Shapes Collection (page 4)

Ping Shek Estate, one of the oldest public housing estates in Hong Kong, Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Lai Tak Tsuen, one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, Tai Hang, Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

Linoleum floor in black and white squares (b/w photo)
8658817 Linoleum floor in black and white squares (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Linoleum floor in black and white squares)

A crown roast of lamb (b/w photo)
8657664 A crown roast of lamb (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A crown roast of lamb)

God the Falther and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714251 God the Falther and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Petroglyph dating from the Bronze Age, San Xurxo, Cotobade, Spain, 2000 BC (petroglyph)
AIS5355998 Petroglyph dating from the Bronze Age, San Xurxo, Cotobade, Spain, 2000 BC (petroglyph); © Iberfoto

Echoes of Bach 1930 (Oil on canvas)
8766544 Echoes of Bach 1930 (Oil on canvas) by Dreier, Katherine Sophie (1877-1952); 72.4--91.4 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Rules of the North Star, 16th century (manuscript)
7339147 Rules of the North Star, 16th century (manuscript) by Portuguese School, (16th century); 49x70.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: North Star rules)

Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold)
BEN5468206 Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman antiquity)

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Frijus, 1702 (object)
MMM5471336 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Frijus, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object)
MMM5471330 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum
5307870 Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum.; (add.info.: Page from Euclid Opus Elementorum showing (centre bottom) the diagram of Pythagoras's theorem on the right-angled triangle

Stone knot, possibly a central feature of a gable end of the court in which it is displayed
BEN85402 Stone knot, possibly a central feature of a gable end of the court in which it is displayed, from the Early Islamic palace attributed to caliph Walid II (reigned 743-4) probably 740s (photo)

An Open Face (litho)
8641365 An Open Face (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Open Face. Illustration for Heads and Faces)

Advertisement for Should We Marry? Are We Well Mated? 1886 (litho)
8641360 Advertisement for Should We Marry? Are We Well Mated? 1886 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Should We Marry? Are We Well Mated)

Twenty kinds of arches used in building (litho)
8641529 Twenty kinds of arches used in building (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twenty kinds of arches used in building)

Ornament: Geometrical Motives, The Circle, and its Subdivision (engraving)
8647074 Ornament: Geometrical Motives, The Circle, and its Subdivision (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geometrical Motives, The Circle)

All barometers, whatever their shape, are designed to measure air pressure (litho)
8673393 All barometers, whatever their shape, are designed to measure air pressure (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All barometers, whatever their shape)

Children looking through a kaleidoscope (chromolitho)
8677282 Children looking through a kaleidoscope (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children looking through a kaleidoscope)

Saluting the spot where Nelson fell, HMS "Victory" (colour photo)
8668585 Saluting the spot where Nelson fell, HMS "Victory" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saluting the spot where Nelson fell)

Precolumbian period
3499675 Precolumbian period; (add.info.: Precolumbian period. Mogollon Culture. Polychromed vasel in bird shape. From Casas Grandes (Chihuahua). Anthropology Museum of Mexico.); PHAS/UIG

Letter O: The crown, the ring, the moon, the hoop And the round bourgeois who says, Ho! How many O! 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214883 Letter O: The crown, the ring, the moon, the hoop And the round bourgeois who says, Ho! How many O! 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

View of Campo Santi Giovanni and Paolo in Venice, with the Monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni
3575767 View of Campo Santi Giovanni and Paolo in Venice, with the Monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni and the Scuola Grande di San Marco; postcard; (add.info.: Campo SS)

Solar System, 1853 (lithograph)
6202909 Solar System, 1853 (lithograph); (add.info.: SOLAR SYSTEM "... The infinite extension of space from which the Earth is surrounded)

Dictionary: Mantis (engraving)
8636614 Dictionary: Mantis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mantis. Illustration for A Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Crabb (3rd edn)

Come and have a cup with me (colour litho)
8635633 Come and have a cup with me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come and have a cup with me. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Spot of Brady's Leap, On the Cuyahoga river, a few hundred yards above the bridge at Kent (engraving)
8637247 The Spot of Brady's Leap, On the Cuyahoga river, a few hundred yards above the bridge at Kent (engraving) by American School

Physiognomy (litho)
8641364 Physiognomy (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physiognomy. Illustration for Heads and Faces)

