Just saw two massive stag beetles in the vestibule area of my flat. Every summer we get a few, but these were even bigger than normal
Simon Bralee
A Roman horse terracotta figurine found in Rottweil, dating 2nd or 3rd century AD.
Horse figurines served as offerings in sanctuaries or domestic shrines and occasionally as grave goods. Their use and meaning shift depending on context but reflect associations with status/wealth or...🧵1/2
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🏺 Fell into a bit of a rabbit hole at work today after finding some mummified crocodiles in my research. Big fan of this one, currently at the Louvre. 📜
Isis Pharia
Musée du Louvre
Mephitis the mysterious Oscan goddess of water, liminal spaces and foul smelling spaces. Venus later took over some of her temple sites (like in Pompeii) and possibly powers. If you smell something sulphurous, it’s probably her, casting love spells about.
“I feel simply divine”.
The gods I feel.
Graffiti from Indian visitors to the Valley of the Kings from the Roman period when the two countries had direct trade links via the Red Sea #AncientBluesky
Statue identified as Osiris the Time Lord (Osiris Chronocrator), possibly from the Janiculum Sanctuary in Rome. Late 2nd century CE, now in Palazzo Massimo. The friendly snake, wrapped around the god, may symbolise the endless cycle of death and rebirth. 🏺 #AncientBluesky #Egyptology #snakes
Simon Bralee
Simon Bralee
Simon Bralee
Simon Bralee
I have been giving talks on my book for over a year now and the one thing that is guaranteed to get an audience reaction is the Berenike Buddha in Egypt. People seem amazed it exists and then what it tells us about the ancient world.
So I wrote the whole thing up as a Bad Ancient article:
Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
Au Louvre, j'aime
A medal of Julian the Philosopher (Apostate) with imagery of the cult of Isis c.361-363 CE.
Not the coin I was looking for but too good not to share!
[RIC VIII Rome 494]
Nina Willburger
www.badancient.com
With the growth of Buddhism in ancient India, there were claims that the religion spread out towards the Mediterranean; but is there any clear proof this was the case?
