We’re excited for #ClassicsTober and especially thrilled for the 13th when our pick Zenobia will take centre stage!
Presumably, but Roman sculptures were finished with paint which there may still be small remnants of on this piece. The staff at the Museo Archeologico di Venezia may know more about this.
#MosaicMonday This recent discovery is our pick this week! Thought to date from the Late Roman or early Byzantine period, this glorious scene of animals was found in Türkiye and showcases a variety of local fauna. The style is breathtaking!
Certainly questions need to be raised about the lack of body in both cases!
Pompey has quite the reputation in the Sydney School, but his hair can only take him so far 😅
Happy Birthday to this old chap. Pushing over 2000 and looking pretty fresh in this marble portrait. Don’t let his gentle features fool you though, with a reputation as ‘adulescentulus carnifex’, Pompey starts out as the ‘teenage butcher’ and only gains reputation from there 😬 #AncientRome
That moment you turn around and surprise yourself 😅
#FrescoFriday Start the weekend right by taking the chance to relax and unwind. And here’s hoping you don’t catch a glimpse of whatever this poor winged genius saw on the way to the sacrifice!
