ninawillburger

ninawillburger, 41 minutes ago to philosophy

Apparently it's #WorldBeeDay: a beautiful #Roman intaglio depicting a bee. From Syria.
1st to 3rd century AD
🐝🐝🐝

Photo: Yale University Art Gallery.

#archaeology
#RomanArchaeology

ninawillburger, 2 hours ago to philosophy

A very stylish #Roman enclosed boot with a highly decorative and intricate cut-out design that would have shown off the wearer’s socks.

Found in London, dating c. 75-125 AD.

From the collections at the Museum of London.

📸 taken by me

#RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

ninawillburger, 22 hours ago to France

#StandingStoneSunday a #Neolithic human-shaped stela with a necklace and a belt, carved in limestone. Found in Montagnac, #France. Dating 3200-2400 BC. In the late neolithic period several cultures living between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caucasus erected human-shaped stone sculptures showing clothing, weapons and jewellery. The stelae were symbols of power and status and were used for ancestor worship and rituals.

On display at Musée d'Histoire Naturelle, Nîmes

📸 mine

#archaeology

ninawillburger, 1 day ago to random

In the year 1615, the Italian traveler Pietro della Valle described mummy portraits as the most exquisite sight in the world. Since then, mummy portraits have captivated the attention of scholars and the general public. The portrait of a woman named Eirene is one of the few that bear an inscription: Eirene, daughter of Silvanos, her mother is Senpnoutis. May her soul live forever before Osiris-Sokar, the great god, the Lord of Abydos. 40/50 AD.

On display at Landesmuseum Württemberg

📸: mine

ninawillburger, 2 days ago to spain

For #RomanSiteSaturday the aqueduct of Segovia/#Spain. It was built in the late 1st/early 2nd c. AD and supplied water to the city until the mid 19th century. It's one of the best-preserved #Roman aqueducts and an impressive work of engineering.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

ninawillburger, 2 days ago to random

New discovery: Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramid's stones

Discovery of the branch, which ran alongside 31 #pyramids could solve mystery of blocks’ transportation

👉https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/scientists-find-buried-branch-of-the-nile-that-may-have-carried-pyramids-stones

ninawillburger, 3 days ago to glass

Fascinating world of ancient #glass:
A #Roman glass bottle shaped like a date: dates, figs, and honey were New Year's gifts in Roman times. According to Ovid, they should make the new year a sweet one.

On display at Pompejanum Aschaffenburg.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

ninawillburger, 4 days ago to Archaeology

A fibula (decorative pin for fastening garments) decorated with a water bird, dating 5th c. BC. Found at the Heidentor near Egesheim.
Water birds frequently appear as ornaments since the Bronze Age. They had a special significance in the perception of the sun’s cycle. The birds could follow the sun, they fly in the sky, walk on the earth, swim, and dive in the water.

Photo: Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

#archaeology

ninawillburger, 4 days ago to Archaeology

New discovery: A 6,800-year-old Neolithic skeleton with numerous grave goods has been discovered in Exing, Bavaria.
The grave goods include a pouch decorated with two halves of a boar's tooth, which probably contained a blade and tools for making fire.

👉https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/eichendorf-archaeologen-graben-6800-jahre-altes-skelett-exinger-in-bayern-aus-a-d8dc3632-5814-4766-ac59-203727c3f75f

#archaeology

ninawillburger, 4 days ago to random

Hilarious!

ninawillburger, 5 days ago to Archaeology

A Bronze Age fibula in the shape of a caterpillar found in Mörigen, Switzerland, where 4 fibulae of this type have been found. They originally came from Italy and are evidence of long-distance networks. It seems that Italy was already influencing fashion around 3,000 years ago. 😉

#Archaeology

ninawillburger, 6 days ago to random

I'm deeply saddened by the death of my former history and ancient Greek teacher. She had a profound influence on my life.While many people only get to know influential school teachers through movies,I was fortunate enough to know and learn from Dr. Augusta Hönle. I'm forever grateful.

The photo shows a prothesis. The deceased is surrounded by mourners whose arms are raised above their heads in a gesture of mourning.

Photo: Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek München, Renate Kühling

ninawillburger, 7 days ago to Greek

For #MosaicMonday a mosaic with a three dimensional cube pattern in a house on the #Greek island of #Delos, dating 2nd century BC.

#Archaeology

ninawillburger, 7 days ago to random

Indeed, this is an accurate observation....

ninawillburger, 8 days ago to egypt

#AncientSiteSunday: the mortuary temple of #Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri. The temple is located on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, close to the Valley of the Kings. Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, she reigned from ca. 1473-1458 BC.

#Egypt

ninawillburger, 9 days ago to philosophy

Statue of Bacchus, the #Roman god of wine, on display at the Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg, an idealised replica of Roman villa, built in the 1840th by Ludwig I of Bavaria. It's modelled on the Casa dei Dioscuri in Pompeii.

#archaeology #RomanArchaeology

ninawillburger, 10 days ago to glass

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A stunning #Roman colour band mosaic glass unguentarium. Such vessels were used to hold oil or perfume.

On display at Pompejanum Aschaffenburg, dating to the 1st century AD.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

ninawillburger, 10 days ago to Flowers

Simply beautiful

#Iris #Würzburg #flowers

ninawillburger, 11 days ago to random

3,000-year-old Egyptian flip-flops.
The pair of sandals was made from woven reeds and palm leaves, dating to around 1000 BC. They have been remarkably preserved due to the arid desert climate.

On display at the National Museum of Copenhagen.