πͺ· 25 July #RedShoeDay How tall was Antinous? Antinous scholar #JohnJJohnston suggests he may have been 5' 8" (172 cm) based in part on the #Eleusis statue. The average 2nd C AD man was 5' 6" (170 cm). So, #Antinous was taller than average. (Priest #MartinCampbell 6 ft/182 cm) πͺ·
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πͺ· Don't miss this! On Friday 24th February respected #Antinous authority #JohnJJohnston speaks at UCL Institute of Archaeology in London on the life, death, apotheosis, and modern reception of #Antinoos. A few free tickets are still available here: bit.ly/UCLIoALGBT23 π³οΈβππͺ·
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π Someone kissed - and famously left lipstick on - the #Antinous #Mondragone head. Antinous authority #johnjjohnston says: "I believe the lipstick kiss was discovered when he was unpacked at Leedsβ Henry Moore Institute in 2006!" ππππππππ
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