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Egyptian and faience tablet ca. 1400–1390 BCE. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV. Now in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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2022-01-05

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 9

🎶 On the ninth day of my true love sent to me...
nine ladies 🎶

OK, there are only eight of them, but aren't these Peucetian women (from modern Apulia, late 5th to early 4th century BCE) doing an excellent job?

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2022-01-02

Mermaid - Adopted by many cultures throughout history, as early as 2000 BCE
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🛕 Part of my series⁠

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2022-01-01

The Guennol Lioness, Elam, Mesopotamia, circa 3,000-2,800 BCE, Iraq. Unknown excavation site. Depicts a muscular anthropomorphic leonine-human. It sold for $57.2 million at Sotheby's on Dec 5, 2007. Ex Alastair Bradley Martin, Guennol Collection. Drawing Kyriakos Papathanassiou.

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2021-12-27

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Dating to c. 185 BCE, this bronze shield is from Pontus in Asia Minor. It features a six-pointed star circled by the inscription 'Basileus Pharnakoi', in reference to King Pharnakes I of Pontus.

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2021-12-26

Born on this day: Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) (64-27 BCE)

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2021-12-08

The Second Punic War (The Hannibalic War) was fought between Carthage and Rome between 218 and 201 BCE. https://t.co/MouBvPowRE

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2021-12-06

🎞️#SundayStory

🐎The man in red costume on the upper side of this Gu's embroidery represents Xiao He, the chief advisor of the king Liu Bang (256–195 BCE). He is trying to persuade the man in black, Han Xin, a military genius to serve the king and finally succeeds.

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2021-12-05

Fragment of mural depciting a victorious auriga from a Roman domus of ancient Augusta Raurica, 44 BCE. Augusta Museum, Basel, Switzerland

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2021-12-04

For we present this incredible work from the Tomb of the Dancers!

Found in a Peucetian tomb in Ruvo di Puglia in Italy, it dates to the 5th - 4th century BCE. The tomb held the remains of a distinguished warrior.

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2021-12-03

The Aryan Invasion Theorists say horses were brought to India in 1500 BCE by invading hordes of Aryans, & use this myth to date the Vedas.

And yet the ancient Indians of Lothal sculpted terracotta horses & horse chess pieces in 2400 BCE.

How long will we live with such lies?

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2021-12-03

🤖 CYMAN 🤖 10,000 Randomly generated cybernetic humanoid's from 550,000,000 BCE built on the on in collaboration with & Minting early Dec 21'. Join our growing, epic community on https://t.co/wmwz4jN0DR 👀 🚀

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2021-11-23


Herakles finds his son Telephos

version of a original of the 2nd century BCE
~Wall painting from

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2021-11-19

I only draw real foods that’s the rules. Anti-gravity shrimp noodles from 206 BCE Noodles @ the Packing District

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2021-11-10

First time I’ve used Clip Studio to make a picture from start to finish and the learning curve seems obvious. Here’s to more practice. Featuring anti gravity noodles from 206 BCE Noodles

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2021-11-07

Louvre CA237, a figurine of a clapper-dancer (κροταλιστρίς), ca.325-280 BCE

https://t.co/TFpWD7gwxA

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2021-11-04

This we present this tender 4th century BCE grave stone of a dead youth.

Found on Rheneia, it depicts a young boy with an adult. These scenes of quiet contemplation were common on Classical Greek stelae.

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2021-11-03