A woodcut showing the aftermath of the 1509 earthquake of Constantinople. Source: Ambraseys, N.N. and C.F. Finkel. 'The Marmara Sea Earthquake of 1509.' IN: Terra Nova, 2:2 (1990), pp. 167-174.
Sculptor’s limestone trial piece depicting an owl-hieroglyph, in elaborately detailed raised relief, 15 cm high. Ptolemaic Egypt. (Collection: British Museum EA38276)