martes, 26 de abril de 2016

Puerta de Adriano


Puerta de Adriano
Atenas
Monumento conmemorativo del emperador.
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Tiene un arco de 18 metros de altura y separaba la antigua ciudad griega, también conocida como ‘Ciudad de Teseo’, de la antigua.

Templo de Zeus Olímpico Atenas







Templo de Zeus Olímpico
Atenas

martes, 12 de abril de 2016

Assyrian soldiers escorting Chaldean prisoners.

Assyrian soldiers escorting Chaldean prisoners. Country of Origin: Ancient Iraq Culture: Assyrian Date/ Period: c. 645 BC Place of Origin: North palace, Ninevah. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London. Location 10

martes, 22 de marzo de 2016

Core formed, handled, cosmetic vase of glass

The technique and decorative motif on this Rhodian type of miniature handled vessel are similar to Egyptian and Cypriot products a thousand years earlier. In the Late Period, Egypt had strong links with Rhodes, where the main temple dedicated to Hera included an unusually large number of Egyptian votive offerings.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1886:331

Dating

LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

VASE

Material

GLASS

Technique

FORMED AROUND SAND-KERNEL

Height

5.5 cm

Diameter

5 cm  globalegyptianmuseum

meteora






Meteora


Grecia

Shabti of Wehemmesut (


Shabti of Wehemmesut
Brightly glazed polychrome faience shabti, with a white background, red face, purple-brown details and hieroglyphic inscription, giving the shabti formula. Polychrome faience figures such as this shabti represent a technical achievement of the late 18th and 19th Dynasties.
Present location NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number 1882:3139
Dating 19TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category SHABTI
Material FAIENCE
Technique PAINTED; PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL; GLAZED
Height 16.5 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Depth 3 cm
Bibliography•Margaret Murray, National Museum of Science and Art, General Guide III. Egyptian Antiquities, Dublin 1910, p. 22.
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