Art History Animalia · @art_history_animalia
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Today is also #InternationalHyenaDay!
Scaraboid: Seal with a Seated #Hyena
Asia Minor, #Achaemenid ( #Persian ), c. 400 BCE
blue chalcedony, 1 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm (3/8 × 1 × 3/4 in.)
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103V09
#internationalhyenaday #hyena #achaemenid #persian
William Herold · @willigula
159 followers · 349 posts · Server vis.socialBorges was more mysterious before I learned "the imposter wizard Smerdis" was a real person.
#achaemenid #history #iran #borges
pdb · @pdbowman
151 followers · 532 posts · Server social.coopsome new listening in Bible and near east antiquity to mention
https://pdbowman.studio/briefs/31-jan-2023-new-bible-ancient-near-east-listening/
#blog #bible #yahwism #achaemenid #persia #israel #ancientNearEast #judaism #earlyChristianity #ShaulShaked #YonatanAdler #AntonioPanaino
#blog #bible #yahwism #achaemenid #persia #israel #ancientneareast #judaism #earlychristianity #shaulshaked #yonatanadler #antoniopanaino
Dr. Birgitta Hoffmann · @birgittahoffmann
830 followers · 230 posts · Server mastodon.socialThe #Hellenistic city of #AiKhanoum in #Afghanistan. Actually, it is the Hellenistic phase of a city that preceded and survived the Hellenistic city with the earlier and later phases encountered on the upper terrace and outside the city walls. While many focus on the #Greek culture including the possible #Aristotle papyrus, the site contains a lot of Baktrian and Indian influences, while the palace itself owes much to #Achaemenid architecture. A real gem of #Silkroad #archaeology #histodon
#hellenistic #aikhanoum #afghanistan #greek #aristotle #achaemenid #silkroad #archaeology #histodon