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theancientwayoflife · 3 days

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~ Torso of Venus.

Date: A.D. 1–200

Culture: Roman

Marble: Marble

#ancient #ancient art #history #museum #archeology #ancient sculpture #roman #ancient history #archaeology #ancient rome #roman empire #torso of venus #venus #marble #1st century #3rd century

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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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babyfoxcollectionthings · 3 months

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#archaeology #antiquity #history #ancient sculpture #ancient egypt

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tittiloi · 2 months

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I segni del tempo ©Tiziana Loiacono

#photographers on tumblr #conceptual #sculpture #ancient art #classical antiquities #ancient #history #museum #archeology #ancient sculpture #ancient history #archaeology #marble #dark

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oliverscarlin · 5 months

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Stephanos Athlete, Roman, Early Imperial, Date late 1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D

#stephanos athlete #ancient art #ancient sculpture #marble sculpture #art history #roman art #roman history

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blueiskewl · 4 months

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A Roman Green Schist Bust of Jupiter Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.

#A Roman Green Schist Bust of Jupiter #Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.#sculpture #ancient sculpture #bust #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman art

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carnageandculture · 7 months

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A marble sculpture of the Minotaur. A Roman copy of a Greek original by Myron. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

#art #ancient sculpture #minotaur #ancient rome #roman sculpture

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uncleclaudius · 7 months

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Reconstruction of a group of statues portraying the blinding of Cyclops Polyphemus by Odysseus and his men.

The destroyed statues were discovered in a collapsed coastal cave near the Italian village Sperlonga which has been identified as Spelunca, a place, where according to Suetonius, praetorian prefect Sejanus saved emperor Tiberius's life when the cave collapsed in 26 AD.

#ancient rome #emperor tiberius #sejanus #lucius aelius saianus #ancient sculpture #ancient civilisation #polyphemus #it awesome when you can connect an artefact with real historical event

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michael-svetbird · 3 months

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AMAZONOMACHY Sarcophagus From Soli, Northern Cyprus [found in 1557] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soli,_Cyprus Hellenistic period, 2nd half of the 4th c. BC Marble Provenance and additional data: https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/50832

KunstHistorisches Museum, Vienna | KHMV ["Ancient Greece and Rome", Saal XI] • Web : https://www.khm.at/en • FB : https://www.facebook.com/KHMWien • IG : @kunsthistorischesmuseumvienna

KHMV | Michael Svetbird phs©msp | 08|23 6300X4200 600 [I.-VII.] The photographed object is collection item of KHMV, photos are subject to copyright. [non commercial use | sorry for the watermarks]

📸 Part of the "SARCOPHAGI:Reliefs" MSP Online Photo-gallery:

👉 D-ART: https://www.deviantart.com/svetbird1234/gallery/69396046/sarcophagi-reliefs

👉 FB | Album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.843393602695885&type=3

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jeannepompadour · 1 month

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Bas reliefs in Mahabalipurammade in the 7th-8th century; Tamil Nadu, India

#mdpindia #sculpture #mdpsculpture #india #ancient sculpture #ancient #indian sculpture #hinduism #shiva #7th c. india #8th c. india

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evilios · 5 months

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Roman statue of Apollo from Miletus, modern-day Turkey

Miletus is traditionally believed to have been founded by Cretan colonists from Miletos in southwest Anatolia somewhere before 1400 BCE. The site passed into Mycenaean, Carian, and Roman control.

This statue is from the Roman era, dating back to the 2nd century CE when Miletus was a flourishing free city.

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#art #ancient art #ancient sculpture #apollo #miletus #APOLLO 🌞#ANTIGÜEDADES 💎

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theancientwayoflife · 24 days

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