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19 février 2013

An important necklace with a ram's head pendant. Greek, 5th cent. B.C.

An important necklace with a ram's head pendant. Greek, 5th cent. B.C.
An important necklace with a ram's head pendant. Greek, 5th cent. B.C. Photo Cahn Auktionen AG L. 17 cm. Gold. The necklace is composed of ribbed beads between which acorn and squash pendants alternate. A ram's head protome forms the central element....
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19 février 2013

Earring with ram's headEarring with ram's head. Egyptian, gold

Earring with ram's headEarring with ram's head. Egyptian, gold
Earring with ram's head. Egyptian, gold, 5/8 x 9/16 in., 3/16 in. (1.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 cm). Gift of Mrs. Cole Porter. JE.1.C. © 2011 Williams College of Art The god Amun was often portrayed as a ram and both were associated with creativity and virility....
18 février 2013

Oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at Palladion. Greek, Late Hellenistic Period, Late 1st century B.C.

Oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at Palladion. Greek, Late Hellenistic Period, Late 1st century B.C.
Oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at Palladion. Greek, Late Hellenistic Period, Late 1st century B.C. Chalkis, Euboea, Greece, Length (without setting): 21 mm (13/16 in.). Sard. 27.713. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912. © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston...
18 février 2013

Oval gem with the head of Sirius (the Dog Star). Roman, Republican or Early Imperial Period, 1st century B.C.

Oval gem with the head of Sirius (the Dog Star). Roman, Republican or Early Imperial Period, 1st century B.C.
Oval gem with the head of Sirius (the Dog Star). Roman, Republican or Early Imperial Period, 1st century B.C. Garnet, 2.1 x 1.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 in.). 27.734. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912. © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Strongly convex intaglio...
16 février 2013

Fragmentary bronze portrait of the emperor Caracalla, ca. 212–217 A.D. Mid-Imperial, Severan. Roman Bronze

Fragmentary bronze portrait of the emperor Caracalla, ca. 212–217 A.D. Mid-Imperial, Severan. Roman Bronze
Fragmentary bronze portrait of the emperor Caracalla, ca. 212–217 A.D. Mid-Imperial, Severan. Roman Bronze © 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm). Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989 (1989.281.80) This portrait depicts Caracalla...
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15 février 2013

Israel Museum presents first exhibition on King Herod featuring newly discovered tomb

Israel Museum presents first exhibition on King Herod featuring newly discovered tomb
King Herod, the biblical Roman-Jewish king who ruled Jerusalem from 37 to 4 BC. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ. JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, premieres the world’s first exhibition on the life and legacy of Herod the Great, one of the most influential...
11 février 2013

A masterpiece of ancient Greece: A world of men, gods, and heroes on view in Tokyo

A masterpiece of ancient Greece: A world of men, gods, and heroes on view in Tokyo
Mask of Dionysos, Boeotia, c. 450–400 BC; Clay, Paris, Musée du Louvre. CA 640 © Photo DNP / Philippe Fuzeau. TOKYO.- The tenth Louvre - DNP Museum Lab presentation, which closes the second phase of this partnership between the Louvre and Dai Nippon Printing...
10 février 2013

Bracciale con serpenti. Magna Grecia, Cuma c.200-100 A.C.

Bracciale con serpenti. Magna Grecia, Cuma c.200-100 A.C.
Bracciale con serpenti. Magna Grecia, Cuma c.200-100 A.C.
8 février 2013

Exposition Back to Classic à la Liebighaus, Francfort

Exposition Back to Classic à la Liebighaus, Francfort
Le Boxeur du Quirinal (fin du IVe siècle ou début du IIIe siècle av. J.-C., Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome). Photo akg-images/Jürgen Raible FRANCFOTT - From 8 February to 26 May 2013, the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung will shed new light on ancient Greece...
1 février 2013

Nero supports a slumping naked Armenia. Roman relief sculpture, Aphrodisias, Turkey

Nero supports a slumping naked Armenia. Roman relief sculpture, Aphrodisias, Turkey
Roman relief sculpture, Aphrodisias, Turkey. Nero supports a slumping naked Armenia. © Paul Edward Williams 2012 She wears a soft eastern hat.
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