Ancient jewelry

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an egyptian painting on the side of a building with eyes and other things around it
ANCIENT ART: Photo
“O ye gods of the West, O ye gods of the East, O ye gods of the South, O ye gods of the North, ye four groups who embrace the holy lands, devote ye yourselves to Osiris when he appeareth in heaven. He shall sail into the Sky, with his son Horus by...
a silver vase sitting on top of a table
ANCIENT ART
A handled jar with boots. Black burnished ware, northern Iran, ca. 1350-800 BC. Courtesy of & can be viewed at the LACMA, via their online collections: M.76.174.179.
a bronze statue of a man with curly hair
ANCIENT ART: Photo
thegetty: “ In the Hellenistic period, artists were interested in more than just standard ideal figures. Bronze—surpassing marble with its tensile strength, reflective effects, and ability to hold fine detail—was employed for dynamic compositions,...
a group of clay figurines sitting on top of a stone slab in front of a white background
ANCIENT ART: Photo
Model of a ball court. From Nayarit, Mexico, and dated to 200 BCE - 500 CE. Courtesy of the LACMA, via their online collections: M.86.296.34.
thegetty: “ Put a Ring on It Who wouldn’t want to wear a gold ring featuring the slaying of a Chimaera, a mythological beast with the head and body of a lion, a goat’s head on its back, and a snakes head as a tail. Oh, and it breathes fire. (And was...
ANCIENT ART: Photo
thegetty: “ Put a Ring on It Who wouldn’t want to wear a gold ring featuring the slaying of a Chimaera, a mythological beast with the head and body of a lion, a goat’s head on its back, and a snakes head as a tail. Oh, and it breathes fire. (And was...
a statue of a woman with a cat on a table next to it's body
Statuette Group of a Woman Feeding a Hen with Chicks (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
thegetty: “ A terracotta statuette from 500–475 B.C. depicting a woman feeding a hen and chicks. In the early 400s B.C. in Boiotia (a region to the north of Athens) artists working in terracotta were interested in scenes from everyday life—women...
an old gold piece with writing on it
ANCIENT ART: Photo
thegetty: ““I (masculine) am parched with thirst and am dying; but grant me to drink from the ever-flowing spring. On the right is a white cypress. ‘Who are you? Where are you from?’ I am a son of Earth and starry sky. But my race is...
two stone carvings depicting elephants and lions on a wall
ANCIENT ART: Photo
Two eagles devour human hearts, depicted below two jaguars. Carvings from the Toltec archaeological site of Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico. Photo taken by HJPD.
ANCIENT ART