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A reclining satyr holds a drinking cup. Scarab from Etruria, eponymous gem of the Master of the Lon
A plate depicting a winged, Gorgon-headed deity, shown in the traditional pose of the Πότνια Θηρῶν (
Marble relief of a physician named Jason, also known as Decimus, treating a patient. Artist unknown
Silver didrachm issued by Athens, ca. 520 BCE, bearing a Gorgon’s head. Now in the British Museum.
Sugpiaq/Alutiiq mask from the Yukon River. Artist unknown; acquired in 1890. Now in the British Mu
Carved pipe of the Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Now in the Peabody Muse
Chief’s rattle of the Haida or Tlingit, Pacific Northwest. Artist unknown; ca. 1850-1880. Now in t
Kwakiutl transformation mask. Artist unknown; collected on Harbledown Island, British Columbia, in
honorthegods:Roman deities honored on January 1. All photos © The Trustees of the British Museum. Im
January is named after the Roman god Janus. He had two faces to see the future and the past! This en
Mummy x-ray of a young male child. Name unknown (Roman Period) ~ British Museum Archives
King Lycurgus of Thrace attacks his wife in a frenzy. Lycurgus had been driven mad by Dionysus as p
ancientpeoples:Perfume Bottlec. 580 BCRhodian (Greek)(Source: The British Museum)
Selection of the Elgin Marbles, British Museum, London, 2010.These sculptures once adorned the Parth
Gilded mummy portrait of a womanEgypt, Roman Period, c. A.D. 160-170The British Museum
Bust of a granite statue of Ramesses II from the Temple of Khnum Aswan, Elephantine Island, Egypt19t
theancientworld:A female portrait on wood panel from Hawara, a site near the Fayum oasis Egypt54-68
jwstudio:Funerary portrait, detail.original post hereDescriptionLimewood portrait of a woman: theric
Limestone head from the statue of a worshiper of Apollo, bearded and wearing a helmet with upturned
Ancient Roman Nanotechnology — The Lycurgus CupIn the 1950’s the British Museum acquired
Bronze face-mask helmet of a Roman cavalryman, worn on special occasions. Artist unknown; late 1st
ancientpeoples:Brooch6th-7th Century ADEarly Anglo Saxon(Source: The British Museum)
The Townley Discobolus at the British Museum, London, UK. Roman copy with incorrectly restored head.
Two Ethiopians lead Andromeda to the rock where she is to be sacrificed to a sea monster. Detail fr
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