Thursday, October 15, 2020

Hypersphaerae jesteri

Hypersphaerae jesteri
Harlequin Superball

This multi-colored ball features a random pattern of primary and secondary colored diamond and rhomboid shaped blocks intermixed with blocks of white.  No two adjacent blocks are of the same color.  The pattern is reminiscent of the designs featured on the outfits of jesters throughout history and the Harlequin character from commedia del' arte.  The surface design appears to be a "skin" or separate layer, mounted onto the ball's core.  H jesteri can be found with both a textured, matte surface or a shiny, smooth one.

Photo Courtesy of Lenore M. Edman, www.evilmadscientist.com

 

Hypersphaerae jesteri 
by Henry J. Simonds
2013

Antique glass display case, hand-cut brass engraved plate, velvet, and plexiglass.

Completed for the exhibition, Super•Ball, hosted at The Mine Factory in Pittsburgh, PA, December 2013.

Photo: ©2013 Henry J. Simonds/Headwater Media.

 

A photograph of a HYPERSPHAERA JESTERI  (Harlequin Superball), SC-F6, is featured on one of the Official I.S.S. T-Shirts available on the Sphaeralogical Society's Etsy on-line shop: ***click here***

Photo: ©2013 Henry J. Simonds/Headwater Media.

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