The Ancient Dragon God Before Gallery
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The Hymn of Ninkasi, The Ancient Sumerians loved their beer. In fact they love their beer so much t
thegetty:Three favorite objects selected by our new curator of antiquities.Head of a Bearded Man, 16
theancientwayoflife:~ Statuette of a Woman.Culture: GreekPlace of origin: eastern Mediterrean, Greec
Painted wooden panel of TabakenkhonsuPeriod: Late Period, KushiteDynasty: Dynasty 25Date: ca. 680–67
theancientwayoflife:~ Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a column.Culture: GreekPeriod: Early Helleni
“Roman matrona at her toilette” from the thermal baths of Sidi Ghrib, Roman Carthage.Dat
thegetty:Ancient Eyes, watching you since before Christ.Portrait Busts of Two Youths (detail), A.D.
thejaebeom:“Deep within Jordan’s desolate desert canyons and rugged mountains lies an ancient treasu
last-of-the-romans:Ancient Greek theatre of Miletus.
aquilasaurus:c-aesarion:Ancient Theater at Epidaurus. @
Scene from Theban Tomb 52, belonging to one Nakht, an astronomer, priest, and scribe during the reig
hellenic-macedonia:Macedonian tomb, Ancient Greece, ThessalonikiGreece
Small painted terracotta rhyton in the shape of a lion’s head. Artist unknown; Mature Late Cycladic
A Maenad from Thermae of Caracalla in Rome. Roman copy made in the time of Severus (c. 193-235 A.D.)
Ancient Egyptian murals from the tomb of Nakht, Thebes. Reign of Thutmose IV, 18th dynasty, 1422-141
Ushabti (glazed and painted steatite) of the chief steward and scribe Seniu. Artist unknown; ca. 15
via-appia:Late Roman coin-weight in the name of Honorius and Theodosius IIRoman, 408-423 A.D.
met-ancient-art:Eye idol, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ancient Near Eastern ArtGift of The Institute
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens - Greece This ancient theater was built at the base of the Acr
Fun History FactThe ancient Egyptians would mourn the death of a pet cat by shaving their eyebrows.
Ancient Egyptian funerary stele (painted wood) of a man named Aafenmut, showing the deceased making
thegetty:Ancient Bronzes Visit Los AngelesRare, powerful, beautiful, and unusual sculptures from th
Relief showing Nefertiti, ca. 1370-1330 BC. Great Royal Wife and Akhenaten, and their children, with
currentsinbiology:How ancient whales lost their teeth—and turned into the world’s biggest living fil
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