The Ancient Way of Life

A blog about the lives of far gone ancient people represented by their jewelry, art, currency, pottery, weaponry, clothing and artifacts. The Middle Ages and the Postclassical Era will be included here.

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~ Bottle.

Place of origin: Middle East (?)

Date: A.D. 1st-3rd century

Medium: Blown glass

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~ aBridge-spout vessel in the form of a quail.

Date: A.D. 100–500

Culture: Nazca

Period: Early Intermediate Period

Place of origin: Perú

Medium: Ceramic with polychrome slip.

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~ Oval gem with Tyche of Antioch.

Period: Roman Imperial Period

Date: A.D. 1st–2nd century

Medium: Beryl

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~Garment Decoration ("Segmentum") with Figures Under an Arcade.

Culture: Egyptian

Date: A.D. 5th-6th century

Period: Late Antique

Medium: Wool, linen

(Byzantium and Early Russia, Textiles and Furniture )

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~ Amulet.

Date: 664-332 B.C.; Late Period

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~ Jar with Lid.

Place of origin: Teotihuacan

Period: Classic

Date: A.D. 200-750

Medium: Ceramic with stucco

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~ Floor tile.

Place of origin: Rye (?), England

Date: 1300-1350

Medium: Earthenware

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~ Head of Aphrodite of the Capitoline type.

Culture/Period: Roman, Imperial Period

Date: ca. A.D. 2nd century (after a Hellenistic Greek type)

Place of origin: Italy, Lazio

Medium: Marble, Dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos, top of head completed in Calcitic marble probably from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens.

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~ Clasp and Pendant.

Culture: Roman

Date: 1st century B.C.

Place of origin: Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis region, Greece

Medium: Gold, onyx, chrysoprase, and garnet

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~ Silver flanged bowl with beaded rim.

Period: Romano-British

Date: A.D. 4th century

Place of origin: British Isles: England: Suffolk: Mildenhall (Suffolk): West Row

Medium: Silver

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~ Plate with rattle supports.

Culture: Maya

Period: Late Classic

Date: A.D. 650–750

Place of Origin: Department of El Petén, Guatemala, Naranjo/Holmul-Xultún area, eastern Petén

Medium: Earthenware; pink, black and orange slip decoration

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~ Cosmetic Spoon.

Date: 1550-1353 B.C.

Period: beginning of 18th Dynasty; reign of Amenhotep III

Place of origin: Gourna, Thebes

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~ Portrait bust of Emperor Numerianus.

Culture: Roman, Rudolfinian

Period: Late imperial period

Date: A.D. 283-284; Setting: ca. 1600

Medium: Plasma, two-layered, green, with white and brownish holes. Setting: gold, enameled.

• From the source: Head of a man who wears the laurel wreath - probably as an imperial insignia. Emperor Numerianus (A.D. 283-284) is probably portrayed here. The inscriptions on the version name Rudolf II on the front and Constantine the Elder on the back. Gr. When the stone was set, the portrait was interpreted in the Christian sense: of Constantine, the Christian friend. On the back of the frame the cross with the Christogram and the inscription HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS (= Under this sign you will be victorious).

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~ Mirror and Base.

Place of origin: Mexico, Veracruz

Date: A.D. 200–500

Medium: Stone; Slate, hematite, shell, and iron oxide pigment.

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~ Bowl with Amber and White Marbling.

Date: end of 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.

Place of origin: Eastern Mediterranean

Culture: Roman

Medium: Glass

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~ Relief of Akhenaten Offering Incense to the Aten.

Place of origin: Amarna, Egypt

Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Akhenaten

Date: 1353-1336 B.C.

Medium: Limestone

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~ The Eagle and the Snake.

Period: Age of Justinian I

Provinience: Istanbul, Great Palace Mosaic Museum (Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi).

Medium: Floor mosaic