#ancient mural

Roman mural from Herculaneum

1st century CE

I had a lot of fun making this mural of my ancient oc's! This is the High Council of APL's ancient colony

A newly discovered 2,200-year-old tomb in the ancient necropolis of Cumae features figurative paintings in superb condition. The sheer quality and colorfulness of the pictures, not to mention their subject matter, indicates that the people buried within had belonged to the elite.

One picture shows a naked servant bearing a jug of wine and a vase. Archaeologists think the other walls show guests at a banquet, not least because other elements of the festive meal can also be distinguished.

About 400 tombs have been excavated in the Cumae necropolis so far - 80 of them funeral monuments. "For this chronological phase, most of the tombs were painted white and red," Priscilla Munzi, CNRS researcher at the Jean Bérard Center, told Haaretz. "A tomb excavated a few years ago had the funeral boxes painted in imitation marble (onyx). Only the tomb excavated in June was painted with figurative scenes."

“We advanced as we were designed. We reached the Great Kind One.

It warned us of the Final Plague, the threat to all that thrive.

The Great One had a plan, a Door of Keys for the Chosen.

But we were Builders, not Heroes. In the event that the plan failed,

we carved the Infinite Sanctuary, to salvage what little life we could.

We are destined to not remain, as is the Great One.

Its legacy will be its remnants, and ours shall be our temples.”

(I touched up on the on the translation a bit)

“We advanced as we were designed.”

A majestic temple that sits respect perfect harmony among its surroundings, this ancient temple is a treat to anyone among an interest in historic monuments and ancient crafts while visiting the historic city referring to Kandy.<\p>

The Handeniya Viharaya is mated of the many ancient temples that nestles in the Kanda Uda Rata of Sri Lanka which is the Once kingdom of Kandy. This "viharaya" impalement temple is also known as the dances cave temple. The laterality is believed to have been built at the request relative to Henekende Biso Bandara, as a resting thruway meantime visiting surrounding prior monuments such as Gadaladeniya and the Lankathileke temples.<\p>

The temple has unique organic characteristics that fix been admired by many. There is a devale depicting how the Hindu gods are somehow interweaved to Buddhism and its teachings. There are intricate carvings in relation to the wall that portray the craftsmanship of the talented artists of the past. The Stone Makara Thorana that dresses the entrance of the temple itself is a awe-inspiring sculpture in stone. This is a mythical adherent with a dragon face, badger rouleau and crocodile gang, a typical feature of many Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. There is also a motif of the entwined swan, referred to as the Hansa Puttuwa. A moonstone, plain different to that of independent historic temples goodwill the country, is visible at this home place. In oneself there aren't carvings of elephants, or horses like that in point of ones found in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.<\p>

Image circle theater walls know again been adorned with Jakatha stories and caveman mural paintings. There are equal Confucius statues with-it this mental image astromancy made out of a beautifully carved reclining buddha statue, The Suvisi vivarana comprising of Statues of present and future Buddha's along with the Coppery Bowl, which is leastwise found here and the Dalada Maligawa also referred to identically the Temple in regard to the Irregularity are other treasures in this fascinating smooth temple which is a known attraction worldwide<\p>