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Erotic mosaic stolen by Nazi captain in second world war returned to Pompeii Wehrmacht officer gave relic to German citizen whose family contacted Italian heritage officials after his death

Pompeiian mosaic news!

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Pottery rhyton in the shape of a boar’s head: The lower part is sculpted to resemble the realistic head of a boar, complete with detailed eyes, ears, snout, and tusks, giving it a lifelike and expressive appearance. The upper section flares outward like a wide funnel and is painted with red-figure decoration.

A stunning #Greek rhyton (drinking cup) in the shape of a wild #boar's head, 350-320 BC.
Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, the content had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
On display at Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe

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#SaveHytale #Hytale #Riot

A person sitting in front of a wall of books. The caption reads, "reading can seriously damage your ignorance."

#HappyPride for the next 335 days, too.

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Open source *any* playable build of Hytale

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"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."

As her sons play in the left of the scene, Medea (draped in a purple and yellow outfit, clutching a dagger) contemplates their murder to punish Jason. Does the Tutor, who is arriving and entering through a door in the background, realise what is about to unravel?

Oh, to have been in Pompeii #OnThisDay - 18 June - in 1828, when the House of the Dioscuri (VI.9.6) offered up a host of its fabulous frescoes to the eyes of the excavators, including this one of Medea! #Pompeii #Archaeology 🏺

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (8977)

At the left of the main decorative panel, Dionysus rides in a chariot pulled by tigers. Preceding him is a procession of his followers, Maenads and Satyrs, embellished with detailed depictions of exotic animals, including lions, elephants, and even a giraffe. The decoration on the sarcophagus' lid shows the birth of Dionysus. Satyr heads - styled in the manner of theatrical masks - act as decorative finials to the lid.

#ReliefWednesday - I do adore the vibe of an over-the-top Roman sarcophagus, so this example from Via Piave, Rome, with its 'Triumph of Dionysus' decoration is a cracker: ca. AD 190. #Archaeology #Art 🏺

Image: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (23.31). Link - art.thewalters.org/detail/33305...

A glass bowl with vibrant, multicolored patterns including blue, orange, yellow, green, and white. The design features bold, angular lines and intricate textures, and the bowl is illuminated , enhancing the colors and creating a glowing effect against a light background.

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A magnificent #Roman striped mosaic bowl, made of preformed rods and canes fused on or in mold. Timeless beauty!

Dating late 1st BC–early 1st AD, found in Cuora, Cavarzere, Italy
Photo: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Adria

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From the stockbetz community on Reddit: Kamala Harris won the U.S elections: Bombshell report claims voting machines were tampered with before 2024 Posted by newzcaster - 7,058 votes and 467 comments

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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.

There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

So, it was definitely rigged!

If you can’t spare a room, fill a pillar.

#booksky #books #design #writingcommunity

Rock crystal ring featuring an inlaid design of a crescent moon flanked by two stars within an oval frame.

A stunning find from Nijmegen: a #Roman rock crystal ring decorated with a crescent and stars inlaid with gold leaves, found in a woman's burial, dating 1st c. AD. The decoration had a meaning associated with death, the crescent and stars were...🧵1/2

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#OnThisDay - 29 May - the Arval Brethren undertook annual sacrifices to Dea Dia, offering two sows, a cow and a 'perfect lamb'. These were followed by chariot races and stunt-riding shows. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: Louvre Collections (Ma 978.1). Link - collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/5335...

What are the chances that I found *another* adorable boar askos? Well, pretty good, considering where I hang out. The second pic below shows the spout - really just a hole - in his mouth. Replicas are definitely going to be available in our imaginary museum store. 🏺

Same date/location. #ARTIC
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'Strigilated' lenos (bathtub) sarcophagus, with the strigilated wavy lines on the front, representing the waters of the rivers of the underworld, with a slim amphora in the middle with initials. Large fully maned lion heads stand out in high relief on either side, each lion with prey in its paws: on the left, an antelope, and on the right (modern restoration), a ram. We can just barely see the animal tamers directing the lions on either side.

Shot taken from the left side of the lenos, showing the bearded, older animal tamer, using a sharp prod on the lion to get it to capture and kill the antelope. On the unseen right side, the animal tamer is a young man.

For #sarcophagussaturday, a gorgeous lenos (bathtub) sarcophagus, from the #Torlonia Collection, with the familiar heads of lions on each side. But in the side view, you can see the lion is being guided by a 'mansuetarius', an animal tamer, to entertain the crowds. 🏺

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A large geometric mosaic floor, with running guilloches forming a a series of crosses. Set within these, inside their own guilloche frames, are five panels depicting horses. each horse is named with its own mosaic dipinto.

#MosaicMonday - An intricate geometric mosaic from Torre de Palma, ca. Late 3rd Century AD, incorporating emblemata of five named racehorses: Inacus; Hiberus; Leneus; Pelops; and the central Lenobatis. #Roman #Horse 🏺

Image: Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, Lisbon (997.19.1).

A seated woman examines a jewellery box with a hinged lid, but the image also suggests someone looking at a laptop screen!

#ReliefWednesday - When you operate a bajillion social media accounts...

A much-modified Greek grave naiskos showing a seated woman examining a jewellery box held by an attendant: ca. Late 2nd Century BC. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Image: Getty Collection (72.AA.159). Link - getty.edu/art/collecti...

Australia’s 2025 election is more than a political outcome. It is a philosophical reaffirmation that power, when untethered from fear, returns to its rightful source. The people. In casting their votes, Australians did not just choose leaders. They reclaimed authorship of their future.