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A Cycladic female figurine of the 'folded-arm' type. Early Spedos Variety. Attributed to the Fitzwilliam Master, Early Cycladic II Period (2700-2300 BCE). Made from marble. The red pigment (found on the neck and head) is from cinnabar...

This vessel is decorated with an incised herring-bone pattern. The pyxis, commonly used in burials of the Early Cycladic I Period, was probably used as a container for jewellery or other small items. Early Cycladic I Period (3200-2700...

This pitcher is decorated with linear motifs and horses in successive zones. Vases of this class were used as cinerary urns in Attic burials during the Late Geometric Period. Found in an Attic workshop. Late Geometric II Period (735-720 BCE...

This vase is decorated with horses and a host of filling motifs. Most of the subjects derive from the Geometric tradition that continued to influence early Orientalising workshops in the 7th Century BCE. From Skyros, Sporades, 675-650 BCE...

The dense incised decoration is infilled with white paste in order to create a chromatic effect. Bowls of this type were probably used for carrying liquids, while their round bases indicate their setting in hollows in the floor. Red...

From Cyprus (Cypriot workshop). Cypro-Archaic I Period, 7th-century BCE. Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

Vessels of this type are counted among those intended exclusively for funerary use during the Early Cycladic Period. Early Cycladic II Period, (2700-2300 BCE). Made from marble. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

Historiarum ab Urbe Condita. - The complete history of Rome and its Urban Foundation -from its foundation to Augustine- by Titus Livius Patavina (59 BC – AD 17). Latin text. Edited with extensive commentary by Joannes Frederick Gronovius...

World History Encyclopedia and the Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages have come together to bring you an interview with Arienne King, all about abortion and family planning in the ancient world. The concept of abortion and contraception...

The winter solstice, falling in December in the Northern hemisphere and June in the Southern hemisphere, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. The winter solstice, also referred to as ‘midwinter’ is associated with the idea of...