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Sand

Granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles, sand particles range in diameter from 0.063 to 2 mm (per ISO 14688)

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Images referencing Sand

5 images from works
  • A naked man lying submerged in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 199-, after Michael Rock, 1986.
  • The torso and groin of a naked man covered in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Michael Taubenheim and Wolfgang Mudra, 199-.
  • Single grain of sand, SEM
  • Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM
  • Geography: sand-storms in North Africa. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

Works from the collections

5 works

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    Single grain of sand, SEM

    Stefan Eberhard
    • Pictures
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    The torso and groin of a naked man covered in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Michael Taubenheim and Wolfgang Mudra, 199-.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 673715i
    • Digital Images
    • Online

    Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM

    Stefan Eberhard
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Geography: sand-storms in North Africa. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.

    Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941. | Reference: 46590i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A naked man lying submerged in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 199-, after Michael Rock, 1986.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 673714i

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