koukypa, 1 month ago to art Italian

#eng - Marble statue of Aphrodite, Roman, Imperial period, 1st or 2nd century A.D. Copy of Greek statue of the 3rd or 2nd century B.C.,
#ita - statua di marmo rappresentante Venere, II - I sec.a.C., copia romana di un originale greco.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

photo Wally Gobetz, flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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#art #marble #Aphrodite #venus #elzevirista #omphalos #newyork

koukypa, 1 month ago to art Italian

#eng - Bronze statuette of Aphrodite - Greek, Late Hellenistic late 2nd or 1st century B.C.
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#ita statuetta bronzea raffigurante Afrodite, ultimo periodo ellenico, II° - I° sec. a.C..
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#art #history #Archeology #Aphrodite #greek #greekgod #elzevirista

koukypa, 4 months ago to space Italian

Even Mars can be a winter wonderland!

This #MarsExpress image shows what appears to be a large patch of fresh, untrodden snow – a dream for any lover of the holiday season. However, it’s a little too distant for a last-minute winter getaway: this feature, known as Korolev crater, is found on Mars.

👉 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Mars_Express_gets_festive_A_winter_wonderland_on_Mars
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#mars #marte #nasa #esa #isa #usa #astronomy #science #KorolevCrater #korolev #elzevirista