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Classicist, Archaeologist, Sci-fi / Horror nerd, (crucially) Ginger. Oh, and... "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". #EdgyPedlar #AncientStuff

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2025-04-04

It's that day of the week again, it's - so here's an ithyphallic Satyr from the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, ca. 540-530 BC. Sashay away!

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Athens (KAP 22)

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Ooh, it's been a busy one so far, but here's a second offering, with the Leadenhall Street Mosaic, showing Bacchus riding side-saddle on a tigress: ca. 1st-2nd Century BC, but with 19th Century restoration.

Image: British Museum (OA.290)

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I ADORE her!

A glorious amethyst with Artemis (Diana) dressed as befits the huntress goddess. She leans on a column, seemingly extinguishing a torch on a rock. Signed ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝΙΟΥ, suggesting an engraver active under Augustus.

Image: Naples Archaeological Museum (26070)

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Ancient Coin of the Day: we've bit a bit Rome-heavy of late, so let's head to Greece today with this striking electrum hemidrachm from Thebes, perhaps ca. 350-340 BC.

Image: ANS 1959.73.1

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- 29 July

"ipsa quoque interius cum duro lingua palato
congelat, et venae desistunt posse moveri;
nec flecti cervix nec bracchia reddere motus
nec pes ire potest; intra quoque viscera saxum est.
flet tamen..."

Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.306-310

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Ancient Coin of the Day: A gorgeous 'New Style' silver tetradrachm from Athens, 97-96 BC. The Obverse showing a helmeted Athena, the Reverse dominated by an owl atop an amphora.

Image: 1944.100.24839

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- Wall Art

Taking me back to my Aegean days, with some details from the Miniature Fresco from Room 5 of the West House at Akrotiri on Thera.

Image: Archaeological Museum of Thera, 5824

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Ancient Coin of the Day: A silver triobol of the Achaean League, struck at Corinth, ca. 171-168 BC. The Obverse shows a bust of Zeus Homarius, while Reverse shows the monogram of the Achaean League with a Pegasus above.



Image: ANS 1963.31.369

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Ancient Artefact of the Day: The 'Pylos Combat Agate' - a simply stunning and beautiful engraved sealstone from the undisturbed Late Helladic II grave of the Griffin Warrior near the Palace of Nestor at Pylos.

Image: Stocker and Davis (2017) - see end of thread

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