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Statue of a Youth on Horseback AD 1-50 Roman The boy’s facial features and hairstyle resemble those of members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of Roman emperors. When the sculpture first entered the Museum it was identified as a portrait of the emperor Caligula or Gaius (AD 37-41) in his youth. Later it was thought that the head might not belong to the body, and that the body itself dated to the mid-later second century, representing, perhaps, one of the imperial princes of that period. During recent cleaning, however, it was observed that the marble of the head of the youth and the unrestored parts of the horse were the same. This has raised once more the possibility that horse and rider belong and indeed represent a Julio-Claudian prince. (Source: The British Museum) View high resolution

Statue of a Youth on Horseback

AD 1-50

Roman

The boy’s facial features and hairstyle resemble those of members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of Roman emperors. When the sculpture first entered the Museum it was identified as a portrait of the emperor Caligula or Gaius (AD 37-41) in his youth. Later it was thought that the head might not belong to the body, and that the body itself dated to the mid-later second century, representing, perhaps, one of the imperial princes of that period. During recent cleaning, however, it was observed that the marble of the head of the youth and the unrestored parts of the horse were the same. This has raised once more the possibility that horse and rider belong and indeed represent a Julio-Claudian prince.

(Source: The British Museum)

Marble statue of kouros (a youth)  Greek, Attic  Archaic, 590 - 580 BC  Source: The Metropolitan Museum View high resolution

Marble statue of kouros (a youth) 

Greek, Attic 

Archaic, 590 - 580 BC 

Source: The Metropolitan Museum

Golden armband with Herakles knot Armband inlaid with garnets, emeralds and enamels. The herakles knot was thought to cure wounds and evert evil. This made the knot a very popular piece of jewellery.  Hellenistic 3rd - 2nd century BC Source: The Metropolitan Museum View high resolution

Golden armband with Herakles knot

Armband inlaid with garnets, emeralds and enamels. The herakles knot was thought to cure wounds and evert evil. This made the knot a very popular piece of jewellery. 

Hellenistic

3rd - 2nd century BC

Source: The Metropolitan Museum

Ivory head of a roaring lion Neo-Assyrian Found in Mesopotamia, Nimrud  9th-8th century BC  Source: The Metropolitan Museum View high resolution

Ivory head of a roaring lion

Neo-Assyrian

Found in Mesopotamia, Nimrud 

9th-8th century BC 

Source: The Metropolitan Museum

Bronze shears  Rich inlays with human and animal figures.  Roman Period.  Origin modern Turkey, ancient Anatolia 2nd century AD  Source: The Metropolitan Museum  View high resolution

Bronze shears 

Rich inlays with human and animal figures. 

Roman Period. 

Origin modern Turkey, ancient Anatolia

2nd century AD 

Source: The Metropolitan Museum 

Silver rhyton in the form of a stag with gold inlay.  A rhyton is a drinking vessel in the form of an animal with a pouring hole in its chest.  Hittite Empire, central Anatolia 14th - 13th century BC Source: The Metropolitan Museum  View high resolution

Silver rhyton in the form of a stag with gold inlay. 

A rhyton is a drinking vessel in the form of an animal with a pouring hole in its chest. 

Hittite Empire, central Anatolia

14th - 13th century BC

Source: The Metropolitan Museum 

Golden dress ornaments  Scythian  Northern Black Sea region  5th century BC  Source: The Metropolitan Museum  View high resolution

Golden dress ornaments 

Scythian 

Northern Black Sea region 

5th century BC 

Source: The Metropolitan Museum 

The Workman’s path between Deir el Medina and the Valley of the Kings

New Kingdom

Due to the fact that Deir el Medina was a relatively secluded community (members of said community had to apply for permission to see family and friends outside of the village area) and the secretive nature of their work in the Valley of the Kings, the workmen required a path to the valley that would lead them there without the knowledge of other people living in the vicinity of the nearby Mortuary temples. 

To do this a road between the village of Deir el Medina and the Valley of the Kings was created so that the workmen could continue their work in secret. Along this road are huts in which the workmen would rest if the didn’t make it back to the village by nightfall. 

This walk, for modern adventurers, is best done in the early morning to avoid the heat of the day and this is very likely the same time the workmen would have taken this route as their work day began with the sunrise. The workmen would have taken this route 8 days out of 10 as the Ancient Egyptian week was 10 days long, rather than our modern 7 day week. 

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Glass playing discs In total 25 pieces all in different sizes and colours.  Found in Egypt.  Greco-Roman Period, 1st - 3rd century AD  Source: Leiden Museum of Antiquities View high resolution

Glass playing discs

In total 25 pieces all in different sizes and colours. 

Found in Egypt. 

Greco-Roman Period, 1st - 3rd century AD 

Source: Leiden Museum of Antiquities

Collar of blue and black faience  Egyptian.  Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, 1981 - 1802 BC.  Found in Middle Egypt, Meir, Tomb of Hapi Akhtifi Source: The Metropolitan Museum  View high resolution

Collar of blue and black faience 

Egyptian. 

Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, 1981 - 1802 BC. 

Found in Middle Egypt, Meir, Tomb of Hapi Akhtifi

Source: The Metropolitan Museum 

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