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Relief depicting rituals and sacred emblems, Egyptian Art

Medium: Limestone, paint

Rogers Fund, 1926 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Artist & Sculptor:

Christina Bothwell

“Season”

Cast Glass and Ceramic

9" x 12" x 5" Inches

HAPPY BICYCLE DAY!!!  On April 19, 1943, Albert Hofmann performed a self-experiment to determine the true effects of LSD–a chemical he had synthesized–intentionally ingesting 0.25 milligrams (250 micrograms) of the substance, an amount he predicted to be a threshold dose (an actual threshold dose is 20 micrograms). Less than an hour later, Hofmann experienced sudden and intense changes in perception. He asked his laboratory assistant to escort him home and, as use of motor vehicles was prohibited because of wartime restrictions, they had to make the journey on a bicycle. The events of the first LSD trip, now known as “Bicycle Day”, after the bicycle ride home, proved to Hofmann that he had indeed made a significant discovery: a psychoactive substance with extraordinary potency, capable of causing significant shifts of consciousness in incredibly low doses. Hofmann foresaw the drug as a powerful psychiatric tool; because of its intense and introspective nature, he couldn’t imagine anyone using it recreationally. Bicycle day is increasingly observed in psychedelic communities as a day to celebrate the discovery of LSD. [source]

Partisan of the Gardes de la Manche, French, 1679.

Pair of gold, garnet, and glass paste disk and pendant earrings, Greek and Roman Art

Medium: Gold

Purchase by subscription, 1895 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Chinese Shuang Gou (hook swords), 19th century.

Pedres Velles, Raixa (IV)

Santiago Rusiñol