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marmarinos:Detail of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as Nike of Samothrace, a Hellenistic Greek statue dated to the 2nd century BCE. Parian marble. Currently located in the Louvre.
reimaginefat: veryculturedswine:The Venus of Willendorf Willendorf, Austria, ca. 28,000–25,000 BCE The vast majority of prehistoric sculptures depict either animals or humans. In the earliest art, humankind consists almost exclusively of women as
elhieroglyph: Ancient Egyptian scarab amulet with wings Ancient Egyptian scarab amulet with wings made from faience, blue glazed. Late Period (664 - 332 BCE). Amulets were often placed on the chest or over the heart of a mummy to help on the journey
The earliest evidence of ancient dentistry we have is an amazingly detailed dental work on a mummy from ancient Egypt that archaeologists have dated to 2000 BCE. The work shows intricate gold work around the teeth. This mummy was found with two donor
ancientart: Depictions of the Abu Simbel temples, from 1843 to present. Of the most magnificent monuments in the world, the two temples at Abu Simbel date to about 1260 BCE, and have long captured the interest and imaginations of many. Ramesses II
sadanimeprincess: slimdontactright: sapphrikah: distant-relatives-blog: The earliest evidence of ancient dentistry we have is an amazingly detailed dental work on a mummy from ancient Egypt that archaeologists have dated to 2000 BCE. The work shows
iamterra: purple-petrichor: did-you-kno: Ancient Egyptians were using 20-sided die as early as 200 BCE. Source
stairwaytobedin: joachimmurat: headypajamas: anime since 2000 BCE What the fuck was Japan ON? Opiates, I think. ;)
inmemoriaaeterna: Wrestlers in Bas-relief, from Base of Funerary Kouros, 510 BCE. Athens.
ancientjewels: Pair of Greek gold earrings depicting Eros. They date to around 300 BCE. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ancientart: A landmark in human development: the emergence of writing.The broad plains of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) saw a population ‘explosion’ during the 4th millennium BCE. Why there was this sudden drastic population increase is a
collectorsweekly: Details from the “Mosaic dell'asàrotos Oikos” (Mosaic of the Unswept Room), by Heraclitus, 2nd Century BCE. Collection of the Museo Gregoriano Profano at the Vatican.
coolchicksfromhistory: Cynisca (born circa 440 BCE)Art by Nina Holm (tumblr, deviantart, website)Although Spartan women were famed for their athleticism, they were not allowed to participate in the original Olympic Games. The competitions were reserved
lionofchaeronea: Zeus, wearing a gold crown. Obverse of a gold stater from Lampsacus, ca. 360-340 BCE. Now in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris.
lionofchaeronea: A maenad, possessed by Dionysus, dances in a frenzy. Red-figure skyphos found at Paestum (Gk. Poseidonia), south Italy; signed by the painter Python; ca. 330-320 BCE. Now in the British Museum. Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen.
coolartefact: Horse burial, Mycenaean Tholos Tomb, Marathon, 1450-1380 BCE Source: https://imgur.com/FLbQqxW
coolartefact: Detail of Eros (god of love) riding a dolphin. House of the Dolphins. Delos, Greece. 1st-2nd cent BCE. Source: https://imgur.com/dA2amVz
coolartefact: Minoan marine style vase, 15th cent. BCE, Herakleion Museum Source: https://imgur.com/v0sQTzB
coolartefact: Linear B tablets from Pylos. Used by Ventris to decipher language as Greek. 13th century BCE Source: https://imgur.com/OPv9wgp
coolartefact: Armour of Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great), 4th c BCE, Greece Source: https://imgur.com/Dkd8mrg
coolartefact: Ceramic toy horse on wheels. Protogeometric (ca. 900 BCE), Greece. Found in a child’s grave. Kerameikos Museum, Athens Source: https://imgur.com/Jr1F7KC
coolartefact: Bronze dagger, hilt decorated in gold sheet with feline mask (now missing eyes) Early 2nd millennium BCE. Archaeological Museum of Chania, Crete Source: https://imgur.com/xY7yVoY
coolartefact: Gold funerary mask and jewellery from Macedonian royal cemetery, Pella, Greece, 4th cent BCE? Source: https://imgur.com/GyMfewV
coolartefact: Small gold sheet in the form of a tripartite shrine from Mycenae, Grave Circle A, possibly Minoan craftsmanship, 16th cent BCE, Athens National Archaeological Museum Source: https://imgur.com/PhZ6e6K
coolartefact: One of the gold boxes containing the bones of Phillip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, Greece, 4th cent BCE Source: https://imgur.com/rhwEaJz
coolartefact: Ancient Greek curse against an enemy during a trial. The curse is written on a lead figurine, which was placed inside the lead container. Found in the enclosure of Aristion, dates to 420-410 BCE.Source: https://imgur.com/VC51TZc
coolartefact: Mycenaean dagger, 16th century BCE, National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Length 16.3 cm Source: https://imgur.com/MhLiGCe
coolartefact: Gold, decorative diadem, 625-600 BCE, Greek Source: https://imgur.com/Fxp7DDZ
coolartefact: Teracotta figurine of Aphrodite removing her sandal (late 4th-early 1st BCE century). Pella Museum, Greece Source: https://imgur.com/MZQ9H0o
coolartefact: Ancient Painters Palette still containing pigments, carved out of ivory, and with the name of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III inscribed (ca. 1390-1353 BCE)Source: https://imgur.com/HCEuSrq
coolartefact: Neo-Assyrian Amethyst Vase, 8th Century BCE. [530x563]Source: http://i.imgur.com/gYdWEJ5.jpg
coolartefact: Helmet, late 7th century BCE, Archaic, Greek, Cretan, Bronze [650x582]Source: http://imgur.com/x2msbZn
historical-nonfiction: The first confirmed depiction of the Trojan Horse. It is the Mykonos Vase, which dates to 670 BCE. The vase was found on the island of the same name off the coast of Greece.
