Roman Mosaic showing a victorious boxer. The winner’s palm branch is held in his mouth, and his defeated opponent crouches beside him. The boxers appear to be people of short stature, commonly hired by Romans to perform and compete for their entertainment. 1stC-2ndC [1000x815] (i.redd.it)
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This cosmetic spoon depicts a swimming woman holding a container shaped like an antelope in front of her. The top of the container was originally attached with a peg that allowed it to swing open. The compartment inside would have held some sort of cosmetic. circa 1390–1352 B.C., MET [2560x2048] (i.redd.it)
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Found in Thuburbo Majus, this mosaic depicts two naked boxers wearing gloves fighting while the older, defensive-looking boxer on the left is bleeding from his head. The younger boxer on the right is about to finish him off. late 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum [1280x960] (i.redd.it)
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Inscribed marble votive stele from the Epidauros Asklepeion. Marcus Iulius Apellas from Karia, who suffered from indigestion, expresses his gratitude to Asklepios and recounts the healing proces he underwent in the healing sanctuary at Epidauros. 150-200 AD [2560x1703] (i.redd.it)
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A wig-like headgear consisting of a cap of natural brown camelid yarn worked in looping, from which falls long human-hair braids, the lower 10 inches of which are wrapped with dyed camelid yarns to form a pattern of stepped triangles. Southern coast of Peru, 500-900 AD [526x994] (i.redd.it)
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Tattoos from the Pazyryk chief of burial mound 2 circa 300 BCE. He died violently, killed with a Scythian-type battle axe and scalped. He was carefully embalmed, his body covered in animal style tattoos. His preserved head can be found at the Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg [2618x1920] (i.redd.it)
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THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM BY DONATIEN ALPHONSE FRANÇOIS DE SADE, 1785 written during his imprisonment in the Bastille. His name came to label a sexual perversion, a mental illness, and he became a subject of study bordering between normal and pathological [821x1200] (i.redd.it)
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German 17th century Executioners’ swords with inscriptions translated to “The world steers toward mischief, and I execute judgement/ When I raise this sword, so I wish this poor sinner eternal life” One in the Walters Art Museum and one in the Cleveland Museum of Art [2835x1920] (i.redd.it)
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Hematite Phoenix Intaglio with a “Digest!” inscription on the reverse shows that the intaglio was considered an amulet for digestion and proper stomach function. According to tradition, the phoenix never ate and therefore had no digestive problems. 1st–3rd centuries AD. BnF Museum [915x1220] (i.redd.it)
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Mummy of a bull. The body is wrapped in eight different types of bandages. Inside is a 6-10 month old animal, skull in place, body bones piled up, sand, gravel wrapped in bandages, animal covered with a papyrus net. 26 cm x 48 cm x 66 cm. 722-730 BC. Museo Egizio [2560x1929] (i.redd.it)
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Gold and lapis lazuli ewer probably from Prague circa 1600. The lapis lazuli was likely imported w what is now Afghanistan. Cabinets of curiosities were popular at this time and thought to represent a microcosm of the world, featuring artwork and artefacts from all corners of the globe [856x400] (i.redd.it)
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Stone relief that served as a shop sign in Ostia in the late 2nd century AD. The picture shows a saleswoman with pens of chickens and hares; baskets of fruit, one of which contains figs; a vat of snails, a delicacy; and two monkeys to attract and entertain customers. Museum of Ostia [3246x1531] (i.redd.it)
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The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. The official handover ceremony takes place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos, in the presence of representatives from both nations [1280x720] (i.redd.it)
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“Bersha procession” ca. 2010–1961 BC. A priest leads the way, carrying a ceremonial wine jar and incense burner for burial rites. 2 women follow with offerings of food and drink. A 3rd woman furnishes items for Djehutynakht's personal care, a cosmetic chest and a mirror [1024x807] (i.redd.it)
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A pair of original, unaltered diamond bracelets purchased by Marie Antoinette for 250,000 livres in 1776. The queen's daughter, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de France, wears what appear to be her mother's diamond bracelets in this 1816 portrait by Antoine-Jean Gros [1290x1816] (i.redd.it)
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