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Aphrodite

Caryatid mirror with Aphrodite, ca.1460 BC, (Ancient Greece ), bronze, 43.6x18x7.7 cm

The Walters Art Museum Inv. 54.769

A graceful female figure serves as a "caryatid," or human support, for a mirror. The figure's pose, demure gestures, and simple drapery characterize the quiet elegance of the Early Classical style. The presence of the winged Eros figures (representing the god of love) above suggests that the maiden is a bride or perhaps Aphrodite herself. The siren at the top of the disk recalls the irresistible allure of these mythical bird-women. (Walters Museum)

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Ancient Egyptian bronze figurine of the god Bes. Artist unknown; ca. 711-657 BCE (25th Dynasty, Late Period). Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo credit: LACMA.

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NGC 6357, Cathedral of the Stars

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Autumnal

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Cyryl Polaczek — Funny Weather (oil on plywood, 2022)

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Eye from a Bronze Statue, Greek - 5th - 2nd century B.C. made from marble, obsidian, glass, and copper.

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Nikolai Vorobyov • Tugarin Zmeyevich (detail)

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A Byzantine Stone Relief, 12th/13th century.

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Catedral de Ely U.K.

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Panteón, Roma

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Gold and silver coffin containing a mummified Ibis, Ptolemaic Egypt, 300-30 BC

from The Brooklyn Museum

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The luminous beams of the moon penetrate the clouds, producing a rare visual phenomenon.

📸V. Boltik

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The Fairy of the Moon, circa 1891. Painted by Hermann Kaulbach.

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I very much enjoy it, it relaxes me, when I have the time to sit and color an ancient Greek drawing, finding the right colors is a beautiful challenge so alternative perspectives can come to life. Is it a nerdy or a cool hobby? I find it quite satisfying.

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~ Statue of Tyche.

Date: A.D. 2nd century

Medium: Marble

Provinience: Istanbul, Archaeological Museum.