Poikilos

(ˈpɔɪkɪləʊs) adj. 1. many-coloured, spotted, pied, dappled, tattooed. 2. wrought in various colours, of woven or embroidered stuffs, in Hom. as epith. of πέπλος, Il.5.735, al.; ἐν ποικίλοις . . κάλλεσιν βαίνειν, of a rich carpet; π., τό, a broidered robe, Cratin. 38 2. of metal work, τεύχεα π. χαλκῷ cunningly wrought in bronze, Hes.Sc.[423]; 3. ἡ στοὰ ἡ π. the Painted Hall at Athens; 4. of drugs, complicated, Aret.CD1.4. 3. metaph., changeful, diversified, manifold; 2. of Art, π. ὕμνος a song of changeful strain or full of diverse art, Pi.O.6.87; 3. intricate, complex, εἱλιγμοὶ -ώτατοι, of a labyrinth, Hdt.2.148; 4. changeable, unstable, “ὁ εὐδαίμων οὐ π. καὶ εὐμετάβολος” Arist.EN1101a8. (LSJ). Money on the dresser; drive a Kompressor 
top notch hoes get the most, not the lesser (UGK).

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Yeah

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By the desire that breaks the body, λυσιμελης, she has a gaze that is more dissolving than Hypnos or Thanatos.

Alkman, Poetae Melici Graeci 3 fr. 3, col. 2

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Jean Cocteau -  L'Epigone. Hommage a Paul Klee  (1962)

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Joan Miró (Catalan,1893-1983), L’Été, 1938. Pochoir in colors, 35.3 x 26 cm.

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Grace Jones and Jerry Hall by Antonio Lopez, 1970s

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Olympic Coins: The Waterloo Nike, An Extremely Rare and Beautiful Coin

This coin was sold at auction for 85,000 USD. It’s a silver stater from Elis, Olympia circa 432 BC, struck for the 87th Olympiad. The obverse shows an eagle flying to the right with a hare in its talons. The reverse has the inscription [F] – A  with Nike, wearing a peplos and chiton, seated on top of two steps, holding a long palm-branch in her right hand and resting her left hand on the top step with an olive spray below.

The reverse of this issue is widely thought to portray one of the most beautiful representations of Nike of later fifth century Greek coinage. It is likely that the master engraver of this Nike was an assistant of the Athenian sculptor Phidias, working with him on the Parthenon sculptures and then on the chryselephantine statue of Zeus at Olympia. The style employed on the Parthenon pediments can be seen here in the master artist’s rendering of Nike (see Jongkees, RN 1968, pp. 60-61). Seltman (‘The Temple Coins of Olympia’ (1921), pp. 41-42) states that this engraver possessed skill superior to that of all others of the time. The composition of the Nike figure, reclining atop two steps, with wonderful use of perspective and space, is a true masterpiece of late fifth century numismatic art. It has become known as the “Waterloo” Nike due to its inspiration for the medal (photo) by Thomas Wyon, Jr. in honor of Wellington’s victory at Waterloo.

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What a damn coin

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thunderstruck9: Patrick Caulfield (British, 1936-2005), Springtime: Face à la mer, 1974. Acrylic on canvas, 119¾ x 83¼ in.

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The History of the Grateful Dead, par Robert Hickson (1971)

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