№ 003 · 01·B6

Grains of matter

c. 450 BCE · Atomism

Idea

01 of 10

Layout

Route B · index · seed 205

Theme

paper · paper-grain texture

Drawing

A seeded random walk: every step is a Gaussian kick in x and y, with a harder knock on 6 % of steps.

Figures

• Fig. 1.1Beads, Iran, 3rd millennium BCE
• Fig. 1.6Beads, ca. 1550–1300 BCE
• Fig. 1.7Beads, Parthian, ca. 1st century BCE–1st century CE
• Fig. 1.8Beads, Parthian, ca. 1st century BCE–1st century CE

Format

1680 × 2376 · 1 : 1.414 · AVIF 8 KB / 27 KB / 183 KB

Use

© 2026 Rantasalo & Co. Oy. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: share unchanged, with credit, non-commercially. Photographs and textures: public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access.