#ReliefWednesday
Marble relief from #Pompeii showing a metalsmiths workshop.
AncientBlueSky🏺
#Art #History #Archaeology
Marble relief from #Pompeii showing a metalsmiths workshop.
AncientBlueSky🏺
#Art #History #Archaeology
March 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#ReliefWednesday
Marble relief from #Pompeii showing a metalsmiths workshop.
AncientBlueSky🏺
#Art #History #Archaeology
Marble relief from #Pompeii showing a metalsmiths workshop.
AncientBlueSky🏺
#Art #History #Archaeology
Pottery lamp from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) with a lion motif. The lamp is on display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
August 5, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Pottery lamp from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) with a lion motif. The lamp is on display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
Relief of a Roman period ‘horned god’ - possibly a fertility god native to the North East of England. Now part of the collections at Durham University's Museum of Archaeology. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #DurhamUniversity
May 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Relief of a Roman period ‘horned god’ - possibly a fertility god native to the North East of England. Now part of the collections at Durham University's Museum of Archaeology. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #DurhamUniversity
Not strictly fitting the criteria for #reliefwednesday, but so stunning that who cares, right?
#Ptolemaic #Egyptian canopic jars depicting the four sons of #Horus. From l-r, they are Duamutef. Hapy, Imsety and Qebehsenuef.
#Ptolemaic #Egyptian canopic jars depicting the four sons of #Horus. From l-r, they are Duamutef. Hapy, Imsety and Qebehsenuef.
April 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Not strictly fitting the criteria for #reliefwednesday, but so stunning that who cares, right?
#Ptolemaic #Egyptian canopic jars depicting the four sons of #Horus. From l-r, they are Duamutef. Hapy, Imsety and Qebehsenuef.
#Ptolemaic #Egyptian canopic jars depicting the four sons of #Horus. From l-r, they are Duamutef. Hapy, Imsety and Qebehsenuef.
A horned god with spear and shield - a local god from Roman Maryport in Cumbria. The relief is now part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport, Cumbria. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Maryport #Cumbria
April 22, 2026 at 5:39 AM
A horned god with spear and shield - a local god from Roman Maryport in Cumbria. The relief is now part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport, Cumbria. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Maryport #Cumbria
#ReliefWednesday
Sarmatian cataphracts depicted on Trajan's column, 2nd century CE
📸 Conrad Cichorius (1863-1932) CC BY-SA 4.0
#AncientBlueSky
Sarmatian cataphracts depicted on Trajan's column, 2nd century CE
📸 Conrad Cichorius (1863-1932) CC BY-SA 4.0
#AncientBlueSky
December 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#ReliefWednesday
Sarmatian cataphracts depicted on Trajan's column, 2nd century CE
📸 Conrad Cichorius (1863-1932) CC BY-SA 4.0
#AncientBlueSky
Sarmatian cataphracts depicted on Trajan's column, 2nd century CE
📸 Conrad Cichorius (1863-1932) CC BY-SA 4.0
#AncientBlueSky
For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome.
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome.
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs.
📸 Chris Nas
#archaeology #history
This is the Ludovisi sarcophagus (mid-3rd AD). It absolutely writhes, hums and bursts with energy and movement. It reminds me of Tacitus’ famous phrase about the Romans: “they create a wasteland & call it peace.”
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
March 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This is the Ludovisi sarcophagus (mid-3rd AD). It absolutely writhes, hums and bursts with energy and movement. It reminds me of Tacitus’ famous phrase about the Romans: “they create a wasteland & call it peace.”
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️National Museum, Rome
📷mine
#ReliefWednesday
A jet pendant from Roman York (Eboracum) depicting two lovers. The pendant is part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #YorkshireMuseum #York
August 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
A jet pendant from Roman York (Eboracum) depicting two lovers. The pendant is part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #YorkshireMuseum #York
Carved stone relief from Roman Corbridge (Coria) depicting the Goddesses Fortuna and Ceres. The relief can be viewed in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Corbridge
June 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Carved stone relief from Roman Corbridge (Coria) depicting the Goddesses Fortuna and Ceres. The relief can be viewed in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Corbridge
#ReliefWednesday! A relief plaque with an #owl. 🦉
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th/3rd century BC, Egypt.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
📷 me
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th/3rd century BC, Egypt.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
📷 me
April 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#ReliefWednesday! A relief plaque with an #owl. 🦉
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th/3rd century BC, Egypt.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
📷 me
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th/3rd century BC, Egypt.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
📷 me
#ReliefWednesday
1st century CE bas-relief showing the #Celtic god
Cernunnos and Apollo (left) and Mercury (right). (Musée Saint-Remi, Rheims, #France)
#Archaeology #Art #History
1st century CE bas-relief showing the #Celtic god
Cernunnos and Apollo (left) and Mercury (right). (Musée Saint-Remi, Rheims, #France)
#Archaeology #Art #History
April 22, 2026 at 5:46 PM
#ReliefWednesday
1st century CE bas-relief showing the #Celtic god
Cernunnos and Apollo (left) and Mercury (right). (Musée Saint-Remi, Rheims, #France)
#Archaeology #Art #History
1st century CE bas-relief showing the #Celtic god
Cernunnos and Apollo (left) and Mercury (right). (Musée Saint-Remi, Rheims, #France)
#Archaeology #Art #History
A third century tombstone relief of an unknown female from Roman Vindolanda. The relief can be viewed in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Vindolanda
July 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A third century tombstone relief of an unknown female from Roman Vindolanda. The relief can be viewed in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Vindolanda
On #ReliefWednesday, here’s two C1st AD legionaries advancing towards to the enemy, shield thrust out and gladius at the ready.
April 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
On #ReliefWednesday, here’s two C1st AD legionaries advancing towards to the enemy, shield thrust out and gladius at the ready.
Gravestone fragment showing three Roman legionnaires. The fragment was found at Croy Hill on the Antonine Wall, and is now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanScotland #NMS
March 25, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Gravestone fragment showing three Roman legionnaires. The fragment was found at Croy Hill on the Antonine Wall, and is now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanScotland #NMS
A small stone altar from Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire, possibly dedicated to Mars Lenus - a combined Roman and native god of war. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Chedworth
August 19, 2026 at 6:09 AM
A small stone altar from Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire, possibly dedicated to Mars Lenus - a combined Roman and native god of war. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Chedworth
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Victory medallion bearing effigy of Philip II of Macedon.
He would turn #Macedon from a kingdom on the brink of ruin into the dominant power in mainland Greece within the space of 20 years. This was #King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great.
#Artwork #History.
Victory medallion bearing effigy of Philip II of Macedon.
He would turn #Macedon from a kingdom on the brink of ruin into the dominant power in mainland Greece within the space of 20 years. This was #King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great.
#Artwork #History.
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Gravestone fragment showing a hound chasing a hare from Roman Bath (Aquae Sulis). Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
September 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Gravestone fragment showing a hound chasing a hare from Roman Bath (Aquae Sulis). Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
Portal at the Istanbul Archeological Museum. #ReliefWednesday #skystorians 🗃️
December 25, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Portal at the Istanbul Archeological Museum. #ReliefWednesday #skystorians 🗃️
Relief of the sun god Sol from Roman Corbridge (Coria). The relief is on display in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Corbridge
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Relief of the sun god Sol from Roman Corbridge (Coria). The relief is on display in the site museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Corbridge
This relief is from the Tomb of the Haterii in Rome, built for Quintus Haterius & Hateria his wife. They seem to have made their fortune in construction.
Here we see a crane powered by slaves in a wheel putting the finishing touches to a temple-like sepulchre.
🏛️📷 Vatican Museums
#ReliefWednesday
Here we see a crane powered by slaves in a wheel putting the finishing touches to a temple-like sepulchre.
🏛️📷 Vatican Museums
#ReliefWednesday
May 27, 2026 at 6:11 AM
This relief is from the Tomb of the Haterii in Rome, built for Quintus Haterius & Hateria his wife. They seem to have made their fortune in construction.
Here we see a crane powered by slaves in a wheel putting the finishing touches to a temple-like sepulchre.
🏛️📷 Vatican Museums
#ReliefWednesday
Here we see a crane powered by slaves in a wheel putting the finishing touches to a temple-like sepulchre.
🏛️📷 Vatican Museums
#ReliefWednesday
Part of a tombstone depicting a Sarmatian Cavalryman from Roman Chester (Deva), including the tail of the dragon’s head standard. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
May 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Part of a tombstone depicting a Sarmatian Cavalryman from Roman Chester (Deva), including the tail of the dragon’s head standard. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain
12th century demons and devils - detail from the ‘Doomstone’ at York Minster which depicts sinners being tortured in Hell’s cauldron. The relief is a survivor from the Norman Minster. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #YorkMinster
May 27, 2026 at 6:34 AM
12th century demons and devils - detail from the ‘Doomstone’ at York Minster which depicts sinners being tortured in Hell’s cauldron. The relief is a survivor from the Norman Minster. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #YorkMinster
Relief of three rather alien looking mother goddesses from Aquae Sulis (Roman Bath). Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Bath
September 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Relief of three rather alien looking mother goddesses from Aquae Sulis (Roman Bath). Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #Bath