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28 octobre 2008

"The Aztec World" @ The Field Museum, Chicago

"The Aztec World" @ The Field Museum, Chicago
Mictlantecuhtli Detail. © Michel Zabé / AZA. Reproduction authorized by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia CHICAGO.- The Field Museum’s newest exhibition, The Aztec World , gives visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the...
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24 octobre 2008

"Gods in Color" @ Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt

"Gods in Color" @ Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt
Artemis, the Goddess of Hunt (the so-called Peplos Kore) from the Athenian Acropolis. Color reconstruction of the original Greek marble executed ca. 520 B.C. (2003 Vinzenz Brinkmann & Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann). Photograph: Dieter Rehm. FRANKFURT.- Liebieghaus...
22 octobre 2008

"Ephesos: Architecture, Monuments & Sculpture" @ Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

"Ephesos: Architecture, Monuments & Sculpture" @ Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Statue der Artemis Ephesia, die so genannte "Große Artemis" © Ahmet Ertug VIENNA.- The exhibition celebrates the 30 year anniversary of the Ephesos Museum in Vienna by offering visitors a unique experience of the World Heritage Site Ephesos: 25 large...
20 octobre 2008

An Egyptian greywacke Bes head. Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.

An Egyptian greywacke Bes head. Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
An Egyptian greywacke Bes head. Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. Of typical form, with a finely striated beard, the smiling lips parted to reveal teeth, with a snub nose and large oval eyes with extended cosmetic lines, the pointed eyebrows upraised, with...
20 octobre 2008

An Egyptian indurated limestone figure of Taueret. 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.

An Egyptian indurated limestone figure of Taueret. 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.
An Egyptian indurated limestone figure of Taueret. 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C. The goddess in typical pose, with swollen belly and pendulous breasts, wearing a striped tripartite wig and broad collar, an incised crocodile tail running down her back,...
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20 octobre 2008

An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris. Late Period, after 600 B.C.

An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris. Late Period, after 600 B.C.
An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris. Late Period, after 600 B.C. Wearing the atef crown, with frontal uraeus, holding the crook and flail, the false beard with incised details and chin straps, the broad collar with a decorative tab at the back, 7¼in (18.4cm)...
20 octobre 2008

A large Egyptian bronze figure of Isis and Horus. Third Intermediate - Late Period, circa 747-525 B.C.

A large Egyptian bronze figure of Isis and Horus. Third Intermediate - Late Period, circa 747-525 B.C.
A large Egyptian bronze figure of Isis and Horus. Third Intermediate - Late Period, circa 747-525 B.C. The goddess shown seated suckling the infant Horus, wearing the lunar disc with horns, the tripartite wig with finely incised details, the close fitting...
20 octobre 2008

An Egyptian bronze figure of Maat. Late Period, after 700 B.C.

An Egyptian bronze figure of Maat. Late Period, after 700 B.C.
An Egyptian bronze figure of Maat. Late Period, after 700 B.C. Shown seated, with recessed eyes, wearing a tripartite wig with a hole in the crown for insertion of her symbol, the feather of Truth, 41/8in (10.5cm) high, mounted. Sold for £6,600 Provenance...
20 octobre 2008

"Roman Culture" @ Kunsthal Rotterdam

"Roman Culture" @ Kunsthal Rotterdam
Statue of Bacchus. End of the 2nd century. Marble, 135 cm (h). Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence ROTTERDAM.- The influence of the Roman Empire stretches up to the present. Western script, the weight system and the names of the months: all Roman inventions...
19 octobre 2008

An Egyptian yellow jasper face inlay. New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.

An Egyptian yellow jasper face inlay. New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
An Egyptian yellow jasper face inlay. New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C. Probably from a composite royal figure, in profile to the left, with full lips and aquiline nose, the large eye with extended cosmetic line and curved brow above, both recessed for...
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