stranger in paradigm

Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (1860-1933) - Drei Grazien in der brandung

Oil on canvas. Painted in 1893.

23.4 x 41.9 inches, 59.5 x 106.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 10,000-15,000.

Jonathan Harris as Dr. Zachary Smith with Model B-9 Environmental Control Robot, 1965 [promotional photo]

Lost in Space tv series (CBS) created by Irwin Allen

It's Fossil Friday! Behold the dazzling colors of an iridescent ammonite (Placenticeras intercalare). A relative of today’s squids, this ammonite lived some 80 million years ago near what is now Alberta, Canada. This fossil’s spectacular coloration is the result of millions of years of high temperatures and pressures. As these forces acted on nacre in this ammonite’s shell, it was transformed into a gemstone known as an ammolite. Along with amber and pearl, ammolite is one of only a handful of gems made by living organisms. You can spot this rare specimen in the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Collections Core in the Museum’s Gilder Center.