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Explore some highlights from the ancient Mediterranean world at the Yale University Art Gallery

One of the many extraordinary objects in Yale’s Dura-Europos collection

Definitely a highlight of 2024 - seeing the #Roman
shield from Dura-Europos (Syria), the only example of its kind to survive from antiquity - just a stunning artefact! AncientBlueSky #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

The archives from Yale's collaborative excavations at Dura-Europos and Gerasa have long been available on JSTOR, but finally there is a link to these collections on the Yale University Art Gallery website. This is all part of ongoing efforts to make our collections and archives widely accessible.

The remains of the famous Roman legionary shield uncovered at Dura-Europos (left), a city in Mesopotamia, alongside a reconstruction (right). Known as the “Dura shield,” it is celebrated as one of the most significant roman army discoveries, being the only surviving example of its kind.

Painted walls from a shrine to the god Mithras- the Mithraeum - at Dura-Europos, Syria. Commissioned in 168–69 CE by Palmyrene archers serving in the Roman army. The cult of Mithras attained popularity amongst soldiers and merchants in the Roman period #FrescoFriday #AncientBlueSky 🏺