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26 May, 9 tweets, 3 min read
Roman sarcophagus submerged in a travertine pool in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis, Turkey...
Compare to
And this
And this
And this
And this
And this
And my favorite. Stećak in Radimlja necropolis. There are actually many of these standing stones with this identical design, which no one really understands...
So are these all imitations of Roman sarcophagi? And if so why would local Slavs make them?

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26 May
Thread: While we are talking about horses:

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26 May
Thread: Is there any link between the horses and dolphins? Well there is...Their mating seasons...
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25 May
Thread: One of several gold and silver statuettes of a worshipper (probably a king) carrying a sacrificial goat. Susa, Iran, c. 1500–1200 BC (Middle Elamite period)...The statuette is really cool, but this next thing is even cooler: Image
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24 May
Thread: A very very interesting Old Babylonian cylinder seal, circa 1700-1600BC. The official description:
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23 May
Thread: The (most likely ceremonial) battle axe of the Scythian period, 7th century BC. The Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg (Russia).... Image
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22 May
Thread: Impression from a cylinder seal from Babylonia, 8th century BC; in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City themorgan.org/seals-and-tabl… Here is the official description of the scene depicted on the seal:
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