The Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of Etruscan sculpture (400 BC) to survive from antiquity. Discovered near the Porta San Lorentino of Arezzo, Italy (ancient Arretium) in 1553 CE, the statue was added to the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of
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@archeohistories I like how with the chimera, while the snake tail fits well on the lions body, the goat head in the middle of the torso just looks so out of place
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Researchers taking care of extraordinary "Mosaico di Orione" (Orion Mosaic) from late 2nd-early 1st Century BC; located in “House of the Orion”, Pompeii. “House of Orion” survived with much of its interior preserved. From 12 August 2021, the areas of the new excavations of the
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Roman marble gravestone for a dog named Aminnaracus (AMINNARACVS) . Culture: Roman Empire, early Imperial period, commonly dated 1st–2nd century AD. Medium: marble relief with Latin inscription; H. 22 cm; W. 20 cm; D. 6 cm. Collection: Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, National
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Christian Dior S/S 1992 'Palladio' dress, designed in Paris by the late Gianfranco Ferré who had a degree in architecture.
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