Archaeology - The Parnassian (Page 40)

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Silenus, companion of Dionysus, and the kantharos, a cult vessel used for sacrifices

If a hunched fellow wrapped in a predator's skin, greedily drinking from a two-handled cup, ever catches your eye, you are most likely looking at the most mischievous of the Greek gods: Silenus, henchman of Dionysus. Incidentally, the kantharos, as this vessel is properly called, was essentially

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Those eyes opposite!

- limestone - inlaid - with glass pupils - from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

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Skeleton of a giant found in Dauphiné in 1613 proved to be the bones of a Deinotherium

In 1613, the skeleton of a giant was discovered in the French province of Dauphiné. The coins found in the burial and the inscription Teutobochus Rex indicated that this was the grave of the Teutonic chieftain Teutobod, famed for his colossal size. True, when the Christian theologian of the 5th

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Kranz's skeleton displayed with his dogs at the Museum of Natural History as he requested

The renowned Bigfoot and ancient hominid researcher, cryptozoologist, anthropologist, evolutionist, university lecturer, writer and simply a most original man, Grover Krantz, bequeathed his body to science. Krantz, who was seventy and dying of cancer, approached his colleague David Hunt, an anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution, shortly before his death, asking

A damaged silver bust with wavy hair and a deformed face stands on a transparent base against a background of architectural plans.

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Silver Bust of Livia and Bronze Figure of the God Bes from Herculaneum

"You look fantastic!" "Thanks, so do you" A silver bust identified as Livia, and the Egyptian bronze god Bes. Finds from Herculaneum

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Lupita Nyong'o and Predynastic Egyptian Combs of 3800 BC, with a Ceramic Dress of 2550 BC from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Ryan Murphy and the Golden Cylindrical Amulet of 1800 BC from the British Museum

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Ezra Miller and the Terracotta Amulet with the Eye of Horus

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Kim Kardashian and the Predynastic Female Figure of 3500 BC from the Brooklyn Museum

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Billy Porter and the Pectoral of Tutankhamun, 1323 BC, from the Cairo Museum

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An Idea for the Met Gala

An idea for the Met Gala. The madcap hairstyle of this Roman lady, which resembles a wasps' nest, was the last word in fashion in the Flavian era, when the women of Rome at last abandoned the plain parting, the single-coloured headscarf, the plait or the straight hair

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Golden wreath of 315 BC found during construction of the Thessaloniki metro

A golden wreath tied with a Heraclean knot, which is rather unreliable at home and at sea. Found in a Macedonian tomb. The diadem is in splendid condition, and although it dates from 315 BC, it is one of 300,000 finds from 5,000 burials excavated during the construction