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The 3.5 metre tall bronze sculpture was made in 2002 and depicts a huge fat woman from the west, sitting on the shoulders of a starved African boy. The woman is holding a pair of scales, as a symbol of justice, but her eyes are closed—a reference to the traditional depiction of Lady Justice wearing a blindfold, but also a suggestion that ...
Milo of Croton by Joseph-Benoît Suvée (18th century, oil on canvas), depicting Milo with his hand stuck in a trunk, attacked by a wolf.. Milo or Milon of Croton (fl. 540 – 511 BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia.
Sari-clad woman in Mysore, India, balancing a basket of chikoo on her head. Carrying on the head is a common practice in many parts of the world as an alternative to carrying a burden on the back, shoulders and so on. People have carried burdens balanced on top of the head since ancient times, usually to do daily work, but sometimes in ...
He wears a thin cloak. The sculpture's nudity is the main aspect of the art as it adhered to the artistic conventions of the era. The cloak on the other hand, depicts him as a respectable and well-recognized citizen. [1] The challenge of representing man and animal together is successfully accomplished by this Archaic sculpture. The calf's legs ...
A wife-carrying competition in Menahga, Minnesota. Wife carrying (Finnish: eukonkanto or akankanto, Estonian: naisekandmine, Swedish: kärringkånk) is a contest in which male competitors race while each carrying a female partner. The objective is for the man to carry the woman through a special obstacle track in the fastest time.
This week, however, Piette walked through the streets of Paris while carrying the Olympic flame—thanks to a genuinely awesome robotic exoskeleton. The video pretty much tells the whole story, so ...
An Iranian soldier performing a fireman's carry to rescue a wounded comrade while using his pistol in a military exercise. A fireman's carry or fireman's lift (also firefighter's-) is a technique allowing one person to carry another person without assistance, by placing the carried person across the shoulders of the carrier. [1]
The bandolier then became a shoulder strap fitted to a bag or satchel wherein the cartridges could be carried. Eventually, any bag worn in the same style may also be described as a bandolier bag or possibles bag ; similarly, pocketed belts holding ammunition worn around the waist may also be called bandoliers.