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ninawillburger , 18 hours ago to Random stuff

In the year 1615, the Italian traveler Pietro della Valle described mummy portraits as the most exquisite sight in the world. Since then, mummy portraits have captivated the attention of scholars and the general public. The portrait of a woman named Eirene is one of the few that bear an inscription: Eirene, daughter of Silvanos, her mother is Senpnoutis. May her soul live forever before Osiris-Sokar, the great god, the Lord of Abydos. 40/50 AD.

On display at Landesmuseum Württemberg

📸: mine

ninawillburger , 1 month ago to Random stuff

This bronze pin with amber and glass beads was found on the edge of the Uechter Moor,a bog in Lower Saxony.
Elaborate jewellery was often deposited in lakes or bogs as an offering to the gods in the Iron Age.
The pin dates to the 6th-4th c. BC.
On display at Landesmuseum Hannover

#archaeology

ninawillburger , 2 months ago to Random stuff

From this week's visit in Bern, Bronze Age exhibition: the so-called gold hat from Schifferstadt (Rhineland-Palatinate). The purpose of this Bronze Age object is unknown. There are 4 known 'gold hats' from Germany and France. Their conical shape resembles a wizard’s hat, which led to speculations that the hats were worn by priests. It was also argued that they were placed on poles at ritual sites. They were also considered fertility symbols or as calendar to keep track of the stars and the sun.

ninawillburger , 2 months ago to Random stuff

For #InternationalWomensDay a funerary stela of a female #physician. In the Inscription she is referred to as MEDICA. This is not the only #Roman female doctor we know. There is quite a few literary and epigraphic evidence for female physicians in the ancient world.

From Metz, France, dating 2nd/3rd century AD.

Foto: Musée de La Cour d’Or Metz Métropole

#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

ninawillburger , 3 months ago to Random stuff German

For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to my favourite #Roman site: the temple complex of #Baalbek, located in the Bekaa Valley/#Lebanon. The breathtaking
site contains some of the largest Roman temples ever built. The so-called Bacchus temple is one of the best preserved temples of the Roman period.
Baalbek is an UNESCO World Heritage site since 1984 and one of the most amazing places I have ever been to.

Photos: Rami Rizk

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

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ninawillburger , 4 months ago to Random stuff German

#AncientSiteSunday!
A fantastic aerial photo of the #Giza plateau: the #pyramids are not nearly as remote as many people think. Nowadays they are flanked on three sides by the roads and neighborhoods of Giza, one of #Egypt's largest cities.

Photo: Sebastian Nagy

#Archaeology

ninawillburger , 4 months ago to Random stuff German

For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic with a mesmerizing 3D effect. Domus Romana, near Rabat and Mdina, #Malta , dating 100 BC.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

ninawillburger , 4 months ago to Random stuff German

"Deutschlands 5 bedeutendste Archäologinnen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts."
Es wird Zeit, dass ihre Leistung gewürdigt wird. Aber: warum werden fünf genannt....

https://www.nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2023/12/deutschlands-5-bedeutendste-archaeologinnen-des-19-und-20-jahrhunderts

#archaeology #Archäologie

ninawillburger , 5 months ago to Random stuff German

I'm in awe: holding a 40,000-year-old #IceAge masterpiece in your hand is something you don't get to do every day!
The amazing figurine of a woolly mammoth is carved in mammoth ivory. It will be on display at Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg from Saturday.

Found in the Vogelherd cave on the Swabian Jura, south-west Germany.

And yes, I'm really, really happy 😊

#bestjobintheworld #archaeology

The picture shows a happy archaeologist holding the mammoth figurine in her hand.

ninawillburger , 5 months ago to Random stuff German

A #Neolithic arrowhead made of rock crystal, found in the pile dwelling settlement in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, dating around 3500 BC. The raw material was not available in the region, it came from the Alps.

Photo: Laténium

#archaeology

ninawillburger , 6 months ago to Random stuff German

XXL transport containers: Two huge #Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approx. 1250 l and were used to transport #wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. They were recycled for lining wells.

On display at Römermuseum Xanten.

#archaeology #RomanArchaeology

ninawillburger , 9 months ago to Random stuff German

#InternationalCatDay: a terrific #Egyptian gold finger-ring with a carnelian bezel in form of a #cat. The ring is presumably related to the goddess Bastet, who was worshipped in the form of a lion and a cat.

Photo: The British Museum, 1947,1011.2

ninawillburger , 9 months ago to Random stuff German

#FindsFriday! One of the oldest known musical instruments in the world: a #Palaeolithic #flute made from a #vulture bone some 38,000 years ago! This is one of eight known flutes found on the Swabian Jura. The finds suggest that music played an important role in this region.
Found in the Hohle Fels cave near Schelklingen.

On display at Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren.

#archaeology

ninawillburger , 10 months ago to Random stuff German

It's terribly hot these days, so it's time for an #IceAge masterpiece from the Swabian Jura: a tiny (4.8 cm lenght) #horse carved in mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago - the oldest known sculpture of a horse.
On display at Museum Universität Tübingen.

#Archaeology

ninawillburger , 10 months ago to Random stuff German

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: This magnificent #Roman #fish-shaped flask was found during the excavation of a storeroom in Begram/Afghanistan. It was probably made in a workshop at Alexandria/Egypt, dating 1st/2nd century AD. Begram was a major trading city at the silk road, the flask was found in one of two storerooms of a merchant, filled with luxury good.
National Museum of Afghanistan

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology