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Carved in stone, this Cypriot head preserves the quiet dignity of a devotion that has endured for centuries.
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An eternal union of love and faith, where earthly devotion meets divine blessing.
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In this extraordinary bronze, the divine authority of Jupiter meets the mysticism of Serapis.
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What fascinates me about ancient Greek art how even an object of everyday life could become a true work of art.
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I will always love the Amarna period, a remarkable chapter in Egyptian history when art dared to break with tradition.
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This was one of my brother's favorite pieces. Small in scale, yet extraordinary in presence, it embodies the beauty, faith, and timeless spirit of Byzantine art.
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The thinly potted kyathos, a cup-shaped ladle with one long looped handle, is decorated with a figural group of Dionysos and a satyr.
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Attic Greek Black-Figure Kyathos with Dionysos and Satyr - Phoenix Ancient Art
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This vessel is of an excellent technical level. But from a stylistic point of view, the painting is slightly hasty and hesitant; the compositions, though correct and perfectly clear, are extremely succinct.
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On the reverse, each pendant bead is strung with a horizontal loop-in-loop articulated band. The terminals, both with ibex head and double lozenge above, constitute a hook and loop closure.
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Since the Hellenistic period, it became a tradition for the Greeks and Romans to present the bowls in the form of a shell as their table service dishes.
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The shape, the iconography of the piece, as well the usage of the garnet all point to a very particular and rare vessel. It is probably a dish that contained the holy-chrism (myron in the Oriental Church).
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Kandiles and slightly hollow plates are the two best known forms of the Cycladic marble vessel repertory.
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The hieroglyphs indicate the name of the pharaoh Seti II, one of the last rulers of the 19th Dynasty, a period marked by court intrigues and short reigns.
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In Ancient Egypt the stone vases were considered as first rate luxury objects: they appear only in the royal tombs as well as in the graves of the elite.
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The lion is represented reclining, with its hindquarters drawn and forelegs extended to the front; the head is turned to the right and the tail held erect, on the rump.
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Since the Late Archaic period, the city minted coins representing Taras riding a dolphin on the obverse, some coins have a depiction of a hippocamp on the reverse.
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Greek Agate Scaraboid Seal with a Hero Riding a Hippocamp - Phoenix Ancient Art
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In Greek mythology, Triton is a marine god, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite; known for his contest with Heracles (the hero’s twelfth labor); he often accompanied his father in depictions of battle.
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Along with the goat, the sheep were among the first animal species domesticated (Near East, around the 8th millennium BC) for food supply reasons (meat, dairy products) but also for wool, used for the manufacture of textiles and ropes.
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Objects imitating fruit were mostly votive offerings and mainly found in tombs. Pomegranates had different associations in Greek and Roman mythology
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