☀️ This figurine represents Isis with her son Harpocrates. The influence on the Virgin Mary iconography seems obvious, but the reality is more complex: Isis lactans appears until the 4th century AD, while Maria lactans-imagery appears in Egypt only from the 7th cent. AD onwards.

☀️ For #FrescoFriday: a fragment of a wall painting with the followers of the god Bacchus who drink and dance. It was painted around AD 50, certainly by a master. Facial expressions are so light and lively. A couple more pics are in the comment.

☀️ #OnThisDay in 323 BC Alexander the Great died in Babylon, possibly from malaria. To commemorate, here is one of the most fascinating coins depicting Alexander himeself on Boukephalos, attacking an elephant. On the reverse he is seen with a thunderbolt, crowned by flying Nike.

☀️ #ReliefWednesday: On this relief we see accessories of toiletries: mirrors, a hairnet, a spoon, boxes, comb, shell for creams, etc. It was dedicated in 170 AD by the priestess Claudia Ageta to Demeter in Sparta.
PS. Resemblance to Havaianas flip-flops is 100% coincidental.🙂

☀️This bust with a trendy haircut represents a young woman
from Cyrene. The cone-shaped haircut was popular during the
time of Faustina the Elder, wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius.The bust is dated to 140-160 AD and is part of the British Museum collection, on display in Tongres.