Classics Gallery

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catilinas:“swallowed an egg”
Head of Zeus.  Artist unknown; Flavian period (69-96 CE).  From Ephesus; now in the Ephesus Archaeol
wdasgifs:The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), dir. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Ancient Greek gold ring with a garnet intaglio, depicting either the god Dionysus himself or Ptolemy
Limestone head, identified as the Ptolemaic queen Arsinoe II. Artist unknown; 278-270 BCE (reign of
Silver tetradrachm of the polis of Naxos (Sicily).  On the obverse, a bearded head of Dionysus, wear
Apulian terracotta askos (flask with spout and handle) in the shape of a bull.  Artist unknown; 4th
sassy-cicero-says:It’s mandatory for Tasmanians travelling to the mainland to make a pilgrimage to t
usfspecialcollections:Boris Pasternak’s DoctorZhivago is celebrated as one of the great classics of
princes-jasmine:Middle eastern/arabic words and foods used in Aladdin.
quousque:lifethe-universe-andeverything:Since I’m a giant Classics nerd I made some Greek pottery in
Askos in the shape of a woman’s head, surmounted by an eagle.  Artist unknown; ca. 270-200 BCE.  Fro
South Italian painted rhyton in the shape of a goat’s head.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  Now in
gnossienne:Louise Glück, from The Triumph of Achilles
sinesalvatorem:pandoracampbell:Signs you’re a classics nerd: you have a collection of Roman Memes so
Ancient Greek bronze coin, believed to have been issued by the city of Apollonia in Macedon.  On the
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antique-royals:John William Godward  (1861 –1922)
newfavething:useful verb of the day
stickfiguregods:Some stuff never changes.Student: Let’s play a game! Teacher: What did you say imper
thoodleoo:and people say the classics aren’t relatable
Ray & Charles Eames, desk chair EA 117, 1958. Made by Herman Miller, 1970. USA.
Statue of a man (either an emperor or general) in a Roman military corselet decorated with Selene an
inorheona:the ambassador based off of Idleness by John William Godward
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