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In honour of NASA's Artemis mission, a vibrant ancient Roman fresco of Artemis/Diana the Huntress, from the Hypogeum of Via Livenza, Rome.

End of the day in #Pompeii.

Silver drachm of the Indo-Greek king Agathocles depicting the Hindu deities Balarāma (Saṃkarṣaṇa) and Krishna (Vāsudeva), discovered at Ai-Khanoum, northern Afghanistan. ca. 185-180 BCE It is the earliest known depiction of these Hindu deities on coinage.

Ancient Greek marble head of the cyclops Polyphemos, circa 150 BC. Polyphemus is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology. Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

A Roman bronze bust of Jupiter accompanied by a winged lightning bolt, 1st – 2nd century AD. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. τὰ δὲ πάντα οἰακίζει κεραυνός - the thunderbolt directs all things Heraclitus, Fragments

Rome in Egypt: Busts of Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius (or Septimius Severus?), and Severus Alexander; statues of Caracalla and Augustus as pharaohs; and a statue of the later Tetrarch Galerius. On display at the Egyptian Museum (2023, my photos)

A relief showing Zeus and Leto with their offspring Apollo and Artemis to the right. 420-410 BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Brauron, Greece)

Amazon flanked by beloved companion--Horse and dire enemy--Griffin These ancient vases were wildly popular in the northern Black Sea region

A Roman statue of Hercules, perhaps from a shrine, that was found locally and is on display in the Aquincum Museum next to ruins of that ancient Roman city now in Budapest, Hungary. #mythology #hungary #ancient

For centuries, the Ancient Greek Theater of Epidaurus was buried from a landslide, which is why it’s so well preserved today! One of my absolute favorite places to visit in Greece.

Funerary shroud depicting the deceased flanked by Osiris & Anubis, 2nd Century A.D. Now in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The ancient Egyptian magical boat ride If you ever wondered how ancient kings planned to travel through eternity you need to see this incredible treasure. This beautifully crafted wooden ship is the funerary model boat of Pharaoh Amenhotep II. Discovered in 1898 by Victor Loret, hidden deep inside his tomb in the legendary Valley of the Kings, this masterpiece was designed for a very specific magical reason. Ancient Egyptians deeply believed that these model boats perfectly symbolized the king joining the powerful solar deity on his epic eternal journey through the afterlife

The last of the heroes? A warrior’s tomb from near Lake Ozeros, Epirus. Dated to the 12th century BC, it includes novelties —such as an iron/bronze knife, perhaps from Italy?— and heirlooms(?), such as a gold kylix from the palatial era.

Acrotère : socle ornant le sommet et les extrémités d’un fronton, comme ici sur la façade du tombeau des Palmettes. Miéza, royaume de Macédoine, fin du IVe siècle av. J.-C.

Remarquable statuette en bronze du dieu gaulois Sucellus provenant de Vienne (en France). Elle date du Ier siècle et provient du laraire d’une maison. The Walters Art Museum - Baltimore.

Euromos’taki Zeus Lepsynos Tapınağı. M.S. 2. yüzyıl.

An undeniably emotional experience seeing the other half of the ‘peacock room’ in Oplontis being excavated and meeting their counterparts: two peahens that grace the facing wall. Spectacular. Visits to the excavation area open to the public on Thursdays: pompeiisites.org/comunicati/il-…

The Great Plate of Bacchus, part of a Roman silver hoard from Suffolk. 4th century AD. British Museum. Ἀργυρέαις λόγχῃσι μάχου, καὶ πάντα νικήσεις. - Fight with silver spears and you will conquer the world.

Attributed to the Seireniske Painter - Miniature terracotta lekythos with a siren motif. Mid-5th century B.C.

#TombTuesday - KV17 in the Valley of the Kings (Egypt) is the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. It is widely regarded as the most magnificent and artistically refined tomb in the Valley of the Kings. KV17 is exceptionally long and complex, stretching over 130 meters. It descends through a sequence of corridors, stairways, pillared halls, and chambers, all aligned along a single axis, a layout that influenced later New Kingdom tombs. Unlike many tombs, it was fully decorated, suggesting Seti I died before work had to be rushed or abandoned. KV17 contains some of the most complete versions of major funerary texts, including the Book of Gates, the Amduat and the Book of the Heavenly Cow.