Śilpa Śāstra · Remakes of the Ancient World, Set 28: Boats, fishing & hunting, Farming

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The old manuals told the image-maker to meditate first and to see the deity described in its dhyāna verse before touching stone. The verse was the brief. Finished images were brought to life by opening their eyes. Egypt's sculptors knew a parallel rite, the Opening of the Mouth, and one of their words for sculptor meant "one who causes to live." We work in that lineage of attention. Each scene below is remade for several peoples with its sacred attributes kept intact.

The All-Maker. Two hymns of the Ṛgveda (10.81–82) praise Viśvakarman, "All-Maker," the one with eyes, faces, arms and feet on every side, who forged heaven and earth. Later tradition made him architect of the gods, and artisans across India still worship their tools on his festival. (source)

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A Chinese junk

Source: anonymous · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: A Chinese junk — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

A Mughal hunting miniature

Source: Painter at the Court of Akbar · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: A Mughal hunting miniature — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

A buffalo hunt by George Catlin

Source: George Catlin · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: A buffalo hunt by George Catlin — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

A hunting scene at Bhimbetka

Source: Surajkumar12111 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: A hunting scene at Bhimbetka — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

A mashoof in the Iraqi marshes

Source: Hassan Janali, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: A mashoof in the Iraqi marshes — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

Bison on the upper Missouri, Karl Bodmer

Source: Karl Bodmer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: Bison on the upper Missouri, Karl Bodmer — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

Fishermen by Hokusai

Source: Katsushika Hokusai · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: Fishermen by Hokusai — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

Fishermen on a Roman mosaic

Source: Xopolino · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: Fishermen on a Roman mosaic — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

Fishing boats by Hiroshige

Source: Utagawa Hiroshige · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: Fishing boats by Hiroshige — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

Nebamun's garden pool

Source: anonymous · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: Nebamun's garden pool — original

Realistic — Egyptian · Nubian · Libyan (Amazigh) · Levantine · Pale

Egyptian — Realistic
Nubian — Realistic
Libyan (Amazigh) — Realistic
Levantine — Realistic
Pale — Realistic

Ships on the Bayeux Tapestry

Source: Université de Caen Normandie · CNRS · ENSICAEN d'après la campagne photographique 2017 de la Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: Ships on the Bayeux Tapestry — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

The Akrotiri fisherman

Source: anonymous · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The Akrotiri fisherman — original

Realistic — Minoan · Nubian · Libyan (Amazigh) · Levantine · Pale

Minoan — Realistic
Nubian — Realistic
Libyan (Amazigh) — Realistic
Levantine — Realistic
Pale — Realistic

The Gokstad ship

Source: Colgill · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The Gokstad ship — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

The Oseberg ship

Source: Petter Ulleland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The Oseberg ship — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

The boar hunt fresco of Tiryns

Source: ArchaiOptix · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The boar hunt fresco of Tiryns — original

Realistic — Greek · Nubian · Libyan (Amazigh) · Levantine · Pale

Greek — Realistic
Nubian — Realistic
Libyan (Amazigh) — Realistic
Levantine — Realistic
Pale — Realistic

The dying lioness of Nineveh

Source: Zunkir · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The dying lioness of Nineveh — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

The lion hunt of Ashurbanipal

Source: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The lion hunt of Ashurbanipal — original

Realistic — As depicted

As depicted — Realistic

The trireme Olympias under oars

Source: George E. Koronaios · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The trireme Olympias under oars — original

Realistic — Greek · Nubian · Libyan (Amazigh) · Levantine · Pale

Greek — Realistic
Nubian — Realistic
Libyan (Amazigh) — Realistic
Levantine — Realistic
Pale — Realistic

The Field of Reeds, tomb of Sennedjem

Source: Charles Wilkinson · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Original: The Field of Reeds, tomb of Sennedjem — original

Realistic — Egyptian · Nubian · Libyan (Amazigh)

Egyptian — Realistic
Nubian — Realistic
Libyan (Amazigh) — Realistic


All 19 scenes in this set, and every other remake, are in the gallery: https://hathor.soapbox.community/remakes. Made on our own servers in Hathor Studio; each scene links to its place in the gallery.

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