Old European culture

Two mosaics done by the same craftsman, or a proof of the existence of a Roman "fashionable mosaics copy book"? I will leave this ...

In Buddhism, Pretas, the "Hungry ghosts" are pitiable creatures with huge, empty stomachs which suffer constant hunger... Buddhist...

Eagle-Snake struggle mosaic from the palace of the Emperor Justinian I  (527-565), Istambul... Ever wondered why this is the symbol of Zeus/...

"Woman-and-pitcher" vase with ivy and olive wreaths, in white and white flowers on neck. Cyprus, 400–323 B.C Currently in the Met ...

Scene from the trojan war: Cassandra clings to the Xoanon, the wooden cult image of Athene, while Ajax the Lesser is about to drag her away ...

This is a white-ground kylix (drinking-cup), made in Attica in the mid 5th c. BC by The Sotades Painter (Potter)... Currently in the British...

 (Probably) Leda and the Swan (Gold signet ring from Thessaly, 2nd c. BC. Benaki Museum, Athens) Hmmm...Most definitely "Leda and the s...