically divided between Śiva’s matted locks and Viṣṇu’s jewelled crown. The image has a multi-banded halo, stands on a lotus and is set in a frame carved with a host figures in relief. Specific iconographic figures are shown on each side of Hari-Hara: those on the right represent the incarnations of Viṣṇu and those on the left the manifestations of Śiva. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Okay, No More Mr. Nice Guy!! Bust of a Buddhist guardian figure; gilt bronze. Fierce, armored guardian figures were placed at the entrances Buddhist temples in a protective capacity. This figure may be one of the Four Guardian Kings (Lokapala). Many of them, like this one, were much larger than life-size. In addition to bronze, iron was a favorite material. From the Yuan Dynasty, 14th century CE. On display at the British Museum in London. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 800T film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

This gigantic standing lion, roaring angrily, formed one of a pair carved half in the round which once flanked the entrance the Temple of Ishtar, adjoining the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II (reigned 883-859 BC). This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

This seated granodiorite statue of Amenhotep was excavated at the Temple of Amenhotep III in Thebes. Amenhotep III, also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent or Amenhotep the Great, was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He ruled Egypt from 1386 to 1349 BC after his father Thutmose IV died. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Courage and bravery were measured by combat with ferocious lions in ancient Assyria. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A world class museum in London This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I have discovered a fascinating illustrated story on a wall with the characters looking out of time and place. Since I can’t decipher the text (I think it is Assyrian), I am asking any linguists out there what the narrative says. I asked Siri and Google and they are clueless. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I seek an audience with Zhenwu 真武, the Perfect Warrior, Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven, Primal Sage and Benevolent Majesty who is seated on his royal bench. His advise will determine my next steps in life. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using CineStill 800T film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The interior courtyard of the British Museum is illuminated by an intricate domed skylight. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.