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N.C.Drusus
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Querido por todo el mundo, incluido Tiberio. Romanizador y pro República romana.
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doccrom.bsky.social
Seizing the end of International Owl Awareness Day to share this lovely Red-Figure Kalpis, attributed to the 'Group of the Floral Nolans' at Athens, ca. 480-470 BC. #IOAD #AncientStuff 🏺

Truly, a cracking Owl. 😉

Image: J. Paul Getty Collection (86. AE.229). Link - getty.edu/art/collecti...
August 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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martindonato.bsky.social
Pues voy a traer aquí una cosa de Dâlnia para los aficionados que andais por aqui @delacreu.bsky.social @istel.bsky.social @dronte.bsky.social @eleder.bsky.social @eleder.frikiverse.zone.ap.brid.gy @caracolinheaven.bsky.social @oskartxu.bsky.social @bruja-coruja.bsky.social @ncdrusus38.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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romanpalace.bsky.social
Thought we'd post one of ours for a change. Our Floral Mosaic was the first to be discovered on the site, and here it is, being excavated in 1960.

#MosaicMonday
Overheat photo of the edge of an archaeological trench. At the bottom of the trench is part of a mosaic depicing a stylized flower. It is being carefully cleaned by two people. You can only see the backs of their heads and their hands.
August 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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wittspat.bsky.social
The main apse of the Littlecote Orpheus mosaic, filled with a beautiful shell design. Note the small feline mask on the shell's hinge. The mosaic can be visited in the grounds of Littlecote House, now a Warner Hotel; well signposted when I last visited in 2023.
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
Part of a Roman mosaic showing an apse with a radial design in the form of a shell, with the segments coloured in dark grey, red and white/cream. The shell's hinge is at the top of photograph and takes the form of a small cat-like mask. There is a border of stepped triangles and a wider plain outer border. In the immediate foreground are the remains of the wall around the apse.
August 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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kpw1453.bsky.social
The Hercules Mosaic, possibly from Roman North Africa. The mosaic dates to the second century AD, and is part of the collections at the British Museum. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #Roman #BritishMuseum
August 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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chapps.bsky.social
You'd be forgiven if you thought that this figure on the bottom of a scarab ring was Medusa. In fact, it's Hera - Hera Lakinia, recognizable due to her image on the coins of the ancient Greek city of Kroton (Crotone) on the lonian coast of Italy. 🏺 1/

Greek, 4th c. BCE
#GettyVilla 📸 me
The head of a goddess decorates the flat surface of this hollow gold scarab set in a silver swivel ring. Carved in relief rather than engraved as on a stone scarab, the goddess wears a stephane or crown decorated with three palmettes and a necklace with acorn-shaped pendants. Her locks of wavy hair radiate out from her face and she has a fierce expression. She represents Hera Lakinia, a local version of Hera, whose sanctuary was near the city of Kroton in South Italy. Coins of Kroton from the 300s BCE show similar images of Hera Lakinia, supporting this identification. Getty Villa Museum (85.AM.273)
August 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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bwallower.bsky.social
#MosaicMonday 🏺
Party time....
Triumphant young winged Dionysus (or Cupid?) arrives in celebratory mode w wreath of vine leaves, cup of wine, riding a lion-headed tiger.

#Roman emblema from a triclinium in House of the Faun, #Pompeii. Bordered with tragic masks and garlands.
In MANN, Naples
A scene of a young winged god - probably Dionysus - on the back of a tiger with a lion's head. Gripping the harness of the beast, he wears a garland of fruit and leaves on his head and holds a large basin of wine. This central image is bounded by an elaborate series of garlands and dramatic masks, all entertwined. Outside of this is a wavy border in dark red and off-white.
August 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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roamintheempire.bsky.social
#MosaicMonday; from a residence in the north part of the Western Archaeological Zone of Kos, the only (mostly) remaining of three emblemata from a large floor mosaic. The scene depicts the Judgement of Paris. Dated to the 2nd century CE.

#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺
The goddess of discord, Eris, having not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, creates chaos by bringing a golden apple inscribed with a notation that it belongs to the fairest one. Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all believe that they are the fairest and claim ownership. After Zeus wisely declined to judge the fairest of the three and rightful owner of the apple, the Trojan prince Paris is chosen to make the determination. Paris sits beneath a tree with an eagle representing Zeus on the left of the scene. Hermes stands next to him, having brought the goddesses to Paris for his arbitration. Aphrodite stands first, but is mostly missing due to the damage to the mosaic. Hera is seated at the center of the goddesses and Athena stands at the right side.
August 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
It’s #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay
🦉❤️

To celebrate here’s an Ancient Greek clay aryballos (perfume flask) in the shape of a little owl!
Dated c. 640 BC.

The Louvre, Paris 📷 by me

#OwlishMonday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a small Proto-Corinthian clay aryballos (perfumed-oil container) in the shape of an owl with a pouring hole in the tail. Height 5 cm, Width 6.4 cm. The owl is perched with its tail to the left and head to the right. It leans slightly forwards with head turned so that its large eyes face the viewer. The owl’s chest is painted black. The eyes and plummage are intricately detailed in black on a yellowy-cream slip. Three rows of feathers in the wing plumage are painted alternately in red and black. Dated c. 640 BC
August 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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libisosa.bsky.social
Libisosa y las Dressel 1.
Tarde de 🔬🔍
August 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
Apparently, it's #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay!
Here is my favourite #owl, depicted on a #Roman mosaic found in Uzès southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.

