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ancientcharm · 1 day

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From Villa of Cicero, Pompeii.

#fresco #archaeology #roman art #pompeii #ancient rome

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thesilicontribesman · 4 hours

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The Hunting Dogs Mosaic, Corinium Museum, Cirencester

#romans #roman #roman empire #roman mosaic #archaeology #mosaic #roman britain #roman craft #roman art #ancient cultures #ancient living #Corinium #Cirencester

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howamidrivinginlimbo · 2 days

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Roman statues of gods in Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

1: Marble statue of Aphrodite, Dresden-Capitoline style, a Roman copy made 140-160 AD after a Greek original 300-200 BC. 2. Marble statue of Antinous as Bacchus, 2nd century AD. 3. Roman copy of the Athena Parthenos. 4. Roman statue of a river deity (the Nile?), 2nd century AD.

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uncleclaudius · 6 months

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2 silver cups, part of the so-called Boscoreale treasure, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

#roman empire #ancient rome #pompeii #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient art #roman art #ancient roman art

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lionofchaeronea · 2 months

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Mosaic of sea creatures (the so-called "Fish Catalog") from the House of the Geometric Mosaics (VIII.2.16) at Pompeii. Artist unknown; ca. 100 BCE. Now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. Photo credit: Massimo Finizio.

#classics #tagamemnon #Ancient Rome #Pompeii #art #art history #ancient art #Roman art #Ancient Roman art #mosaic #sea creatures #NAM Naples

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blueiskewl · 2 months

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Roman Glass Bowl 1st century B.C. The J. Paul Getty Museum.

#Roman Glass Bowl #1st century B.C.#glass #ancient glass #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman art #blue

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the-cricket-chirps · 6 months

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Bronze statuette of a dog

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2nd-3rd century CE

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a-sculpture-a-day · 9 months

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Menelaus Carrying the Body of Patroclus or Ajax Carrying the Body of Achilles, 1st century AD, Roman copy after a Hellenestic bronze (ca. 200-150 BC), with modern restorations, marble, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence.

#sculpture #art history #patroclus #achilles #menelaus #ajax #mythology #greek mythology #greek art #ancient greece #roman art #marble #florence

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metanoias-substack · 7 months

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When you think of ancient Greece or the Roman Empire, visions of white togas, ivory temples and sand-coloured amphitheatres likely come to mind.

If so, you might be in for a surprise.

Because this off-white and eggshell-dominated palette, which inspired the pristine surfaces of Renaissance sculptures and the blank facades of Neoclassical buildings, is… a lie.

We now know the ancient world was steeped in colour. It was, perhaps, a tad too colourful for our modern sensibilities — even borderline garish at times.

Click here to learn why generations of scholars and artists believed in a monochrome Classical Antiquity and see historically accurate reconstructions of ancient statues and buildings in all their glorious peacockery.

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theantonian · 3 months

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Roman marble statue of Dionysus (Bacchus), God of wine, patron of wine making.

Roman copy of a Greek original of late 4th century BC.

from The Collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

#roman art #dionysus #bacchus #marble statue #art history #ancient art #ancient artifacts #antiquities #antiquity #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman republic #rome #greek art #greek mythology

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arjuna-vallabha · 1 year

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Medusa from Ipogeo dei Cristalli, naples, IT

#Medusa #naples #italy #roman art #roman polytheism #hellenic polytheism

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ancientcharm · 2 days

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Head of Oceanus, detail of a mosaic from Baths of Themetra near Sousse, beginning of the 3rd century AD, Sousse Archaeological Museum, Tunisia By: Carole Raddato (CC)

#roman mosaic #archaeology #roman empire #roman art

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sixteenseveredhands · 1 month

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Ancient Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads, from the Eastern Mediterranean, c.100 BCE-100 CE: this necklace is composed of 30 glass beads, most of which are decorated with stylized faces

From the John Paul Getty Museum:

The beads are made of multi-colored opaque glass and are decorated with heads and floral designs. The necklace is in good condition; some beads are chipped or cracked.

The exact origin of this piece is unknown, but it can be traced back to the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was likely made by a Greek or Roman artist.

Each bead has a width of about 1.2cm (roughly half an inch); they're decorated with remarkably intricate details, and each face is depicted in its own unique style.

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John Paul Getty Museum: Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads

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howamidrivinginlimbo · 1 month

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The ancient city of Pompeii, Italy

On the first photo is the house of Paquius Proculus. On the last photo is the fullonica of Stephanus, a laundry worker who used the house as his workshop.

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oliverscarlin · 1 month

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Head from a bronze statue of the Roman emperor Alexander Severus (222-235 AD) from Ryakia, Archaeologica Museum, Dion

#art history #bronze sculpture #roman art #ancient art #sculpture #bronze statue

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lionofchaeronea · 3 months

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Mummy portrait (wax encaustic on sycamore wood) of a girl, from the Fayum region of Egypt. Artist unknown; ca. 120-150 CE (reign of Hadrian or Antoninus Pius). Now in the Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Photo credit: Carole Raddato.

#history #ancient history #Ancient Egypt #Roman Empire #Roman Egypt #art #art history #ancient art #Roman art #Egyptian art #Romano-Egyptian art #mummy portrait #encaustic painting #Liebieghaus

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