Over 2,300 year-old skull of a girl with a ceramic flower wreath - Patras Archaeological Museum, Greece
Skull of a girl with a ceramic flower wreath, 300-400 B.C., Patras Archaeological Museum, Greece
Over 2,300 year-old skull of a girl with a ceramic flower wreath - Patras Archaeological Museum, Greece
Archaeological museum of Patra-Greece.Four crowned skulls. (Description in 1st comment) reddit.com/gallery/k1nzlc
Over 2,300 year-old skull of a girl with a ceramic flower wreath - Patras Archaeological Museum, Greece
The skull of a young girl who was buried wearing a ceramic wreath circa 400BC. From The New Archaeological Museum of Patras, Greece.
The skull of a young girl who was buried wearing a ceramic wreath of myrtle flowers (300-400BC). This skull currently resides in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece. (xpost from /r/jessicamshannon) imgur.com/a/SX3aM
Skull of a girl with a ceramic flower wreath, 300-400 B.C., Patras Archaeological Museum, Greece
The skull of a young girl who was buried wearing a ceramic wreath of myrtle flowers (300-400BC). This skull currently resides in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece. (xpost from /r/jessicamshannon) (/r/morbidlybeautiful) imgur.com/a/SX3aM
Skull of a girl bearing a ceramic flower chaplet as a funeral ornament (300-400 B.C., from the Museum of Patras, Greece).
The Rosetta Stone, key to knowledge of ancient Egypt. It is an archaeological artifact found in 1799 during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt, which deciphered Egyptian script, starting Egyptology. On display in the British Museum since 1802.
An intricate Gold diadem with delicate floral patterns uncovered in Canosa, Italy, 3rd-2nd century BC. Currently displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Taranto, (1280x853)
Marble bust of the roman emperor Caracalla. 212 AD, now on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Girl buried with a crown of ceramic flowers. Patras, c. 300-400 B.C. Can be seen at the Museum of Patras, Greece.
A Roman fresco depicting Hercules finding his son Telephus in Arcadia, from the Basilica of Herculaneum. 1st century CE, now on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy [1350x1638]
TIL that when nazis invaded Greece, the staff of the Archaeological Museum in Athens buried all statues and artifacts in concrete fortified trenches stretching from the basement. The nazis found an empty museum. No one gave away the secret. pappaspost.com/april-28-1โฆ
Armour of the statue of Holconius Rufus, a Roman entrepreneur in Pompeii in the 1st century. 13-14 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy [600x800]
A Greek priest looks upon the the 5th century BC bronze statue 'Zeus (or Poseidon) of Artemision' at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 1963.
Ancient Greek bronze cuirass of mainland Greece. 620-580 BC. National Archaeological Museum of Spain. [2667ร4000]
A marble sculptural group, titled โUlysses blinding Polyphemusโ, found in 1957 in the villa of Tiberius in Sperlonga. 1st century CE, now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Sperlonga in Italy [900x675]
The oldest known depiction of the Trojan Horse - It is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, Greece
An ancient Greek clay stove used for cooking and heating. Roman period, 2nd-1st century BCE, now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos in Greece [1071x1396]
Nereid riding on a Ketos - First half of the 1st century CE, Naples National Archaeological Museum [707x850]
A 2,300 kg iron meteorite was found carefully wrapped in linen and buried alongside human remains in an ancient temple in Casas Grandes, an archaeological site in northern Mexico attributed to the Mogollon culture. National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. [1023x713]
Greek funerary helmet, 560-550 BC, Archaeological Museum of Pella, Greece (1080X1350)
Gold necklaces found at one of the chamber tombs in Mycenae. 16th-14th century BCE, now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens [1080x1350]
Skull of an athlete with a gold wreath and a silver coin for Charon. From a Roman necropolis in Lato near Kamara, 1st century CE, part of the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos in Crete, Greece [2432x2304]
2500ๅนดๅ็ๅทจไบบใThe colossal Kouros of Samos, ca. 590-580 BCE. The Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece.
The so called "Ring of King Minos" is a Minoan gold signet ring found on October 1928. 1500-1400 BCE, now on display at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum on Crete, Greece [1884x1734]
2000ๅนดๅ็้ๅกใ A marble sculptural group, titled โUlysses blinding Polyphemusโ, found in 1957 in the villa of Tiberius in Sperlonga. 1st century CE, now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Sperlonga in Italy.
Head of a colossal marble statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. 161โ180 CE, now on display at the Burdur Archaeological Museum in Turkey [500x888]
Keros Flutist (left) & Keros Harper (right) | Greece, Aegean sea, Cyclades, Keros island | Cycladic civilization | Bronze Age, Early Cycladic II, 3000 - 2000 BCE | Archaeological Museum of Athens | more in the 1st comment
ไธไธ็บช้้็ทๅญฉBronze statue of a young boy found in Ierapetra, Crete, dated to 1st century BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. Photo credit: Athenologio.
A Roman fresco depicting peaches and a water jar. From Herculaneum, Italy, c. 62-69 CE, now on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples [715x698]
Greek funerary helmet, 560-550 BC, Archaeological Museum of Pella, Greece
An unusual bust of Ptolemy Apion. The object was found in the Papyrus Villa in Herculaneum. It is currently in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. [564x844]
A messy sketch of a statue of Aphrodite I made inbetween classes. The statue is in the National Archaeological Museum in Greece.
A Greek priest looks upon the the 5th century BC bronze statue 'Zeus (or Poseidon) of Artemision' at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 1963.
Stunning agate hilted bronze Mycenaen sword with bronze discs; ~14thc BC (National Archaeological Museum of Athens) [768 x960]
Close up of a marble statue of Apollo. 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy [1024x1534]
A stunning gold bracelet with Serapis (Greek-Egyptian deity) and a ram's head (332 BC - 395 AD) . found in Egypt, is now on display in the Archaeological Museum of Athens. [3959-2828]
Greek funerary helmet, 560-550 BC, Archaeological Museum of Pella, Greece (1080X1350)
A statue of The Black Madonna / Isis / Cybele / Artemis of Ephesus. Naples National Archaeological Museum. Bees and lions were associated with the mother goddess. The many breasts represent fertility, bounty, and nourishment.
A polychrome statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, discovered at the Mes Aynak archaeological site. 2nd century BCE, part of the collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul [1702x2560]
The terracotta statue of the goddess Tanit is adorned with a necklace. Puig des Molins Necropolis, Ibiza, 5th and 3rd centuries BC. Archaeological Museum of Barcelona, โโCatalonia. Spain.
