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abinferis: Giampietrino Cleopatra’s Death (detail)
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ancientart: Roman Leopard cup found in Monmouthshire, Wales. Courtesy Portable Antiquities Scheme
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ancientart: Ancient Egyptian Taharqa presenting god Hemen with wine.  Bronze (king), gold-plated greywacke (Hemen) and silver-plated wood (stand). Courtesy & currently located at the Louvre, France. Photo taken by Rama
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ancientpeoples: Hairnet Greek, Alexandria, Egypt, 220 - 100 B.C.  Very few gold hairnets have survived from antiquity. This example, made to be worn over a bun at the back of a head, is remarkable for the quality and degree of its elaboration. The hairnet consists of four elements: the medallion, the tassels and chains, the net, and the circular base. The medallion bears a bust of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, accompanied by her son Eros and surrounded by bands of filigree. Tassels on long chains hang from the medallion and clasp. The net itself consists of bands of gold chains sheathed in gold spool beads, a typical Hellenistic design, linked by crossed chains decorated with Dionysiac masks. The circular base is embellished with a large Herakles knot, floral tendrils, ivy leaves, and berries. Certain elements of the hairnet’s decoration seem to have had a close connection to the Ptolemies, the ruling family of Hellenistic Egypt. Aphrodite was considered the divine equivalent of many Ptolemaic queens, and the woman on this hairnet bears a resemblance to portraits of Queen Arsinoe III. The Ptolemies also considered Dionysos and Herakles to be their divine ancestors. Although such associations do not necessarily mean that this jewellery was made for the royal family, they point to Ptolemaic Egypt as the hairnet’s country of origin.  (Source: Getty Museum)
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ancientart: Detail from an Ancient Roman fresco from the Sala di Grande Dipinto, Scene VI in the Villa de Misteri (Pompeii). Photo taken by WolfgangRieger
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ancientpeoples: Gold Bracelet set with garnet, amethyst and emerald.  Early 3rd Centry AD Found at Nord-Pas-de-Calais,Pas-de-Calais,Beaurains, France Roman Period
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