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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20249 min read
Renaissance
Cross Byzantine 11th-12th century iron, bronze 67.6.4 Faith Italian, Florentine ca. 1468 tempera on wood 46.18.1 This painting is called...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20243 min read
Pottery
Black-Figured Amphora and Lid with the apotheosis of Herakles Attributed to, Antimenes Painter, or his manner Greek (Attic) ca. 520-510...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Jewelry
ANCIENT GOLD Gold is Zeus’s child, nothing erodes or consumes it. It conquers the mind of man and is the most powerful of...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Sculpture
Adaptation of Apollo Lykeios by Praxiteles Roman 2nd century Marble 96.6 “The place…is dedicated to the Apollo Lykeios [the wolf]. You...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Sacred and Divine
VICTORY MONUMENTS Warriors often dedicated miniature versions of armor in thanksgiving for their survival (79.4). This cuirass recalls...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Life and Death
Life Section of a Floor Mosaic Depicting the Four Seasons Roman (Antioch) Late second-early third century A.D. Stone and glass Museum...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Athletics and War
Black-Figured Kalpis (Water Jug) Greek (Attic) 500 BC Terracotta 60.32 The archer’s soft, pointed cap identifies him as a Scythian, whom...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Ancient Greek Glass
Goblet Egyptian (New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20) ca. 1550-1080 BC Core-formed glass, 59.29.1 This goblet and jug are the earliest examples...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Mummies
Coffin of Tjeby Coffin and Mummy of Tjeby Egyptian ca. 2051-2030 BC Painted wood with linen-wrapped mummy 53.30.1 This coffin, like many...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Jewelry and Statues
Broad Collar Egyptian ca. 2030 - 1640 B.C. Faience 2017.447 Statuette of a Woman Egyptian 664 – 525 BC Fine-grained diabase (dolerite)...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Reliefs
Cast of Battle Relief of Sethy 1 at Karnak Egyptian 20th century Plaster cast L.5.52.58 More about this relief may be found here:...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20242 min read
Sacred Animals
All Photos by Brenna Reistad Mummied Crocodile Site Name Thebes From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Items
All photos by Brenna Reistad Braided Human Hair Hair Extensions 1994 - 1781 BC Both men and women commonly shaved their heads and wore...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Amulets
Amulets were tucked into the mummy's wraps—they are believed to ward off evil and bring good luck. Each type was positioned according to...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Mummies
All photos by Brenna Reistad Egyptian Mummy and Coffin Egyptian Mummy and Coffin 150 BC - 50 AD and Cox mummy Within these wrappings is...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Gems and Minerals
All photos by Brenna Reistad Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20245 min read
Jewelry
My photos of some of the jewelry from the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Entry
A few years ago I got to meet two good online friends of mine in person. We met up in Washington D.C. as one was sight seeing. We only...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Willis Hill
Northern Virginia has a lot of historic parks and areas from the Civil War, Fredericksburg, Virginia, is no exception. Marye's Heights is...
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