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pwlanier · 1 year

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Fine Charles II Silk Biblical Needlework

British, late 17th century, center depiction of the banishment of Hagar by Abraham, surrounded by manor house with mica windows upper left, unicorn, lion, and leopard along with various exotic flowers, silk embroidery and raised figures on cream satin ground.

Brunk Auctions

#textiles #needlework #sampler #british antiques

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thearchaicsmile · 6 months

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Late Roman stone mosaic from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, Caria (modern Bodrum, Turkey), dated 4th century AD, now in the British Museum. A coloured laurel wreath encloses a Greek inscription with the following words:

ΥΓΙΑ "Health" ΖΟΗ "Life" ΧΑΡΑ "Joy" ΕΙΡΗΝΗ "Peace" ΕΥΘΥΜΙΑ "Happiness" ΕΛΠΙϹ "Hope"

🏛️: © The Trustees of the British Museum

#classics #classical antiquity #ancient greece #classical archaeology #halicarnassus #caria #british museum #ancient greek

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1five1two · 2 years

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3,270-year-old Hove amber cup, found in 1856 in Hove, England. It's made of a single piece of amber

#antiquities #British antiquities #Amber #Cup

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eirene · 7 months

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Roman Courtship (details), ca. 1900

Sir William Reynolds-Stephens

#William Reynolds-Stephens #oil on canvas #british art #english art #classical antiquity #1900s #art #painting #art history #scene #the parcae #roman mythology #mythology

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alatismeni-theitsa · 5 months

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On Saturday, November 2023, the Greek soprano Sonia Theodoridou accompanied by six modern Greek Caryatids, dressed in ancient Greek dresses, entered the British Museum to meet the Caryatid of the Erechtheum of the Acropolis of Athens, abducted by Lord Elgin.

Many of the people who were in the halls of the British Museum began to cry, while the security of the British Museum, which was initially hostile to the protest of the Greek women, then changed its attitude and became friendly, as we read on Sonia Theodoridou's Facebook page.

The soprano Sonia Theodoridou accompanied by six beautiful Greek women dressed in white, as other Caryatids, entered the British museum in search of their lost "sister", causing the interest of both tourists and those visiting the museum at that time.

People pulled aside to pass. Everyone was wondering what was going on. Even the museum officials. As soon as they realized that they were searching in silence for the sixth Caryatid, since they could not find her, they themselves led them to her.

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#caryatid #greek people #british museum #antiquity theft #Sonia Theodoridou #news

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illustratus · 1 month

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Pallas Athena and the Herdsman's Dogs by Briton Rivière

Then drew she nigh, in shape a stately dame,

Graced with all noble gifts of womanhood:

None save Odysseus saw her; for to few

Of mortal birth the gods reveal themselves.

But the dogs knew her coming, and with whine

And whimpering crouched aloof.

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theantonian · 3 months

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Red Jasper Sealstone Intaglio of Heroic Antonius.

Roman c 40-30BC

L: 1.40 cm/W: 1 cm

An exceptionally clear profile portrait, with long, tousled hair, the locks carefully delineated and no beard. The nose is hooked, the slightly open mouth downturned and the chin prominent. The features resemble those of Mark Antony on some of his coin portraits, and the bust ends at the neck.

from The British Museum

Source: The British Museum

#mark antony #marc antony #marcus antonius #british museum #red jasper #intaglio #jewellery #antiquity #antiquities #roman art #art #art history #rome #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman republic #ancient art

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lionofchaeronea · 11 months

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The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius, John William Waterhouse, 1883

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blue-and-gilt · 1 year

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What happens when a friend and fellow sword collector comes round to talk swords, collecting, rifles, books and generally chew the fat.

#swords #sabres #spadroons #1796 Pattern #1803 Pattern #French Swords #British Swords #Georgian Swords #Napoleonic Swords #Antiques #Military History #Cavalry #Infantry #Light Cavalry #Heavy Cavalry #Dragoons

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retromania4ever · 7 months

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1954 Jaguar D-Type 🇬🇧

#jaguar #antique car #supercar #automobile #old car #retrocar #old cars #lemans24h #British

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the-jewel-catalogue · 16 days

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Princess Anne's antique diamond star brooch

The brooch has been in Princess Anne’s jewelry collection for more than half a century. She began wearing it around 1970, the year she turned 20.

The brooch is designed as a six-pointed star. One of the star’s points is slightly longer than the others. Six diamond brilliants are arranged around the star on a knife’s edge setting. A second six-pointed star is mounted atop the main portion of the brooch, with a diamond brilliant set in its center. To my knowledge, the provenance of Anne’s star brooch has never been revealed, but its design is typical of pieces from the Victorian era.

~ The Court Jeweller

#princess anne #antique diamond star brooch #jewel;brooch #source;thecourtjeweller #british royal family #thejewelcatalogue

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pwlanier · 1 year

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William de Morgan (British, 1839-1917)

An early Fulham Period tile, 1888-1897

Hand painted in colours, glazed, part of a repeating pattern with vases, flowers and foliage,

with impressed Sands End Pottery mark.

Bonhams

#british antiques #pottery #tile

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etakeh · 8 months

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Hey no stop laughing this is serious someone stole stuff from....um...the people who like...got most of their stuff through theft.

around eight million of them.

#around eight million objects #boo fucking hooo #you won't even miss them #british museum #theft #antiquities theft #museums

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eirene · 1 year

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Spring (details), 1894

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

#Lawrence Alma-Tadema #spring #details #english art #british art #1890s #academicism #art #painting #art history #oil on canvas #classical antiquity #ancient rome #flowers

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blueiskewl · 3 months

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Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum, 1870s By Stephen Thompson.

#Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum 1870s #ancient artifacts #art #artist #art work #art world #art news #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient egypt #egyptian history #egyptian art

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horsefigureoftheday · 2 months

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And above those tiers are the fine art horses - the bisques, the porcelains, the ceramics, the stonewares, the bronzes. But no one is mad enough to collect those. You save up to buy one or two and then you die :')

#not horse of the day #i could rant about the british fine art horse collectors who actually have dozens of antique ceramics worth thousands #but for my own sanity i won't :')

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