Submission, Authority (litho)
8641363 Submission, Authority (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Submission, Authority)

Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho)
8641359 Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations)

The Chitor Tower of Victory (b/w photo)
8649195 The Chitor Tower of Victory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chitor Tower of Victory)

Akbar's Tomb (b/w photo)
8649192 Akbar's Tomb (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Akbar's Tomb)

Women's faces in the shape of a letter L (colour litho)
8655904 Women's faces in the shape of a letter L (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's faces in the shape of a letter L)

The Triangles of the Neck, Muscles (colour litho)
8667618 The Triangles of the Neck, Muscles (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triangles of the Neck, Muscles)

Women dancing around a man in the sea (colour litho)
8656695 Women dancing around a man in the sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women dancing around a man in the sea)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669871 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Foundation of the City of Mexico (litho)
8661416 The Foundation of the City of Mexico (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foundation of the City of Mexico)

Nature morte au griffon (Still Life with Griffin), 1936 (painting)
7332982 Nature morte au griffon (Still Life with Griffin), 1936 (painting) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); Mu.Zee, Ostend, Belgium; (add.info.: Jean Brusselmans (1884-1953)

God the Father and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714189 God the Father and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

An engraving depicting various cones, 19th century
5311425 An engraving depicting various cones, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1820); Universal History Archive/UIG

Diet: a young cook represented in the middle of a composition of cheeses, shellfish, fruit, game, cold cuts
FGL5471289 Diet: a young cook represented in the middle of a composition of cheeses, shellfish, fruit, game, cold cuts. 19th century (engraving); Fototeca Gilardi

Rhodes and Symi (Greek islands) facing the Turkish coast
MMM5474179 Rhodes and Symi (Greek islands) facing the Turkish coast; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Rhodes and Symi (Greek islands) facing the Turkish coast

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669424 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Photocard, 1930s: Buenos Aires (coloured photo)
8671659 Photocard, 1930s: Buenos Aires (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buenos Aires)

Our Countryside, 1938: Cutting Chestnuts (b/w photo)
8671498 Our Countryside, 1938: Cutting Chestnuts (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutting Chestnuts)

A comic map of Scotland (colour litho)
8635581 A comic map of Scotland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A comic map of Scotland. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Names, Numbers and Location of the Mental Organs (litho)
8641361 Names, Numbers and Location of the Mental Organs (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Names, Numbers and Location of the Mental Organs)

The Lower Pool of Siloam (engraving)
8638800 The Lower Pool of Siloam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lower Pool of Siloam)

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Shapes are everywhere, surrounding us in the most unexpected places. From the intricate design of Baphomet by Eliphas Levi - Equilibrium of Opposites to the mesmerizing formation of Black Brant Goose FG 2342 'V formation flock Branta nigricans © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON', shapes captivate our imagination. Just like Baphomet - Equilibrium of Opposites symbolizes harmony amidst opposing forces, we find balance in the diverse contours that nature offers. Take Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa; its majestic silhouette stands tall as a testament to Mother Earth's artistic prowess. Even man-made structures embrace shapes with purpose and precision, like the large circular aerial at RAF Chicksands or the timeless beauty of a fossil ammonite under UV light from Madagascar's Mahajanga Province. But shapes aren't limited to grandeur alone; they can be found even in the tiniest details. Observe closely and you'll discover mushroom spores up close, resembling delicate patterns waiting to be unraveled. And who could forget Satan at the Sabbat? A shape that evokes both fear and fascination throughout history. Yet not all they can mysterious or enigmatic; some bring comfort and familiarity. Like a red English post box nestled within a brick wall, reminding us of simpler times when communication was tangible and heartfelt. In contrast, Henri Maes Belgian Beer Brewery transports us to an old town UNESCO World Heritage Site where architectural forms tell stories through their unique outlines. Finally, The Scallop sculpture by Maggie Hambling on Aldeburgh beach in Suffolk invites contemplation as it gracefully embraces its surroundings with its distinctive shape. They have an uncanny ability to evoke emotions and spark curiosity within us all. They remind us that beauty lies not only in what we see but also how we perceive it – whether it is through ancient symbols or contemporary art installations – each shape holds a story waiting to be discovered.