Ancient Greek helmets from the classical period kept in the storeroom of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. Via @historys_mysteries3.14
instagram.comAncient Greek helmets from the classical period kept in the storeroom of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. Via @historys_mysteries3.14
university. The museum had a definitive moment during the French Revolution, when the revolutionaries discovered an alternative to vandalizing the images and icons of the old regime: neutralizing them by placing them in the Louvre, which was transformed from a palace into a museum.
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From a distance, I make out the powerful features of Idia, queen mother of the kingdom of Benin, on a mask made from a thin slice of elephant tusk. Idia raised an army to help her son, Esigie, win the throne and another army to expand his kingdom northward. The mask of her indomitable face is a particular type of artwork: one that makes a forceful
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