📷 Denis Gliksman, Inrap
A Roman mosaic depicting an owl with wide eyes, brown and red body, and blue feet, set against a cream-colored background with a black geometric border. The owl looks a bit deranged.
August 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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celiapm.bsky.social
Kimekoni Ningyo Doll
© National Costume Dolls
June 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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celiapm.bsky.social
Estos últimos días hemos visto multitud de imágenes de la Plaza y de la Basílica de San Pedro del Vaticano y casi seguro que se os ha pasado por alto fijaros en algo tan “simple” como los pilares.
June 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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sfurrylibrarian.bsky.social
www.labrujulaverde.com/2025/04/arqu...
Arqueólogos descubren un castellum romano en las riberas del Danubio, el primero encontrado en Austria
Por primera vez, una investigación arqueológica ha logrado documentar de forma concluyente la existencia de un brückenkopfkastell —un castillo romano auxiliar de vanguardia erigido en un punto estraté...
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April 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
ncdrusus38.bsky.social
Pues dejemos la imagen familiar (Julio-
Claudia) para el #PisuergasCocodrileDay
¡Larga y próspera vida!
June 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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caracolinheaven.bsky.social
Casi no llego al #PisuergasCrocodileDay por cosas, peeeeero no me pierdo esta cita aunque tuviera que venir con la cabeza bajo el brazo.

Este año encontré en una caja de zapatos una vieja foto que escondía un oscuro secreto: la verdadera razón de que el cocodrilo tuviera que salir por patas...😱
El cocodrilo del Pisuerga levantando la "tapa" de la torre de la iglesia de Santa Maria de la Antigua en Valladolid en busca de la Santa galletita. Collage hecho con un dibujo del cocodrilo con camiseta de rayas rojas y una vieja postal.
June 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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caracolinheaven.bsky.social
Un año más, tengo que agradecerle a @cuadernodeluis.bsky.social haber sacado los rotus, el cuter, las pinturas y a la gamberra que hay en mi.

Ahora tengo que recoger todo, Luis, te parecerá bonito. 😉😘
June 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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artinfantes.bsky.social
Espinario, escultura helenística datada en el siglo I a.n.e.

Vaciado en yeso anónimo de 1760-1799, procedente de la Gipsoteca de la Universidad de Sevilla.
April 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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gafaschilde.bsky.social
Hay quien llama a este modelo social y político "sociedad cooperativa de la abundancia" pero ¿es eso comunismo originario? La detallada descripción de este y de más casos arqueológicos podéis leerlo en hoces de piedra, martillos de bronce: aticodeloslibros.com/inicio/359-h...
Hoces de piedra, martillos de bronce
Rodrigo Villalobos Colección: Ático Historia Formato: 15 x 23 cm, tapa dura con sobrecubierta Páginas: 224 Fecha de publicación: 03/03/2025 ISBN: 978-84-19703-93-4 GASTOS DE ENVÍO GRATIS A PARTIR DE 3...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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gafaschilde.bsky.social
Valencina de la Concepción es el mayor yacimiento del Calcolítico de la Península Ibérica (3300-2200 a. C.) y la variedad de estructuras y materiales que ha ofrecido ha generado un debate muy intenso sobre el modelo social y político de sus habitantes.
April 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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gafaschilde.bsky.social
Me vais a perdonar la ordinariez pero voy a aprovechar esta noticia sobre la espectacular Valencina para publicitar un poco "Hoces de piedra, martillos de bronce" ¿Qué quiere decir "sociedades cooperativas de la abundancia"? ¿Es comunismo originario?
www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/El-...
El yacimiento prehistórico de Valencina fue una comunidad de larga duración
El estudio de más de 600 herramientas de la zona norte del asentamiento, llevado a cabo por investigadores de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, indica que fue un poblado complejo y de larga duraci...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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doccrom.bsky.social
#OnThisDay - 8 April - in AD 217, according to Cassius Dio (79.5), the Emperor Caracalla was assassinated by the roadside in Parthia, en route from Edessa to Carrhae, aged 29 years & 4 days. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: RIC IV Caracalla 257B; Münzkabinett Berlin. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Obverse of a Roman aureus: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left. Reverse of a Roman aureus: Isis, draped, standing right, holding sistrum in right hand and presenting two corn-ears to Caracalla, in military attire, standing left, holding spear in right hand and trampling on crocodile.
April 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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sokolowskilukasz.bsky.social
1. A scowl of psychological tension that forever changed the art of portraiture. The head of the emperor Caracalla from a statue reworked as a bust. Marble, 212 AD. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Inv. 6603. From the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
April 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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obelixonline.bsky.social
#PlaymobilAstérix: Obélix con Menhir

El mítico Obélix con su no menos mítico Menhir

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April 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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luispastorart.bsky.social
Dos acuarelas grandes que hice para mi casa y que me gustan bastante.
April 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM