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The Siren (Sirenen). By French painter Paul Albert Besnard, 1849-1934.
Taken at the Glyptoteket in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1st c. AD, Capua.
He was a teacher.
Qui cum dum haberet clausam in castello anim[u]/lam mortalem ad superos licitum est [f]initam ad diem p[a]rce / pudensque vixit omni tempore / Auruncus era[t] Fu[r]ius erat nomine / magister ludi litterari Philocalus summa quom castitate in / discipulos suos idemque testamenta scripsit cum fide nec / quoiquam pernegavit laesit neminem ita [de]cucurrit vitam / fidus sine metu eius ossa nunc hic sita sunt posita a centuri(i)s
Now in Naples National Archaeological Museum.
Museum of Roman Civilisation.
Scylla Group. Cast reconstruction of the Archaeologist Bernard Andrea. Haus der Kunst Munich. By www.ontravelwriting.com
Freestanding double-headed terracotta votive statue with birdlike features, beak-like pinched nose, expressive button-hole eyes,wearing high crowns, wide shoulders and the hands to the chest. 3000 BC (5" x 2 ¼" )
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (7.80 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head right / IMP • X across field, ACT in exergue, Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, wearing long drapery, standing facing, head left, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre in left. RIC I 170; Lyon 27; Calicó 215; BMCRE 459-60 = BMCRR Gaul 173-4; BN 1394-5.
The famous ancient indian rock art known as "Tsagaglalal" or "She Who Watches" located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of "Tsagaglalal"
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 "There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked "What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?" "I am teaching them to live well and build good houses," she said.
"Soon the world will change," said Coyote, "and women will no longer be chiefs." Then he changed her into a rock with the command, "You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here."
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them."
The kausia was an ancient Macedonian flat hat, commonly worn during the Hellenistic period, possibly even before Alexander the Great’s time. It was part of the royal attire for Macedonian kings, often adorned with a diadem. The hat served both as a symbol of status and practical protection against the sun, used by soldiers and commoners alike. The kausia has been depicted on coins, statues, and frescoes across regions influenced by Macedonian culture. Its design may have inspired similar headgear in modern-day #Afghanistan and #Pakistan, known as the pakol
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Carved light yellow amber Kuan Yin, Chinese Goddess of Mercy in seated position. Hands clasped and eyes closed in prayer. 1700’s AD (5 ½” x 3 ½”)
I have probably been to La Bajada to take photos 8 times and have managed to miss this one every time. I have always thought it looked lik an abstract frog. I don't ususlly care for the abstract design but this one is an exception.
Parthian. Silver tetradrachm of Phraates IV. Obverse with a bearded portrait, reverse with a seated archer with a bow, surrounded by inscriptions. 38 - 2 BC (1 ¼")
If you click to see the enlarged version of the photo you can see several climbers at various places along the route up to the top.
Desert road trip across Eastern Oregon, Nevada (via HWY 50), and Southern Utah
One of the most important korai, masterpiece of 500 B.C. in which the expression begins to be introverted and the smile is preserved only at the corner of the lips, imparting an enigmatic air to the face. Photo taken in 1985 from the old museum of Acropolis. Now is displayed at the new museum
Budapest, 100-130 AD.
He was a member of the Guild of Builders and the Guild of Textile Dealers. He was from Nemausus.
C (aio) Secconio / Paterno / dom (o) Nemes / ann (orum) LXX / coll (egium) fabr (um) / et centon (ariorum) / posuit
Aquincum Museum.
The Jamacoaque civilization mastered the art of metallurgy and had a thorough knowledge of alloy production, notably a well-developed alloy of copper and arsenic. They were also well-versed in the process of gold plating.
The method employed for casting metal was placing it in a ceramic crucible and heating it using wood charcoal as fuel. Air was blown into the kiln with a bamboo tube until the temperature reached 1100ºC, sufficient to melt gold or copper. These items are unique and seldom exhibited. They are made of solid copper and are very heavy. They have an excellent green patina on all three. The largest shows evidence of original gold plating. Manabi region, Ecuador. 500 BC – 500AD. Condition is Choice.
The sizes are 25mm wide, 22mm tall, 20mm thick, 68.8g; 22mm wide, 21mm tall, 15mm thick, 33.5g; and 18mm wide, 15mm tall, 8mm thick, 10g. galeriacontici.net/precolumbian-art/south-america/page/5/
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (7.81 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 8 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, laureate head right / IMP • XIIII in exergue, on right, Augustus, bareheaded and togate, seated left on curule chair set on low daïs, extending his right hand toward a cloaked Gaul or German on left, standing right, presenting a child held out in both hands toward Augustus. RIC I 200; Lyon 64; Calicó 235; BMCRE 492 = BMCRR Gaul 215; BN 1451-1452.
Heracles wrestling with Nereus, the triton. An altar with a Greek myth.
Taken at the Glyptoteket in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marble head of a youth, Roman, probably Claudian period, ca. A.D. 41-54 & Marble statue of the Diadoumenos, Roman, Imperial Period, 1st-2nd century A.D.; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.