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1600-1500 BCE. “Mycenaean gold disc with octopus relief.”

#metalwork #Mycenae #gold #BronzeAge #MetMuseum
November 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
indyfromspace.bsky.social
PSA: There was a Philistine administrator (7th C BCE) called "Sili Bili"

Thank you for your attention to this matter
November 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
admirablewomen.bsky.social
Amanirenas was the one-eyed warrior queen (Kandake) of ancient Kush (modern day #Sudan).

In 25 BCE, while Rome held Egypt, she led 30,000 warriors that captured key Roman outposts and ultimately stopped further Roman expansion southward. 🧵

#WomenInHistory #History #Nubia
A dramatic, front-facing photograph of a magnificent bronze aegis (a protective emblem or mask) widely associated with the legacy of Queen Kandake Amanirenas (c. 60 BCE–10 BCE), the warrior monarch who successfully stopped Roman expansion into the interior of Africa. Set against a pure, deep black background, the sculpture is centered in a balanced, vertical composition. The piece portrays a regal, serene female head wearing an intricate ceremonial wig decorated with deeply incised vertical patterns. A stylized diadem rests high on her forehead, and a beaded necklace circles her neck. Her face features striking, hollow almond-shaped eyes, arched brows, a strong nose, and relaxed lips conveying absolute calm and authority. The lower section of the sculpture blooms into a massive, semi-circular collar (usekh) meticulously etched with geometric bands, vertical ridges, and a small central cartouche, flanked at each upper tip by small, prominent falcon heads. The lighting highlights the fine engravings and subtle cracks of the dark, weathered bronze patina. The overall mood is powerful, dignified, and enduringly historic, representing the advanced artistry and absolute sovereignty of the ancient Nubian Kingdom of Kush.
November 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
Archaic Gorgon found in Thebes, 500-550 BCE, Currently on display at the Musée du Louvre
#pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #gorgon #archaicgreece #ancientgreece #archaeology
November 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
Celtic bronze chariot fitting with ‘dragon-pair’ motif from Bobata fortress (Schumen), Bulgaria, 3rd century BCE
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Bulgaria #dragons
November 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Egyptian Birth Goddess Heket
carved ivory
c. 2000-1700 BCE
Ancient Egypt

#handmade #carved #ivory #Heket #birth #goddess #symbol #life #resurrection #birth #beginning #frog #toad #pond #amphibian #art #ancientart #EgyptianArt
November 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
dalvarez-01.bsky.social
Stone Qing (Chime) with Bird, Shang Dynasty, China (c. 16th–11th century BCE).

An ancient Chinese stone percussion instrument featuring an intricately carved bird motif.

Photo taken by a friend and shared with permission.

#China
November 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
Celtic iron sword with head on hilt, 60 BCE, from Lake Neuchâtel in present-day Switzerland and eastern France, now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art , NY NY USA
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Gaul
November 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
dollspace.gay
From the The Hymn to Inanna by high priestess Enheduanna (circa 2300 BCE) the first named author by the way.
November 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
wilhelmhistory.bsky.social
Wealthy Sumerian family at the central patio of their house, Ur, 2100 BCE

Characters belongs to @goosonesq.bsky.social

You can see my new artworks one month early.
www.patreon.com/WilhelmHistory
November 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
ivant.eurosky.social
El BCE reconociendo que la inflación viene por el lado de la oferta.

Me llevan todos los males…
November 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
patrickwyman.bsky.social
The mathematician and engineer Archimedes is famously said to have been killed during the sack of Syracuse in 212 BCE while drawing geometric figures, a task he wouldn't pause despite being held at swordpoint: "Don't disturb my circles."
amandasmith.bsky.social Rick Caruso's Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 5d
Don’t tell me autism didn’t exist in Ancient Greece and Rome, someone had to remember every line of the Iliad and it sure wasn’t Pliny the Neurotypical
amandasmith.bsky.social Rick Caruso's Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 5d
I could remember all the basic trigonometry functions, but instead, I remember every lyric to sugar ray’s “fly”
October 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
The Holzgerlingen figure, a two-faced anthropomorphic statue, 6th-3rd century BCE, now at Landesmuseum Württemberg Baden-Württemberg, Germany #druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Gaul
October 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
sotsogm.bsky.social
It's like, 4th Century BCE Mediterranean, right?

I mean, I don't know a lot about Panhellenism.
November 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
An anthropomorphic horse on the lid of a bronze flagon, 400-350 BCE, from European Archaeological Park of Bliesbruck-Reinheim
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Gaul
October 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
Sculpture of a severed head from the Celtic oppidum of Entremont, near Aix-en-Provence, 3rd–2nd century BCE, now at Musée Granet, Aix, France #druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Gaul
October 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
inlovenazare.bsky.social
Rhyton — Ceremonial drinking vessel.

Parthian, c. 1st century BCE.
October 28, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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most important inventions in history a line between 1,000,000 BCE and 2026 with the lightbulb halfway between the wheel invented in 3500 BCE and vga cable in 1987 CE not to scale exactly but it’s a meme don’t reply all ooooh it’s not exact what do u expect rlly yk
October 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
nebulacritter.bsky.social
WAS THAT THE BITE OF 10,000 BCE
November 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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113 BCE Death of Zhang Qian 張騫
November 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
robertscotthorton.bsky.social
μισῶ γε μέντοι χὤταν ἐν κακοῖσί τις ἁλοὺς ἔπειτα τοῦτο καλλύνειν θέλῃ. Oh, but I hate it more when a traitor, caught red-handed, tries to glorify his crimes. —Sophocles (Σοφοκλῆς), Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη), l. 495ff [Creon] (441 BCE)
November 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
lashatumbai7712.bsky.social
History of NAFO 165
Archimedes, The Displacement of Water (3rd century BCE)
- I hope you are having a good weekend.
#NAFO
#HistoryOfNAFO
November 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
unormal.bsky.social
85,200 BCE, the robot nomads roam the great grasslands following the bison. Their herd yaks long-haired and unshriven following age-old religious custom.
November 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
krymsynreine.bsky.social
Portrait of a bearded Thraco-Celtic chieftain with torcs, on a silver/gilt
bowl discovered ‘accidentally’ at Yakimovo (Montana) (2-1 c. BCE) #druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #celtic #Thracian
October 31, 2026 at 7:20 PM
bvzw.bsky.social
Aguada Fénix is a platform in Tabasco built by early Maya people around 1000 BCE. Extending over 1400 meters in length, the site required massive communal labor to construct. Researchers study its scale and layout with Lidar scanning to understand how these populations organized extensive earthworks
November 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM