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Teatro Greco, Taormina, Italy

Big and little at the same time, brand-new and ancient, and the bluest blue, ever.

Ivory panel from a Byzantine diptych, depicting the Archangel Michael holding an orb.  It is thought

artofthedarkages:A leaf of a consular diptych of Flavius Felix, enrobed and holding a consular staff

Humiliation of Emperor Valerian by the Persian King Sapor, Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1521

Roman emperor Valerian kneeling in front of his captor, Shapur IPerhaps a bit OT, but certainly an i

thatlittleegyptologist:Temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari at Abu Simbel

Marble bust of the Roman emperor Gordian III (r. 238-244 CE).  Now in the Altes Museum, Berlin.  Pho

marmarinos:Ancient Roman bust of emperor Philip the Arab (r. 244-249), dated to the 3rd century CE.

Empress Marcia Otacilia Severa* wife of Philip the Arab (ruled 244-249)* Palazzo Massimo, RomeCredit

BowlIran, Sasanian, 500-700 ADSilver gilt, Overall: 5 x 13.4 cm (1 15/16 x 5 ¼ in)Every good

ancientart:Sasanian rock relief of Firuzabad II, showing the investiture of King Ardashir I. Dated t

Group of four vases from northwest AnatoliaEarly Bronze Age, c. 2300-2000 B.C.electrum, gilded silve

ancientpeoples:Gilded silver roundel with Apollo The god is shown as a musician, his lyre is shown o

Sasanian Kingdom (Iran area). Varhran (Bahram) II (CE 276-293). Gold Dinar.

Sasanian kingdom (Iran area). Varhran (Bahram) II (CE 276-293). Silver Drachm.

Ewer decorated with female figures. Iran, Sasanian Period, 7th-6th centuries A.D. Silver and gilt. A

Silver and gilt plate and bowl with image of hunting king. Iran, Sasanian Period, 4th to 5th century

Head of a roaring lionNeo-Assyrian (from Nimrud), c. 9th-8th centuries B.C.ivoryMetropolitan Museum

Two panels with striding lions from the Processional Way in Babylon Neo-Babylonian, c. 604-562 B.C.C

Metis:This Greek goddess is an Oceanid, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, as well as one of the Titan

The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light / Beyond Oasis [ストーリー・オブ・トア 光を継ぐ者] for the Mega Drive, A

Panorama over old town of Tallinn in Estonia by BackyardProductions

robertkazinsky:Long ago, in the faraway land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful g

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