Disk Collection (#8)

Reliev depicting the goddess Tefnut. Ramesseum. Egypt
Reliev depicting the goddess Tefnut. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

Relief depicting the god Ra. Ramesseum. Egypt
Relief depicting the god Ra. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

Relief depicting a Pharaoh making offerings to the god Ra. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

Relief depicting a Pharaoh Ramses II before gods Amun, Munt and Khonsu. Detail. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

Relief depicting a Pharaoh Ramses II with different gods. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

Goddess Tefnut (goddess lioness) and the god Ptah. Ramesseum
Relief depicting the goddess Tefnut (goddess lioness) and the god Ptah. Ramesseum. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

Relief with an inscription in hieroglyphics. Deir el-Bahari
Relief with an inscription in hieroglyphics. Solar disk with snake (cobra) with the ankh around his neck and Falcon with double crown over a cobra. Temple of Hatshepsut. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom

Ra. Temple of Hatshepsut. Egypt
Polychrome relief of Ra, sun god. Temple of Hatshepsut. New Kingdom. Eighteenth Dynasty. Egypt

Polychrome relief representing the goddess Hathor as a cow with solar disk between his horns. Temple of Hatshepsut. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Relief depicting the god Monthu offering the ankh to the pharaoh. New Empire. Temple of Luxor. Egypt

Miethes Flying Disk, flown at Prague
Miethes Flying Disk, 20m in diameter, successfully flown at Prague by Schriever and Habermohl on 4 February 1945, ad taken over by the Russians after World War Two. Date: 1945

Venus dancing gracefully with a disk of gold and blue veil.. Painting removed from a wall of a room, possibly a triclinium or dining room, in a house in Pompeii in 1749

Set, jewelry, Hellenistic, ca, 330300 B. C, Greek, Gold, Silver, Pediment-shaped gold
Set, jewelry, Hellenistic, ca, 330300 B.C, Greek, Gold, Silver, Pediment-shaped gold, diadem, Pair, gold earrings, disk, boat-shaped pendant, Gold strap, necklace, seedlike pendants, beads, tubes, 8

Disk Shield Cover 14th-15th century Peru Chimu
Artokoloro

Moses Memorial Church, Mt Nebo, Amman, Jordan

AFRICA: NATIVE WOMAN, 1936. Woman with patterned face and extended upper lip in Dar-es-Salem, Tanganyika (now Tanzania). Photograph, 1936

Crankset
Antique illustration bicycle cranks on a white background

Holtz Influence Machine
Influence Machine (Electrostatic generator) by Wilhelm Holtz

Pressure pump with piston disc

Early record player with large trumpet

Illustration of PC desktop computer and hard disc drive with cross section showing hard disc in base unit

A young star circled by full-sized planets, and rings of dust beyond
In this image, a young star is shown circled by full-sized planets, and rings of dust beyond. These rings, also called debris discs, arise when embryonic planets smash into each other

The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as Messier 104 or NGC 4594, is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge

The view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting
This is an artists impression of the view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting the red dwarf star AU Microscopii

A debris disk around an unusual class of interacting binary stars
This artist concept shows a debris disk that has been observed around an unusual class of interacting binary stars. The type of cataclysmic variable system being studied consists of a highly magnetic

The ring of debris that may orbit Saturns second-largest moon, Rhea
This artists concept depicts the ring of debris that may orbit Saturns second-largest moon, Rhea. The suggested disk of solid material is exaggerated in density here for clarity

Colliding spiral galaxies
April 24, 2008 - NGC 520 is the product of a collision between two disk galaxies that started 300 million years ago. It exemplifies the middle stages of the merging process

Artists concept of the planet Jupiter
Artists concept of how Jupiter might look from a position in space just beneath the plane of Jupiters Main ring. Jupiters Main ring is believed to be composed of dust

