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Roman, Cup, 1st-4th century (source).

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Bronze sword with ivory hilt, Minoan, 1400-1300 BC

from The Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete

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floral medallion | c. 250 - 300 CE | conímbriga, roman-era iberia (modern day portugal)

in the museu nacional de conímbriga collection

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Reliquary of Abydos

This reliquary is notable for its design, with a base adorned with four lion protomes (the head and upper part of the body of the lion). These lion elements reflect the artistic traditions of the period and were likely included for symbolic reasons, as lions were often associated with strength, protection, and royalty in ancient Egypt.

The reliquary is made of diorite, a durable and dense stone. The object stands about 14.6 cm tall and 11.7 cm wide, so it is relatively small but intricately detailed.

A reliquary in the ancient Egyptian context is typically a container for relics or sacred objects. This particular one is believed to have been created to house a relic connected to Osiris, the god of the afterlife.

Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC. Now in the Louvre. E 11072

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detail of a statue of amunhotep iii | c. 1390 - 1352 BCE | egypt, new kingdom, late 18th dynasty

in the brooklyn museum collection

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Pair of bronze foot-guards. Greek or Italian, about 520-480 BC.

Courtesy & currently located at The British Museum, London. Photo taken by nikoretro

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The Ancient Tholos Temple in Delphi, Greece.

Photo taken by Kufoleto

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Heracles wrestles the Nemean Lion. Silver tetradrachm minted by King Lykkeios of Paionia (an ancient kingdom located northwest of Macedon, corresponding roughly to the present-day nation of North Macedonia) between 359 and 335 BCE. Now in the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich, Germany. Photo credit: ArchaiOptix/Wikimedia Commons.

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Guilded silver rhyton, Parthian (Iran), 50BC-50AD

from The J. Paul Getty Museum

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Minoan Bronze Age frescos inside Building B, Akrotiri of Thera, of two young boxers and antelope.

Courtesy & currently located at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Photo taken by Marsyas

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Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man, Egyptian, ca. AD 170-180 (Roman Imperial), made of encaustic on wood.

Prior to the Roman Period, the likeness of the deceased on the mummy mask, coffin, and sarcophagus was an idealized representation that conformed to the general style of the period.

With the arrival of Roman rule in Egypt, mummy portraits became increasingly naturalistic. The new style of portraiture was sometimes rendered in two-dimensional paintings on a wood panel or on linen.

The panel portraits were made in either tempera paint or in encaustic, like this example. Encaustic painting is a technique in which the pigment is dissolved in wax before it is applied to the surface.

Courtesy & currently located at the Walters Art Museum, USA

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Askos in the form of a piggy, Greek Sicily, 4th century BC

from The Burrell Collection, Glasgow

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boar-shaped rattle | c. 600 - 480 BCE | cypriot, probably made in salamis

in the μουσείο κυκλαδικής τέχνης (museum of cycladic art) collection

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The ancient theatre of Epidavros, Peloponnese, Greece. 4th c.BC.

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Gold mounted lapis lazuli seal, Minoan, 1500 - 1450 BC

from The Heraklion Museum

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Gold signet ring inscribed with Linear A writing, Minoan, 1700-1600 BC

from The Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete

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Monumental marble statue of Athena (Minerva) found in one of the most important rooms of the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum.

 National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Photo: Giorgio Albano