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RoaminTheEmpire

@roamintheempire.bsky.social

http://www.roamintheempire.com/ Archaeological travels through the Roman Empire. Bimonthy updates at the website. All photos my own unless otherwise noted.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This stunning head is part of a life-sized, free-standing sculpture and exemplifies an idealized portrayal of a ruler. This head has been attributed to Pharaoh Amasis (570-526 BC), who ascended to the throne through a military revolt. His rule then brought a new era of peace to the country. 📷 me 🏺

A head of a dark grey stone Egyptian sculpture showing the striped nemes headdress and a prominent cobra (uraeus) at the center. The sculpture has rough, broken edges and sits on a light-colored pedestal in front of a beige wall.
Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I just leave this for #PhallusThursday: A Roman oil lamp featuring an inscription and a phallus. The inscription reads "ne atigas non sum tua marci sum" (don't touch me! I'm not yours; I belong to Marcus'). From the Esquiline necropolis in Rome, 2nd century BC 📷 me (Musei Capitolini) 🏺

A black slipped pottery oil lamp with a rounded body and a small spout, displayed on a circular transparent stand. It features an inscription along its sides and an engraved phallus the top.
Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany. The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺

A small square mosaic glass inlay displayed against a dark background, showing an ibis, a long-legged bird with a curved beak walking on a thin red ground line. The inlay is light green with a slightly porous, pitted surface and slightly chipped edges.
Chapps@chapps.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This bronze head of a goddess with her spooky, hypnotic inlaid silver eyes, will be roaming the shadows tonight on All Hallows Eve! Still looking for her body, 2,000 years later … 😱 🏺 1/ Hellenistic, 150-100 BCE, Mersin, Turkey. #BritishMuseum 📸 me

Bronze head of a woman or goddess, torn from a full-sized statue. She wears a lunette diadem with inlaid silver patterns, with a star in the middle. Her wavy hair is center parted and pulled back into a bun. She looks directly into the camera with inlaid silver eyes, set beneath shadowed brows. With her mottled brown and green patina, the effect is frightening! British Museum (1928,0416.1)