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'Rotas Square' Early Religious Acrostic, 2nd Century CE Roman Plaster, Corinium Museum, Cirencester
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An 18th century CE ivory dildo complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation and its own discreet cloth bag. The didlo was hidden in the seat of a Louis XV armchair found in a convent near Paris. Now housed at the Science Museum in London
More: https://thetravelbible.com/mysterious-archaeological-finds/
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In the Tepidarium by John William Godward (1913)
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~ Circus cup decorated with flowers and birds
Place of origin: Varpelev, Denmark
Period: Roman
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Bronze hand used in the worship of Sabazios. Hands decorated with religious symbols were designed to stand in sanctuaries or, like this one, were attached to poles for processional use.
Date: Roman 1st–2nd century AD.
Collection: British Museum.
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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)
Birth of Venus, 1879
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
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A Roman Lady (1858) by Frederic Leighton
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Roman period Head of Apollo
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Roman Votive Relief of Mercury found at Watermoor, Cirencester.
Mercury is shown here with all his associated symbols such as the cockerel and the purse.
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Stone cooking supports used to grill skewers of meat by Minoans on Santorini, circa 3600 years old. The line of holes in the base supplied coals with oxygen. Many consider modern "souvlaki" street kebabs a direct descendant of this portable food system. Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Greece. More: https://thetravelbible.com/museum-of-artifacts/
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Preparing for the Bath by John William Godward (1900)
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~ Pair of Architectural Reliefs with Elephants.
Date: A.D. 80–100
Culture: Roman
Place of origin: Western Roman Empire
Medium: Italian marble
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