did-you-kno: Ancient Persian engineers made their own freezers that kept ice cold - even during desert summers. By 400 BCE, they’d perfected the ‘yakhchal,’ which which are made of thick, heat-resistant materials with vents that funnel breezes
worldhistoryfacts: One of the first known images of the famous Trojan Horse, dating to 670 BCE. Note the Greek soldiers peeking out of holes in the horse.
worldhistoryfacts: Coin with Achilles on the head and Thetis on the reverse from Thessaly, 4th century BCE.
worldhistoryfacts: A Linear B tablet from Knossos, Crete, ca. 1400 BCE.
ahencyclopedia: Bronze armour and boar tusk helmet (15th century BCE) from a Mycenaean cemetery in Dendra. Nafplio Archaeological Museum.http://www.ancient.eu/image/433/Photo: Mark Cartwright
classicalmonuments: Temple of Athena Nike Athens’ Acropolis, Greece 420 BCE Stylobate: 8.27 m x 5.64 m; height: ca. 4 m. The Temple of Athena Nike was named after the Greek goddess, Athena Nike. The temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple
classicalmonuments: Athenian Treasury Delphi, Greece 502 BCE 9.75 m. in height The Athenian Treasury was constructed by the Athenians to house dedications made by their city and citizens to the sanctuary of Apollo. The entire treasury, including
did-you-kno: Ancient Persian engineers made their own freezers that kept ice cold - even during desert summers. By 400 BCE, they had perfected the ‘yakhchal,’ which are made of thick, heat-resistant materials. They had vents to funnel breezes
ahencyclopedia: THE ART OF THE AMARNA PERIOD: OF all the pharaohs who ruled ancient Egypt, there is one in particular that stands out from the rest. Over the course of his 17-year reign (1353-1336 BCE), Akhenaten spearheaded a cultural, religious, and
ahencyclopedia: ANCIENT CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY: CALLIGRAPHY established itself as the most important ancient Chinese art form alongside painting, first coming to the fore during the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE). All educated men and some court women
worldhistoryfacts: This may be the oldest known drawing of a supernova, found in the disputed Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Scholars found this odd rock art with two “suns,” and dated it to 3600 BCE, which roughly coincides with supernova
theancientwayoflife:~Statue of Athene (“The Peiraeus Athena”). Medium: Bronze Date: 340—330 BCE. Athens, Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (Αθήνα, Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πειραιά)
daughterofchaos:Closeup of Dionysos with a Personification of the VineRoman, 150-200 CE, possibly based on 2nd century BCE Greek originalPhoto by Mary Harrsch on Flickr
hellas-inhabitants: Head of an Amazon. Roman copy after a bronze Greek original of 440—430 BCE. Greek marble. Κεφάλι μιας Αμαζόνας. Ρωμαϊκό αντίγραφο χάλκινου Ελληνικού του 440-430 π.Χ.. Ελληνικό
gemma-antiqua: Etruscan golden hair ornament, dated to the 7th century BCE. Currently located in the Princeton University Art Museum.
coolartefact: Ancient Painters Palette still containing pigments, carved out of ivory, and with the name of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III inscribed (ca. 1390-1353 BCE). source
gemma-antiqua:Ancient Egyptian rock crystal ring, carved into the shape of a sphinx. The ring dates to the 19th-20th dynasty, or 1295–1069 BCE.
ratak-monodosico:The God in Color exhibition at the Legion of Honor Museum in #SanFrancisco includes this ‘before and after’ of an #AncientGreek sculpture from the 2nd-century BCE. On the left you see what it looked 2,000+ yrs ago and, on the right,
lionofchaeronea: Etruscan bronze sculpture of the Chimera (known as the “Chimera of Arezzo”). Artist unknown; ca. 400 BCE. Found at Arezzo, Italy; now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence. Photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons.
historyarchaeologyartefacts:Lion weights, Assyria 800–700 BCE[2689x2001]
blondebrainpower:Chimera of Arezzo, Etruscan bronze-casting artwork, 400 BCE
blondebrainpower:Mycenaean Greek Jasper, 1200-1000 BCE. From Bertolami Fine Art
blondebrainpower:Detail of a marble statue of the goddess of health, Hygeia, 5th - 4th C BCE
blondebrainpower:Born 1350 BCE , The Bust of Armana Princess “Meritaten” Eldest Daughter of Egyptian Queen Nerfertiti.
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