Ghost of Hellas @ghostofhellas
Greek art and culture through the ages. Rome, Lazio Joined November 2015-
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Myrtle spray, said to be from a tomb near Eleusis in Attica. Greek, Classical Period, 400-350 B.C. Medium: gold sheet over bronze core. Source: British Museum
Kylix with the Greek alphabet, possibly used as a teaching tool for children (unknown provenance, c. 420 BC) on display at the National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
The Vision at the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae by George Percy Jacomb-Hood (1857-1929)
Mosaic with the head of Athena, Vatican Museums. Credit: vatikanischemuseen.com
Gold Ring with Aphrodite. Culture: Greek, c. 4th Century BC
Byzantine Gilt Ring with St. Paul, 13th-14th Century AD
A map of Ottoman Constantinople in 1572
Fragment of a terracotta Campana relief: head of gorgon with of Perseus wearing a fillet and chlamys on the left. Roman 50BC- 100 AD Source: British Museum
King Mithridates or Antiochus I of Commagene shaking hands with Heracles, Arsameia on the Nymphaios. Mount Nemrut, Adiyaman, Turkey.
Roman Votive Ear Panel, 1st-3rd century AD Made from marble with a Greek inscription “"IAEICEYXHN”“(?). Votive offerings were presented to a god, sometimes either in the hope of a cure or as thanks for one. They were made in the shape of the afflicted body part – in this case a…
A larnax, or chest, made to contain human remains, from Crete, c. 1400 BC.
Caravaggio - The Adolescent Bacchus, Detail.
Olive Wreath. Place of origin: Bosporan Kingdom. Date: Mid 4th century B.C. Medium: Gold
The inauguration of the Hagia Sophia would be amazing to witness on December 27, 537AD.
The inauguration of the Hagia Sophia would be amazing to witness on December 27, 537AD. https://t.co/xsxI4ljCUI
Constantinople by Jeremias Wolff & Johann Friedrich Probst (circa 1720)
Clytemnestra by John Collier, 1914, oil on canvas. Collection: Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery.
Wood Nymph and Shepherd by Ferdinand Leeke (1905)
“Cats in the Sun”, Greek Islands. Photographer: Hans Silvester, 1994.
Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart
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@ghostofhellas This is a really cool sculpture, first time I’ve seen it!
The inauguration of the Hagia Sophia would be amazing to witness on December 27, 537AD.
If you could witness any moment in history firsthand, what would it be and why?
Constantinople by Jeremias Wolff & Johann Friedrich Probst (circa 1720)
Jade Bat pendant with shark wings. Central archeological region, Jade Museum, Costa Rica. 500 B.C. - 700 A.D.
The 11th century Arab chronicler Al Khatib Al Baghdadi wrote that the founder of Baghdad in 762AD, Al-Mansur, asked a Roman ambassador for advice “to identify the shortcomings of the city. In reply, the ambassador identified: the absence of gardens, the proximity of the populous…
Rosso antico torso of a centaur. Copy of a Greek statue of the 2nd century B.C. Date: c. Roman, 1st–2nd century AD. Collection: The Met.
Wood Nymph and Shepherd by Ferdinand Leeke (1905)
“Cats in the Sun”, Greek Islands. Photographer: Hans Silvester, 1994.
A wondrous and splendid treasure! This the cover of the Limburg Staurotheke. It was originally made in Constantinople in the 10th century and likely taken west after the Fourth Crusade. The enamel work, jewels, and arrangement combine to make it truly an object of noble beauty!
“Everywhere throughout the city, there are many great palaces, churches, & monasteries but most of them are now in ruin. It’s plain…that in former times, when Constantinople was in its pristine state, it was one of the noblest capitals in the world” -Ruy Gonzalez Clavijo (1403)
An AI reconstruction of an image of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos. Based on a depiction found in the library at the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine at Sinai. Image credit: Vasilia_Romaion on IG
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Detail, Paestan Red-Figure Fish Plate; Attributed to the Binningen Painter. Culture: Greek. Place of origin: Paestum, South Italy. Date: Third quarter of 4th century B.C. Collection: The Getty.
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