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blueiskewl · 7 months
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A FOSSIL GINKGO LEAF Colorado, USA
From the Paleocene (circa 58 - 55 million years ago) the clearly defined 31⁄4-inch wide Ginkgo cranei with well preserved striations, on original matrix. Reverse of matrix three further partial specimens of Ginkgo cranei.
63⁄4 x 67⁄8 x 3⁄4in. (17.1 x 17.5 x 1.9cm.).
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theantonian · 2 months
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Greek Gold diadem with Hercules knot (250–150 BCE),
Gold, garnet, carnelian, sardonyx
3×9 1/8 in. (7.6 × 23.1 cm).
On loan to the Metropolitan Museum.
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the-cricket-chirps · 5 months
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Octopus vase from Palaikastro
c. 1500 BCE, painted stone
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bluhdandbutter · 4 months
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Mayan croc vessel, Mexico AD 300-600, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art
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woedans · 6 months
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The Wijnaldum brooch
ig: @woedans / @museumperspective
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evilios · 1 year
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The “magic sphere” of Helios
Found in the Theater of Dionysus in 1866, this mystical object, dating back to the ~2nd-3rd century AD, is made of marble, shaped like a sphere, and depicts Helios, Greek Solar God.
Here He is representing a κοσμοκράτωρ, “master” or “lord” of the world. He is seated on a throne with a whip in one hand and three lit torches in the other. While the purpose of the object is a subject of many questions, many agree that it might have been used for magical rituals - perhaps by competitors in sportive and theatrical events in the theater it was found in.
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fmstonecarving · 4 months
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Out of place artifact.
Hand carved sandstone, based on an ancient Assyrian Winged Genie, but with a twist.
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teeter-beetle · 5 months
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Bloodsport of the Scrub Tortoises.
Tortoise boxing, the oldest documented martial art, was first referenced in the 5th century as a method of self-defense. It survives and is still practiced today, from prize fighting to special forces training!
Source: art compiled by martial historian Dusty Diamond
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arabiafelixx · 4 months
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نقش سبئي يذكر "يمن" (𐩺𐩣𐩬) كلقب للإله أرنيدع، إله نشان اللتي ابقت قبائل الجوف متحدة في ذلك الوقت. القرن الثامن ق.م، اليمن.
Sabaic inscription mentions "Yemen" as an epithet of the god Aranyada', god of Nashan which kept the tribes of the Jawf united at the time. 8thC BC, Yemen.
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aboutoriginality · 19 days
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blueiskewl · 5 months
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Etruscan Bronze Helmet in the Shape of a Wolf’s Head 6th-5th centuries BCE.
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theantonian · 3 months
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Hellenistic period sardonyx cameo portrait of Mark Antony as Alexander the Great. H. 3.7cm. W. 3.5cm.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médaille et antiques, Paris.
Photograph: Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
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the-cricket-chirps · 5 months
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Bronze statuette of a dog
Roman
2nd-3rd century CE
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thinkingimages · 12 days
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Source identifier: PCM (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID) Content: Printed on border: "The above picture shows a jointed doll and other articles recently found in the sarcophagus of a young lady of ancient Rome, named Crepereia Trifena." Includes additional text.Content: Illegible engraver signature on image.
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A Roman doll" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-37c7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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christreginlave · 4 months
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Sew-on plaque with the image of Eros and Psyche. First centuries AD Kerch (?)
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