u/WestonWestmoreland — reddlx

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Boxer, glass paste opus tessellatum ( mosaic, made from tesserae larger than about 4 mm), Stabiae, 1st c. AD. Found in the nymphaeum of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae, it depicts a gloved boxer on a pedestal, wearing a wreath... [1280x805] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 1 day ago

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Diana the Huntress, fresco, Stabiae, 1st c. AD. 3rd Pompeian style painting with vague Hellenistic reminiscences. It was found in a cubiculum (bedroom) of the Villa Arianna, along with three other female figures (Flora among them), each centered in panels in the middle of the walls... [1280x853][OC]

u/Then_Marionberry_259 — 1 day ago

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Erotic scene from the house of Caecilius Iucundus, Pompeii, 50-79 AD. A couple seems to be preparing to leave the bed while a slave attends. The quality of the work sets this painting apart from the ones produced by the usual painters of lupanare (brothels)... [1280x1123] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 3 days ago

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Winged figure (generally identified as a victory) riding a chariot by a building, painted in perspective, towards a portico adorned with shields, helmets and breastplates at the top. The fresco can still be seen on the original wall of the Macellum of Pompeii where it was painted... [1920x1280] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 5 days ago

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Detail of the painted stuccowork of the tepidarium (warm room), Forum Baths, Pompeii c. 70 AD. The panel depicts smaller white figures and two bigger ones: a winged figure with a bow (possibly Apollo?), and the abduction of the Trojan prince Ganymede by Zeus in the form of an eagle… [1920x1280] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 6 days ago

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Artemis of Ephesus, alabaster and painted bronze, 2nd-century AD. The place of recovery is unknown. The statue is 4ft high and relates to an ancient cult celebrated in Ephesus (now İzmir, Turkey), where Artemis was venerated as the goddess of nature and ruler of wild beasts... [1280x720] [OC]

u/ShakespearesSonnets — 9 days ago

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Flora, fresco from Villa Arianna, Stabiae, 1st c. AD. Painted in the 3rd Pompeian style with vague Hellenistic reminiscences, it was found in a cubicle, along with three other female figures, each centered in panels in the middle of the walls. Stabiae was destroyed by the Vesuvius too[1280x853] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 11 days ago

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Graffiti of a Murmillo found on a fresco in a Brothel, Pompeii, 1st century AD. This type of gladiator was heavily equipped with gladius, rectangular shield, large closed helmet, scaled arm guard, wide belt, and shin guards. Therefore, they were usually tall and muscular warriors. [1280x853] [OC]

u/Far-Picture-322 — 10 days ago

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Carpe Diem mosaic, House of the Lion, Pompeii, 1st c. AD. This skeleton holding two askoi (wine jugs) is interpreted as a memento mori, but the combination of skeleton + wine jugs also conveys a “carpe diem” message: life is short, so diners should enjoy food and wine while they can...[1280x960][OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 13 days ago

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Seated Hermes (Mercury), a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )... [1280x853] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 14 days ago

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Harpy, Pompeii, c. 50 AD. Mosaic emblem in opus vermiculatum from polychrome tesserae. A harpy, a woman with bird's feet and wings, depicted on a black background holds a water jug (hydria) in her hand and a tray with an offering on her head. A dove and a cupid complete the scene. [1245x1280] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 17 days ago

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Winged Victory statuette, Bronze, Pompeii, 1st century AD. Smaller copy of a well-known Greek piece, frequently reproduced in antiquity. The original gilded bronze was created by the Tarentines to celebrate their victory over Rome at Heraclea in 281 BC with the help of King Pyrrhus...[1280x853] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 18 days ago

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Part of the painted stuccowork at the tepidarium (warm room), Forum Baths, Pompeii c. 70 AD. The panel depicts smaller white figures and the abduction of the Trojan prince Ganymede by Zeus in the form of an eagle, in relief against a background painted in red, white, or violet… [1280x853] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 19 days ago

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The "Sappho" fresco, or Portrait of a Young Woman with Stylus, Pompeii, 1st century AD. It depicts a finely dressed young woman with a writing tablet and stylus, used in Roman paintings to indicate literacy and education. She was identified as the Greek poet Sappho without proof... [1280x1280] [OC]

u/Maleficent-Roll-298 — 15 days ago

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Memento Mori, Pompeii, 1st c. BC. Mosaic emblem from the triclinium floor of a house-workshop. Known as Memento Mori (remember that you must die), it allegorically takes up the Hellenistic philosophical theme of the transience of life and death that levels all human condition… [1280x1139] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 22 days ago

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The Farnese Hercules, Rome, c. 216 AD. A marble copy or version of a well known Greek bronze original by Lysippos (or one of his circle) from the 4th century BC. The original survived over 1500 years until it was melted down by Crusaders in 1205 during the Sack of Constantinople... [1280x720] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 23 days ago

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues... [1280x861] [OC]

u/Then_Marionberry_259 — 24 days ago

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Street Musicians mosaic, Villa of Cicero, Pompeii, ca 2nd century BC. This "emblema pavimentale" (a small, highly refined mosaic panel inserted on the floor) executed in opus vermiculatum from polychrome tesserae, is considered a masterpiece of ancient Roman art (more in comments). [1280x1222] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 18 days ago

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Fresco of woman and centaur, third Pompeian Style, 20 BC-45 AD, Pompeii, Italy. Found in the triclinium of the Villa of Cicero (aka villa of Diomede), this is one of five figures of people and centaurs painted aligned in fine detail on a panel about 28" wide and less than 10" high. [1920x1280] [OC]

u/WestonWestmoreland — 19 days ago

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ITAP of a desert dawn

u/WestonWestmoreland — 2 months ago