Notices by Nina Willburger (ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de), page 2

An Etruscan vessel in the shape of an ape, dating 6th century BC. It was used to hold perfumed oil.

On display at Altes Museum Berlin

📷 taken by me

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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: This magnificent #Roman #fish-shaped flask was found during the excavation of a storeroom in Begram/Afghanistan. It was probably made in a workshop at Alexandria/Egypt, dating 1st/2nd century AD. Begram was a major trading city at the silk road, the flask was found in one of two storerooms of a merchant, filled with luxury good.

National Museum of Afghanistan

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This is just hilarious 😂

I leave these for #PhallusThursday: Objects in the shape of body parts were offered to healing deities, either as a plea for recovery or as an expression of gratitude after being healed.
From Italy, 4th to 1th century BC, on display at Altes Museum, Berlin

📷 taken by me

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Now, this is a beautiful section 😃!
Settlement and rich burials from the 4th to 8th century unearthed near Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany

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Amazing! Colourful mosaics have been discovered underwater near Baiae.

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A #Neolithic arrowhead made of rock crystal, found in the pile dwelling settlement in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, dating around 3500 BC. The raw material was not available in the region, it came from the Alps.

Photo: Laténium

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A 5,000-year-old #Neolithic knife, the blade was made of flint and fastened with birch tar in a handle made of poplar wood.
From the pile dwelling settlement at Unteruhldingen, dating back to 3,000 BC.

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Happy #Solstice! The Nebra Sky Disc is considered to be the oldest known material representation of cosmic phenomena in the world, dating around 1600 BC. On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte in Halle.

Further information: https://www.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de/en/nebra-sky-disc.html

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An aerial view of the pyramid of Gaius Cestius in Rome, a tomb built in the late 1st century BC. It was incorporated into the Aurelian Walls in the late 3rd century AD. According to an inscription the tomb was completed in 330 days!  

Photo: Valentino Ligori

#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

New discovery: A completely blue room, presumably a sacrarium (shrine), discovered in #Pompeii

https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/fundsache/Archaeologen-legen-Sacrarium-in-Pompeji-frei-article24985384.html

https://www.ilmattino.it/en/the_blue_room_unearthed_a_possible_sacrarium_in_ancient_city-8157869.html

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The so-called Treverermännchen ('little man of the Treveri'), a charming Roman bronze figurine depicting a man wearing a short hooded cloak (cucullus). Gaiters are wrapped around his legs. It's unknown what the figure once held.

Found in AugustTreverorum/Trier, dating 3rd c. AD.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

Lake Constance - one of the most beautiful regions in Germany.

#Konstanz #Bodensee #LakeConstance #Constance

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This bronze helmet of the Corinthian type was found in the sanctuary at #Olympia, where large numbers of Corinthian helmets were excavated. Herodotos mentions this type of helmet as part of the equipment of the #Greek hoplites. C6th BC.

On display at Landesmuseum Württemberg

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For #MosaicMonday and #Easter Monday a lovely image of a #rabbit, a detail from a mosaic showing Orpheus surrounded by enchanted #animals.
Found in Antioch, modern-day Antakya, #Turkey. Dating 4th c. AD.

On display at Museum Kestner Hannover.

A #Roman bronze medicine box, with a sliding lid and separate compartments to store medical substances.

Found in Nida, present-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim, dating 2nd/3rd century AD.
On display at Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

#AncientSiteSunday!
A fantastic aerial photo of the #Giza plateau: the #pyramids are not nearly as remote as many people think. Nowadays they are flanked on three sides by the roads and neighborhoods of Giza, one of #Egypt's largest cities.

Photo: Sebastian Nagy

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