A ringed planet in front of an odd starfield

A giant planet orbiting the sun-like star 79 Ceti
This is an artists concept of a giant planet recently discovered orbiting the sun-like star 79 Ceti, located 117 light-years away in the constellation Cetus the sea monster

Artists concept of how Uranus and its tiny moon Puck
Artists concept of how Uranus and its tiny satellite Puck might look from a position in orbit around Puck. Puck in turn orbits Uranus at a height of 37 thousand miles above Uranus cloud tops

A red giant star orbiting a black hole, which is drawing in matter from the star

A young star circled by debris

Artists concept of a protoplanetary disk. A system is forming

Close-up of Saturn and its planetary rings

Artists illustration of an Extrasolar Planet Orbiting Star HR 8799

Artists concept of planet Saturn. Saturn is the sixth planet in our solar system and has planetary rings with 150 moons

Artists concept of Saturn
Artists concept showing how Saturn might look from high above the ring plane and at a right angle to the Sun, a perspective that we could never get from the Earth nor from the Hubble Space Telescope

A possible newfound planet spins through a clearing in a nearby stars dusty, planet-forming
In this artists conception, a possible newfound planet spins through a clearing in a nearby stars dusty, planet-forming disc

Coma Cluster of galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the universe

Silicate Crystal Formation in the Disk of an Erupting Star
This artists concept illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star

The Splinter Galaxy, also known as NGC 5907
The Splinter Galaxy (NGC 5907), located in the constellation Draco, is viewed edge on from our perspective of 39 million light years away

Artists concept of a distant hypothetical solar system
This artists concept depicts a distant hypothetical solar system, similar in age to our own. Looking inward from the systems outer fringes, a ring of dusty debris can be seen, and within it

Light from a nearby star illuminates a massive ringed gas giant. Habited, shepherd moon can be seen in the shadows of the gas giant as well as city lights on it

Planetary debris encircling the star AU Microscopii
This is a so-called scatter model based on the Hubble Space Telescope image of the planetary debris encircling the star AU Microscopii

Planetary system Epsilon Eridani
This artists conception shows the closest known planetary system to our own, called Epsilon Eridani. Observations from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope show that the system hosts two asteroid belts

A diagram illustrating the extent of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

Saturns ring system
December 12, 2004 - Saturns most prominent feature, its dazzling ring system, takes center stage in this stunning natural color mosaic which reveals the color

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"The Enigmatic Disk: A Journey through Time and Space" The majestic Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) stands as a celestial marvel, captivating us with its stunning disk-like shape. Tracing back to the Early Bronze Age, the Trundholm sun chariot from around 1400 BC showcases an intricately crafted disk symbolizing ancient beliefs and cultural significance. As the Cassini spacecraft gracefully orbits Saturn and its moon Titan, it captures breathtaking images of their mesmerizing disks, revealing secrets of our cosmic neighbors. In a modern twist on ancient symbolism, a young man in colorful light dons headphones while surrounded by a vibrant disk-like aura, immersing himself in music's enchantment. NGC 4565 emerges as an awe-inspiring edge-on barred spiral galaxy within the constellation Coma Berenices, displaying its grandeur through a strikingly elongated disk structure. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have long fascinated humanity's imagination; one such sighting occurred over Helena, Montana—leaving observers perplexed by mysterious spinning disks in the sky. Standing tall like an ancient deity herself, the Statue of Goddess Sakhmet in Egypt embodies power and strength with her commanding presence and symbolic solar disk crown. An illustration showcasing Saturn and Earth to scale reminds us of our place within this vast universe—a mere speck compared to Saturn's magnificent ringed disk encircling its gas giant form. Murano glass plates adorn a flagpole near the Monument to the Unknown Soldier—an artistic fusion where delicate craftsmanship meets solemn remembrance under shimmering reflective disks. The Goddess Sekhmet sculpture at Medinet Habu transports us back to Ancient Egypt—her fierce lioness features crowned with a radiant solar disk epitomize both protection and divine authority.