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World Poetry Day: The Female Ancient Poets Sappho, Enheduanna and Zhuo Wenjun
In honour of World Poetry Day which is celebrated on March 21st, we are introducing three prominent Female Poets from the Ancient World! Enheduanna is the first author that we know of by name, and she was writing in Mesopotamia between 2285-2250...
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Ancient Near Eastern Metal Production
A map showing the major sites of metal production in the Ancient Near East, including Egypt, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Persia, and the Indus Valley Civilization.
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Girl Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt
An 1886 oil on canvas, Girl Arranging Her Hair, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. White often interested the impressionists as to capture the play of light upon an absence of colour was a real challenge. Here...
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Woman Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt
A c. 1890-1 aquatint, Woman Arranging Her Hair, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Library of France, Paris)
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Winged Ibex Vessel Handle
This winged ibex was a handle for a metal amphora-shaped vessel, made in the 4th century BCE in Achaemenid Persia. This high level of detail was achieved through the use of lost-wax technique. It has been suggested that this piece of art...
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Roman Fibulae
Two P-shape bronze fibulae. 2nd-3rd century CE. Provenance unknown. (private collection)
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Salonia Matidia
A Roman portrait of Salonia Matidia (d. 119 CE), niece of Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE). (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Marcus Aurelius - The Philosopher Emperor #17 Roman History Documentary Series
Offset your carbon footprint with me on Wren! We'll plant 10 extra trees for the first 100 people who sign up! https://www.wren.co/start/spqrhistorian On this channel we focus on Roman History and right now we're doing a video on every...
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Metal Armlet, Hausaland
A metal armlet or anklet from Hausaland, northern Nigeria. Hausaland was composed of a group of city-states which flourished from the 15th to 18th century CE. Length: 16 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Tomb of the Gold Hair Spiral
Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia Porcareccia Necropolis Tomba della spirale d’oro per capelli (Tomb of the Gold Hair Spiral) End of 7th – early 6th century BCE Governmental excavations, 1933 Dimensions: diameter 7 m The...