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A parade of female Minoan priestesses. Dated to 1400 BC.Fresco painting was one of the most important forms of Minoan art. Plastered walls from the Minoan palaces and villas that have survived to our day provide a precious portrait of life in Crete during prehistoric times. The figures and scenes painted in the Minoan frescoes display the familiar Egyptian side view with the frontal eye, as well as the sharp outlines in solid color.(more information on the art of fresco wall painting...)An…
Vase
30.11.2013: from the "Was ist ein Mann?" exhibit at the Antikenmuseum, Basel. Attic red figure pelike - Young with walking-stick and komos (symposiast) in boots with lyre (Geras Painter) - 500-450 BC. Thanks to Egisto Sani for this information.
Photographic Print: Woman Pouring Perfume into Flask, Fresco Poster : 24x18in
size: 24x18in Photographic Print: Woman Pouring Perfume into Flask, Fresco Poster : Artists
Ancient Greek Plate with Erotic Scene
Ancient Greek Plate with Erotic Scene
Ancient Greek pottery decoration 135
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Scenes from the Odyssey in Ancient Art | OUPblog
The Ancient Greeks were incredibly imaginative and innovative in their depictions of scenes from The Odyssey which were usually painted onto vases, kylikes, wine jugs, or mixing bowls.
Tarot Etrusco
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An installment on layering fragrances, giving helpful tips and providing eleven different suggestions, from French Elle, Part 2
What Did the Greeks Eat and Screw for 10 Years at Troy?
Students often complain about the lack of verisimilitude in the heroic diet–even though the Odyssey mentions that Odysseus’ companions fish and hunt birds before they kill the cattle i…
Ancient Greek Plate with Erotic Scene
Ancient Greek Plate with Erotic Scene
Two-handled storage jar (pelike) depicting young athletes jumping
Side A: Two nude youths jumping together together accompanied by flute music; leapers at center, flautist at right, facing them, wearing a cloak (himation). Above the …
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lionofchaeronea: “ Ganymede, the young Trojan prince whom Zeus abducted to be his cupbearer, holds a hoop and a rooster; the latter was often given by an erastes (older lover) to his eromenos (younger...