En busca del ayer perdido In search of lost yesterdays

*sips tea*

Hippo figures served as grave goods in the Middle Kingdom, as the hippopotamus was a symbol for regeneration in the afterlife. The drawings on the figure are meant to mimic the natural habitat of the animal. Here the hippo is surrounded by lotus buds and flowers with a flying bird overhead, just as it would be in a papyrus thicket. This piece is probably from Thebes.

The ruins of the Roman settlement at Itálica, a few kilometers northwest of Sevilla, form one of the lesser known highlights of southern Spain, a town which, among other things, was the birthplace of 2 Roman emperors.

Little bit of rain won’t hurt

Chalcedony, with a combat scene between a winged hero and a winged goat with the hero bracing his foot on a small reclining goat.

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