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Egyptian Faience Hippo, Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasty, C. 2000 BC

Hippo figures served as grave goods in the Middle Kingdom, as the hippopotamus was a symbol for regeneration in the afterlife. The drawings on the figure are meant to mimic the natural habitat of the animal. Here the hippo is surrounded by lotus buds and flowers with a flying bird overhead, just as it would be in a papyrus thicket. This piece is probably from Thebes.

#egyptian art

eopederson

Capital de una columna, Itálica, Sevilla, Andalucía, 2016.

The ruins of the Roman settlement at Itálica, a few kilometers northwest of Sevilla, form one of the lesser known highlights of southern Spain, a town which, among other things, was the birthplace of 2 Roman emperors.

#roman ruins #spain

zeeandem

#modern ruins #immigrants #war

adrianbogatsky

Little bit of rain won’t hurt

#san francisco

#charlie chaplin #classical films

The tiny city of Frias in Burgos, Spain

#old cities #frias #spain

The Temple of Hadrian is one of the historic treasures of Ephesus in Turkey

#roman architecture

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georgemmorgan

by Conrad Bauer

#barcelona #old cities

55-581

#phonograph #old sound systems

archaicwonder

Neo-Babylonian Cylinder Seal, C. 900-700 BC

Chalcedony, with a combat scene between a winged hero and a winged goat with the hero bracing his foot on a small reclining goat.

#babilonian art

didoofcarthage

“Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Tachara Palace (Palace of Darius), Central Facade of Southern Stairway: Detail View of Relief Picturing a Lion Attacking”

1923-1928

glass negative from the Ernst Herzfeld Papers

Freer and Sackler Archives

#persian art