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Terracotta spindle whorls dating to the 6th & 5th centuries BCE, found at the Sanctuary of Nymphe on the Athenian Acropolis. Nymphe was the divine protectress of marriage and the rites of weddings and these whorls would have been dedicated to her by women. Acropolis Museum,β¦
Terracotta spindle whorls dating to the 6th & 5th centuries BCE, found at the Sanctuary of Nymphe on the Athenian Acropolis. Nymphe was the divine protectress of marriage and the rites of weddings and these whorls would have been dedicated to her by women. Acropolis Museum,β¦
A study publishes theΒ editio princepsΒ of an Early Dynastic IIIb tablet (ca. 2540β2350 BC) from Nippur,which contains a unique yet fragmentary Sumerian narrative about storm god IΕ‘kurβs captivity in the netherworld,from which he appears to be rescued by Fox phys.org/news/2025-07-fβ¦
These small clay molds from the city of Amarna were to manufacture faience objects. The molds are made from clay where the object was pressed into the clay and then the mold was fired. Faience paste would then be pressed into the mold to form the object, removed, and then fired.
This is the ideal build of an athlete. Youβre getting sacrificed if this guy was across the court from you.
Ceramic figure depicting a ball player in action, from the Jaina culture, Late Classic period (600-800 AD). Collection: Museo Nacional de AntropologΓa, Mexico.
Molds can also be used to create objects that purport to be genuine but are actually in this case ancient forgeries. The molds here would have created coins that would allegedly be those of Maximinus II (310-313 CE) and Licinius I (308-324 CE) minted in Alexandria.
Civilization began at Sumer
Western civilization began with the fall of Rome and occurred in Northern Europe.
Itβs ki-en-gi not Ε‘umeru. Get it right!
Using the correct names of Ukrainian cities isnβt just about spelling β itβs about respect and acknowledging of Ukrainian identity and history. Unfortunately, many international media and organizations still use outdated, russified versions β a legacy of imperial narratives thatβ¦
This week we're looking at molds in the ISAC museum. Molds are a convenient way of making multiple copies of the same object without having to shape/sculpt objects over and over meaning that you can save time by only have to carve out the shape once.
In a way, this better captures the βliving artifactβ rather than a sterile museum display.
Schliemann decking his wife in archeological drip from the Troy digsite would be kinda iconic if it wasnβt so insanely unethical lol
This is one of the earliest published illustrations of a cylinder seal from a catalogue by the Comte de Caylus in 1752 entitled βRecueil d'antiquitΓ©s Γ©gyptiennes, Γ©trusques, greques et romaines.β Itβs entertaining to see a very 18th century interpretation of something so ancient
Amenhotep III issued a large number of commemorative scarabs that were issued in honor of various important events, such as when Amenhotep III married Tushratta of Mittani's sister Gilukhipa. Other events that were important enough to remember include Amenhotep III hunting lions
Three levels of hierarchy and inequality at Yautepec. A small portion of the royal palace (6,000 sq m), an elite residence (ca. 500 sq m), and a commoner house, with a good boy as a scale (ca. 30 sq m). Hortensia de Vega Nova excavated the palace, and I excavated the others.
Limestone fragment of a queen, most likely Queen Tiye New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Akhenaten, c. 1352-1336 B.C. From Tel el-Amarna. Now at the Brooklyn Museum. 73.67.2 Read more: egypt-museum.com/fragment-of-a-β¦
Bronze figure of Min of Gebtu (Koptos), c. 744-656 B.C. British Museum. EA57327 β«οΈMin of Koptos, one of the most ancient and enigmatic deities of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, was revered as a god of fertility, virility, and the regenerative forces of nature. Min symbolisedβ¦
Nakht depicted in the Afterlife, maintaining crops and farming the fields. Scene taken from Nakht's Book of the Dead, c. 1550-1295 B.C. β«οΈIn Ancient Egyptian belief, the afterlife, known as Aaru, or the Field of Reeds, was not some ethereal realm of clouds and choirs, but ratherβ¦