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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4543395, member: 10461"]Indeed, and this is the reason I have yet to own<font size="3"> (an Athenian)</font> Owl. That ideal intersection of taste and budget just hasn't happened for me yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will say that I tend to prefer the transitional Owls ("Pi-style", are they called?) over the archaic ones where almond-eyed Athena can look a bit bugeyed and alien. I like the transitional portraits more, aesthetically. But I do love the archaic owl itself, and the way the reverse design is often sunken into the flan in a squarish depression.</p><p><br /></p><p>The example that [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] posted is wonderful. Not all Owls appeal to me (despite my affinity for the bird itself). But <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/owl-upgrade-my-first-ef-ancient.360875/#post-4542112" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/owl-upgrade-my-first-ef-ancient.360875/#post-4542112">that one</a> definitely does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4543395, member: 10461"]Indeed, and this is the reason I have yet to own[SIZE=3] (an Athenian)[/SIZE] Owl. That ideal intersection of taste and budget just hasn't happened for me yet. I will say that I tend to prefer the transitional Owls ("Pi-style", are they called?) over the archaic ones where almond-eyed Athena can look a bit bugeyed and alien. I like the transitional portraits more, aesthetically. But I do love the archaic owl itself, and the way the reverse design is often sunken into the flan in a squarish depression. The example that [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] posted is wonderful. Not all Owls appeal to me (despite my affinity for the bird itself). But [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/owl-upgrade-my-first-ef-ancient.360875/#post-4542112']that one[/URL] definitely does.[/QUOTE]
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