You get a bit of a nasty shock if you make a mistake and hold up the wrong side of this bronze mirror! 😳 🐍

Apotropaic, the Gorgon's head is there to ward off envious looks or the evil eye. #Greek, made in southern Italy, 500-480 BCE. #GettyVilla #archaeology

A seriously difficult piece of ancient glass to photograph properly. This small 3rd-4th
c. CE Roman glass vessel has *thirteen* handles. Some residue remains inside, and it probably came from a tomb somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. #GettyVilla #ancientglass #RomanGlass

The relief was found with the statuette of a goddess, probably Ceres, and another of Roma or Virtus. These pieces seem to have formed a group of relief sculpture, which may have served as appliqué decorating the same object, perhaps a chariot or a piece of furniture. #archaeology #GettyVilla 2/

From a visit to the #GettyVilla a couple of weeks ago, here's a luminous 1st c. BCE Roman mosaic cast glass bowl from a workshop in the eastern Mediterranean. It's comprised of blue (cobalt) and white (antimony and tin oxide) rods fused and melted into a disc, and placed over a form. Broken and repaired at some point in its past. #ancientglass #archaeology

I was thinking the garden tea at the #gettyvilla would have been outdoors in the garden but this table and view were delightful as a second best. It was a nice experience!

Reclining selfie at the #GettyVilla

Another shot from the Getty Villa on Saturday. I think they're Dark-eyed Juncos but the focus is a little soft, so who knows.

#LosAngeles #Malibu #GettyVilla #birds #photo #photography #PhotoMonday #rain

Went to the Getty Villa yesterday. It was fun to walk the grounds in a drizzle (the slick marble walkways maybe less so). It was also fun to break out my DSLR for the first time in a long time.

#photo #photography #LosAngeles #Malibu #GettyVilla #Rain

I love the image of the gentle shepherd and his dog on this fragment of an Endymion and Selene sarcophagus from the #GettyVilla. In the last few months, I've come across two similar sarcophagi, both with the same shepherd and dog. A sweet moment. #sarcophagussaturday

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Late 1st c. CE Romano-Egyptian #mummy portrait of a woman with a Flavian hairstyle. Deep pinkish-lavender garments with black clavi (woven stripes) running vertically down the front.

Note the triple-tiered necklace of gold, pearl and emerald. From Hawara. #GettyVilla

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Late 1st c. CE Romano-Egyptian #mummy portrait of a woman with a Flavian hairstyle. Deep pinkish-lavender garments with black clavi (woven stripes) running vertically down the front.

Note the triple-tiered necklace of gold, pearl and emerald. From Hawara. #GettyVilla

A small-scale bronze replica of the 'Weary Hercules' sculpted by Lysippos in the late 4th c. BCE. The eyes are inlaid with silver. Copies of famous Greek statues were displayed in wealthy villas as an indication of the owner's refined taste. #GettyVilla

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#PolychromyRoundTable News! - SAVE THE DATE - The 12th International Round Table on #Polychromy in Ancient Sculpture and Architecture will be held at the #GettyVilla in Los Angeles, the week of 18th November, 2024. More details to follow soon! https://polychromyroundtable.com/news-221212-savedateprt12.php

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