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18 juin 2009

'Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece' @ the Walters Art Museum

Odysseus and the Sirens. Attic black-figure oinochoe, ca. 520 BCE; height 22 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung, 1993.216; Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulterbesitz / Art Resources, NY (Ingrid Geske-Heiden). BALTIMORE, DE.- From ancient times...

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Tags: Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, Ancient Greece, Corinthian Helmet, Odysseus, Polyphemos

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17 juin 2009

One of the Most Impressive and Largest Mosaics in Israel will be Re-exposed

Photos by Niki Davidov, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority JERUSALEM.- Thirteen years after one of the most beautiful mosaics ever to be seen in the country was covered over, the Israel Antiquities Authority, in cooperation with the municipality...

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Tags: mosaic, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem

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15 juin 2009

Statuette féminine de Péplophore acéphale. Marbre blanc, 460-450 av. J.-C.

Statuette féminine de Péplophore acéphale. Marbre blanc, 460-450 av. J.-C. Elle est vêtue d'un péplos de type dorique laissant le bras gauche nu et tient une couronne de fleurs. Traces de tenons métalliques antiques au niveau de l'épaule droite. Petits...

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Tags: marbre blanc, 460-450 av. J.-C., Péplophore, Statuette féminine

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7 juin 2009

A Faience Sistrum of the Goddess Hathor, late 26th Dynasty, circa 600-525 B.C.

A Faience Sistrum of the Goddess Hathor, late 26th Dynasty, circa 600-525 B.C. in the form of a Hathor-head capital wearing a broad collar and striated wig bound in horizontal bands, uraei on her shoulders, the rattle above in the form of a naos supported...

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Tags: Egypt, Hathor, 26th Dynasty, 600-525 B.C., Faience, Sistrum

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7 juin 2009

A Granite Head of Ramesses II wearing the Blue Crown, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 B.C.

A Granite Head of Ramesses II wearing the Blue Crown, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 B.C. representing the king early in his reign, resting against a rectangular back pillar with two fragmentary columns of inscription in sunk relief, and...

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Tags: Egypt, 19th Dynasty, 1279-1213 B.C., Blue Crown, Granite, Ramesses II

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7 juin 2009

A Peridotite Block Statue of the Priest of Hathor Amenmose asking for Offerings, 19th Dynasty, 1292-1190 B.C.

A Peridotite Block Statue of the Priest of Hathor Amenmose asking for Offerings, 19th Dynasty, 1292-1190 B.C. seated on a stepped pedestal and holding his upturned hands before him, the folds of his ample belly indicated, and wearing a long kilt reaching...

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Tags: Egypt, 1292-1190 B.C., 19th Dynasty, Amenmose, Hathor, Peridotite

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6 juin 2009

A Marble Portrait Head of the Tragedian Sophocles, circa late 1st/early 2nd Century A.D.

A Marble Portrait Head of the Tragedian Sophocles, circa late 1st/early 2nd Century A.D. based on a 4th Century B.C. Greek original, with deeply drilled wavy beard, long moustache, deep-set eyes drilled in the inner corners, and hair bound in a fillet;...

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Tags: Marble, Sophocles, late 1stearly 2nd Century A.D.

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6 juin 2009

A Bi-colored Marble Head of Dionysos, Roman Imperial, circa late 1st Century A.D.

A Bi-colored Marble Head of Dionysos, Roman Imperial, circa late 1st Century A.D. based on a Greek original of the late 4th Century B.C., the face carved out of a pale amber-colored vein within the white matrix, turned slightly to his right, his face...

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Tags: Marble, 1st Century A.D., Roman Imperial, Dionysos

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6 juin 2009

A Marble Torso of a God or Hero, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D.

A Marble Torso of a God or Hero, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D. standing with the weight on his left leg, and wearing a himation falling from his left shoulder and draped over his left forearm, the ends of his fillet falling over the shoulders,...

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Tags: Marble, 2nd Century A.D., Roman Imperial, Torso

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5 juin 2009

A Monumental Marble Figure of a Youth, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D., with 17th/early 18th Century Restorations

A Monumental Marble Figure of a Youth, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D., with 17th/early 18th Century Restorations standing with his weight on the right leg, the base, head, and other extremities restored. height 81 1/2 in. 207 cm. Est. 150,000—250,000...

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Tags: 1st Century A.D., Marble Figure, Roman Imperial

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