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~ Hippocamp.

Place of origin: Italy, Sicily (Centuripe)

Culture: Greek

Date: 3rd century B.C.

Earring, 400s BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art

Size: Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Medium: gold and agate

This is the Hyades Cluster! ✨✨✨

As the closest star cluster to Earth, this star cluster contains hundreds of stars with some of the brighter ones in this image transforming into giant stars as they enter a new phase of their lifespan. Some theorize that the creation of this cluster may have happened all at once as many of these stars are the same age and move in a similar way! 💫💫💫

Amphora, 600s BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art

Size: Overall: 63.2 cm (24 7/8 in.) Medium: earthenware

Woman’s Head with Crown, 500s BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art

Size: Overall: 15.8 cm (6 ¼ in.) Medium: terracotta