Ius Quiritium

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Lycian tombs and Roman theater in Tlos, Turkey

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Stone of the Pregnant Woman, a Roman monolith in Baalbek (Lebanon), early 20th-century.

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Triple-arched entrance to the Greco-Roman city of Ariassos, Turkey

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Gold and silver pectoral with inlays of carnelian and glass

Vulture with outstretched wings representing the tutelary goddess of Upper Egypt, Nekhbet, grasping coils of rope, a symbol of eternity. To the left of the vulture’s body is a rearing cobra. She is Wadjet, the goddess of Lower Egypt. Together, they form a pair referred to as the “Two Ladies” (Egyptian: Nebty) guardian deities of the king.

The pectoral was made as a piece of funerary equipment rather than as jewelry to be worn in life. Second Intermediate Period, 13th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 1783-1550 BC. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1981.159

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Jethro Buck - Little Big Bang

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Ruins at New Kalabsha: Fragment inscribed with hieroglyphs with the Kiosk of Qertassi in background, Lower Nubia.

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Greek theater, gymnasium and peripteral temple from Stratonicea Caria, Turkey

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Pair of ancient Egyptian rings (gold with glass, lapis lazuli, and carnelian inlay) depicting lotus flowers.  Artist unknown; ca. 1400-1200 BCE (18th or 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom).  Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.  Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.

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Persepolis, Iran // August 2018

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<i>the ruins at Ba`albek // Lebanon

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Drinking cup (kylix) Greek Classical Period about 460 B.C. The Penthesilea Painter

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Two actresses at Delphi Festival adorn costumes of classical Greece, December 1930.

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Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venezia

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The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon, ca. 150 AD. This stunning Roman temple, still very well preserved, is actually larger than the Parthenon of Athens.

Photos courtesy of Varun Shiv Kapur.

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Agadir, Morocco @Izzet Keribar

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Archaeological Museum of Chania:

Teracotta figurine of a woman, which preserves its bright colors and gold-plated jewelry. It was found in the ancient graveyards of Kydonia (present Chania). Early Hellenistic period. It’s probably connected to an Alexandrian workshop.