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TheSleepyBear
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The Roman military ‘draco’ standard was carried by a ‘draconarius’. The Draconarius Tombstone from Chester (Roman Deva) shows a Sarmatian standard bearer, fighting far from home with the Roman legions.

Grosvenor Museum, Chester. 📷 by me

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The so-called ‘Draconarius Tombstone’ from Chester (Roman Deva) on display at Grosvenor Museum, Chester. The tombstone is only partially preserved. It shows a Sarmation cavalryman on horseback, wearing a cloak and conical hat, armed with sword, and holding a draco standard. The fabric tube is inflated behind the rider. The portion of stone in the top right corner with the dragon head is missing, as is the lower left portion of the stone with the rear of his horse. The tomb’s inscription is also missing
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Below the red-figure decoration on the neck of the drinking cup, the main body of the vessel is in the shape of an owl! 🦉

Museum record: collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/5335...
September 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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In the basket on the right already cut tesserae can be seen. Tesserae were not only made of stone, but also of other materials such as glass or pottery.

📷relief: Dan Diffendale via Flickr flickr.com/photos/dandi...
Mosaic cubes made of Samian ware (pottey) Mosaic cubes made of glass mosaic cubes made of stone
August 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Wonderful! I love these Egyptian nature scenes. Last month in Vatican I came across this😍
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sapinuwa.bsky.social Sapinuwa @sapinuwa.bsky.social · Aug 10
Hehe am I sharing too many photos🤣🤣🤣
Anyway. "Fragment of tomb relief, limestone, Thebes, 26th dynasty (664-525 BC)"
Cats climbing branches (of water liles?) on which there are birds nests. The chicks in the nests are in panic. There are other birds and a butterfly on the broken lower panel.
August 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM