This delicate piece depicts Phoebe seeking to reassure Latona and Niobe; meanwhile Niobe’s daughters Hilearia and Agle play knucklebones, unaware of their imminent death…
This piece was painted on marble and each figure provided with a name in ancient Greek. It is also signed by the artist who lists themselves as Alexander of Athens.
Image slightly enhanced to bring out the contrast.
"HOW THE HINDU RIGHT-WING IN INDIA IS UNDERMINING MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH HERITAGE" by Maitri Dore.
"In service of the myth of a Hindu golden age, the Hindu right-wing is contorting historical facts and attempting to cleanse the built environment of Muslim heritage. Their meddlesomeness is proof of the pudding that heritage is more than simply brick and mortar. It is about the selection and use of these for political purposes. In this scheme then, architecture–by way of claims to mosques, and public space–through its renaming, are merely convenient props that hold up the cherry-picked narrative."
#OTD
Heute vor 90 Jahren wurde das "Gesetz zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses" verabschiedet. Auf #Zeitgeschichte-online erinnern Mathias Schmidt und Saskia Wilhelmy von der #RWTHAachen an diesen Beginn der Umsetzung des medizinischen und biopolitischen NS-Programms sowie dessen Kontinuitäten und Folgen: https://zeitgeschichte-online.de/node/67338
We live in humongously exciting times, and digital is exponentially propelling the output from ancient manuscripts. ML driven prediction (suggestion) for lacunae is of particular interest to me, but I trust the text above to be very revealing. Can't wait
@Passamezzo@histodons@histodon@earlymusic@earlymodern it's interesting to see how some words are different than how French is now (as someone who learns french at school). Elles se nomment sounds more latin than modern french.
On this day in 1850, Robert Ramsay died aged 56. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derry Cathedral, Co. Londonderry, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/rams1850
An Italian rescue dog searching for the victims of the Allied air raid of the 18th of November 1942. Via Capelli,Turin. #WarInItaly
📖 Torino sotto attacco. @histodons@militaryhistory
#OnThisDay in #history - The Grand Old Woman of Egyptology, Margaret Murray, was born in 1863. Born in #India to a family of missionaries and colonial businessmen, Margaret's childhood was bounced between England, Germany and Calcutta.
She didn't have a formal education until she entered university, where she focused on Egyptology at UCL. Her career was dedicated to advancing women in the field and to educating the public (who were gripped in 'Egyptomania'). #OTD#histodons@histodons
A highlights reel of the decade that was the 420s BCE. Great for a swift overview of the challenges (and triumphs) as Rome tries to figure out how to run a republic.
While our deep dive ‘From the Founding of the City’ series is unscripted, the Partial Recap is a scripted short and snappy summary - excellent for jogging the memory!
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