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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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Great Works: Still Life with Peaches (c AD50) Anon |
| Classical art is often given a classic status. The works of the ancient Greeks and Romans have been taken up by many later artists as supreme examples. More. Labels: art, painting, roman empire |
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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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Roman Glass Israeli silver jewelry |
| Roman Glass is an ancient glass, discovered in archaeological excavation sites in Israel and in other Mediterranean countries.The fine Sterling Silver Roman Glass Jewelry is one of the most popular types and styles originated from Israel enabling to wear an entirely unique piece of 2,000-year-old history. More. Labels: art, israel, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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Reassessing Artworks of Ancient Rome |
| Painting was more prized than sculpture by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and easel paintings more than frescoes, which were considered essentially decorative. More. Labels: art, roman empire |
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Early Christian and Byzantine art monographs from the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg |
| The special collection for art history of the UB Heidelberg, also contains a collection of books from the 17th until the early 19th century about early Christian and Byzantine art. These holdings are gradually being digitised and made available online, free of charge. More. Labels: art, byzantine, roman empire |
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
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Zadar Museum of Ancient Glass |
| Zadar has changed beyond recognition in the last ten years, transforming itself from a forgotten Mediterranean backwater into a swanky city-break destination bursting with fine sights. Latest of the city’s attention-grabbing attractions is the Museum of Ancient Glass (Muzej antičkog stakla), a state-of-the-art archeological display that opened its doors in May 2009. More. Labels: art, croatia, museum, roman empire |
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Nero statue 'is a fantastic UK find' |
| A fragment from a statue found at the site of a Roman villa is believed to be what remains of only one of three in the world depicting the Emperor Nero, experts said today. More. Labels: art, nero, roman empire, statue, united kingdom |
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Setting a Price on Antiquity |
| A bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla will be auctioned off October 28 by Bonham's. The auction house estimates the bust will bring ₤250,000. The lot description says the bust dates to the period after he murdered his brother and co-emperor Geta and their website lists the provenance as the current owner having a receipt from Mr. Dennis Leen, Beverly Hills, California dated 1976. More. Labels: art, caracalla, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Museum marks 50th birthday with Italian glass exhibit |
| The museum's new exhibit visually traces the evolution of glass art from its beginnings in the Roman Empire to the artistry of contemporary Venetian glass workers and work by Wisconsin artists. More. Labels: art, museum, roman empire, united states |
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Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.10.52 |
| A growing trend in Classical scholarship has been to investigate art and architecture as active participants in the "lived space" of antiquity. In her new book, Ellen Swift applies this view of material culture to non-figurative mosaics, dining and toilet vessels, and dress accessories, building in the last two cases on her previous studies in those areas. More. Labels: art, book, entertainement, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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How to Get Rich on Plaster |
| Segóbriga, near Madrid, is a textbook Roman city. Now that it is being excavated seriously or scientifically, you can see the ruins of the old Roman buildings. It had one of each, and a good one. There is a theater, an amphitheater, a circus, a basilica, a temple, baths, a cistern and sewers, a cemetery—all the standard pieces of a Roman city. More. Labels: art, roman empire, spain |
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| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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Another Video of Upenn Roman Pottery * * * |
| I'm still enjoying using my phone to shoot video in museums. And I've upgraded my copy of iLife so I can put the clips together with iMovie. That's seems to be good enough for my skill level. The latest product is overviews of a display at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. More. Labels: art, roman empire, scholar |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Roman News Praeterea - Roman Cameo Vase |
A new feature on Roman News and Archeology. Based on a recent Roman news, we collect related materials from different sources: books, citations, web pages and sites.
We begin by the discovery of the Roman Cameo Vase in a private collection. More.Labels: Archaeology, art, roman empire, scholar |
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| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Roman vase dating back 2,000 years 'virtually priceless' says Bonhams * * * |
| A 2,000-year-old Roman vase has been hailed as the most important of its kind in existence with experts from auctioneer's Bonhams describing it as "virtually priceless". More. Labels: art, roman empire |
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| Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
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Stone Study |
| Once again our main goal was to determine the provenance of the stone types used for the wall and floor veneer of Sagalassos. Whereas the wall veneer was the primary subject of research during the previous two seasons, this year special attention was given to the floor revetment. During the campaign of 2008 the opus sectile floor of the Apodyterium and Frigidarium II of the Roman baths of Sagalassos was already examined. This year a closer look was taken at some of the mosaic floors of Sagalassos. For the public bath building the stone types of a section of the mosaic floor of Frigidarium I were determined macroscopically. Samples were taken for future archaeometric research at Centre of Archaeological Sciences (CAS) in Heverlee. Labels: art, mosaic, roman empire, scholar |
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