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Category: sculpture

The Nike of Samothrace

Hellenistic sculptures is perhaps the most famous of the sculptures of the Hellenistic period. Now found at the Louvre, it… Continue reading The Nike of Samothrace

Published May 19, 2023
Categorised as Ancient History, Archaeology, art, hellenistic, hellenistic period, Hellenistic Women, History, sculpture, Uncategorized

Hellenistic Women III: Berenice I of Egypt

Large head from a limestone female statue, possibly Berenice I. (c) British Museum

To conclude our weeklong celebration of the women from Greek Antiquity, we are looking at another important queen from the… Continue reading Hellenistic Women III: Berenice I of Egypt

Published April 13, 2021
Categorised as Ancient History, Archaeology, biography, coin, coins, hellenistic, Hellenistic kingdoms, Hellenistic Women, numismatics, ptolemies, sculpture

Art: Venus de Milo

No other statue of a woman from antiquity is as famous as the armless beauty now residing at the louvre… Continue reading Art: Venus de Milo

Published March 2, 2021
Categorised as Ancient History, Archaeology, art, greece, hellenistic, Hellenistic greece, sculpture

Hellenistic sculpture

The art of the Hellenistic period differed greatly from that of the period before. In this post we will be… Continue reading Hellenistic sculpture

Published February 6, 2021
Categorised as ancient greece, Ancient History, art, greece, hellenistic, Hellenistic greece, Hellenistic kingdoms, History, sculpture
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