Love this Cucuteni-Trypillia ceramic amphora decoration from 4th millennium BC Moldova, along with an artistic reconstruction of the women dancing scene.
I don't know the name of the artist.
I don't know the name of the artist.
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The chair (or "throne") models are from Ukraine (the female figures one from west Ukraine, the other from the west side of the Dnieper River) dating to c. 3800 - 3400 BC.
These models are just a few centimeters tall. I wonder if they had real chairs carved from wood or molded from clay (they did that) in the shape of naked women.
After a hard day's work, would you enjoy reclining against two topless women?
These models are just a few centimeters tall. I wonder if they had real chairs carved from wood or molded from clay (they did that) in the shape of naked women.
After a hard day's work, would you enjoy reclining against two topless women?
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Mycenaean Greek Athena in historically accurate Mycenaean armour (except for the shield) based on archaelogical research by Panaiotis Kruklidis.
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Seleucus is one of the most unlikely Diadochi to emerge as a great ruler. He rose to prominence relatively late in Alexander's campaigns. In the immediate succession wars, he was an important leader but of the rank below those that sought to make themselves kings. It was only through about 17 years of political struggles and battles that he would first claim for himself the title of king.
He was clearly a brilliant man but patience and resilience were some of his key virtues.
He was clearly a brilliant man but patience and resilience were some of his key virtues.
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What ancient kings felt like after conquering a piece of land and declaring themselves "King of the Universe."
Bust of Seleucus I Nicator (c.358-281 BC), Macedonian Greek general of Alexander the Great and founder of the Seleucid Empire. Seleucus' son and successor, Antiochus I Soter, is the last known ruler to use the ancient Mesopotamian title "King of the Universe."
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Bust of Seleucus I Nicator (c.358-281 BC), Macedonian Greek general of Alexander the Great and founder of the Seleucid Empire. Seleucus' son and successor, Antiochus I Soter, is the last known ruler to use the ancient Mesopotamian title "King of the Universe."
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The Cucuteni-Trypillia culture is one of the Chalcolithic societies famous for their ceramic human female figurines. But they also made countless thousands of animal figurines.
They really liked birds but they mostly made cattle models.
These models were related to their religious practices – you can imagine leaving a little ceramic bull on the altar, perhaps symbolising an offering and maybe the form of the thing you wanted – fertile cattle, a bountiful harvest, a healthy pregnancy and so on. Using a model of the thing representing the real thing is a ritual practice seen in many societies around the world. It seems to just "make sense" to lots of us.
They were also an artistic and decorative expression for the interior of the houses, probably placed on domestic altars and on shelves and sideboards along with their beautiful pottery. Some of these models also combined animals with bowls or pots.
You can find out more about this society in my video here.
They really liked birds but they mostly made cattle models.
These models were related to their religious practices – you can imagine leaving a little ceramic bull on the altar, perhaps symbolising an offering and maybe the form of the thing you wanted – fertile cattle, a bountiful harvest, a healthy pregnancy and so on. Using a model of the thing representing the real thing is a ritual practice seen in many societies around the world. It seems to just "make sense" to lots of us.
They were also an artistic and decorative expression for the interior of the houses, probably placed on domestic altars and on shelves and sideboards along with their beautiful pottery. Some of these models also combined animals with bowls or pots.
You can find out more about this society in my video here.
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Arsenical copper swords and spears (and a belt buckle, maybe) from Arslantepe period VIa c. 3400 - 3200 BC.
12 spears and 9 swords were displayed on the wall of a room in the palace complex, along with a wolf pelt.
Extremely cool "Conan the Barbarian"esque stuff.
You can see the "Weapon building" in this image below.
Imagine these weapons displayed and ready... for who? The palace guards / rulers bodyguards? Was it the rulers retinue's personal weapons for warfare?
Academics think it was meant for display, maybe to wow onlookers with this incredible new military technology but who had access to this building and why?
The palace was destroyed at the end of this phase, which saw widespread violence signifying the end of the Mesopotamian "Uruk period".
12 spears and 9 swords were displayed on the wall of a room in the palace complex, along with a wolf pelt.
Extremely cool "Conan the Barbarian"esque stuff.
You can see the "Weapon building" in this image below.
Imagine these weapons displayed and ready... for who? The palace guards / rulers bodyguards? Was it the rulers retinue's personal weapons for warfare?
Academics think it was meant for display, maybe to wow onlookers with this incredible new military technology but who had access to this building and why?
The palace was destroyed at the end of this phase, which saw widespread violence signifying the end of the Mesopotamian "Uruk period".
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