Images on scrolls are nonrepresentational talismanic designs that reveal mysteries and enhance the effectiveness of written prayers.
cured an illness, it was retained in a trunk in case of sudden illness or physical danger
Herakles, the Greek hero of superhuman strength, was the son of the Greek god Zeus and Alkmene.
The women warriors charged down to the ship, and Herakles, sensing danger and perhaps
Many contemporary objects manifest the attendant risks and potential joys of bearing offspring.
MAY [THE CHILD] BE BORN WITHOUT FATIGUE OR DANGER. I AM A BABY WHO LIVES . . .
The Painting: A man with a mustache and closed eyes is depicted in profile from the waist up, lying in a bed. He wears what appears to be a sort of turban and open white shirt, with the weight of his head and elbows forming a deep lozenge-shaped impression in the ample pillow and bedding
Death had spared him amidst the greatest danger, and respected his courage, as when
Despite its grandeur, the monument seemed so personal, so intimate and melancholic.
The stone becomes a symbol of danger, possibility, and memory.
Across the regions of the empire, gladiators and their preparation for fights were depicted through various media, including terracotta oil lamps, figurines, glass vessels, pottery, and relief sculpture.
Bonds of Danger: Communal Life in the Gladiatorial Barracks of Ancient Rome.
birth and to the child’s father . . . may [the child] be born without fatigue or danger
Philipp Imser, German (Tübingen-Weil). Planetary Clock (The Imser Clock), 1554–1561. Copper (gilded, silvered), brass, iron, 34 5/8 x 20 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (88 x 51 x 51 cm). Technisches Museum, Vienna Human knowledge and human —Francis Knowledge The These
The material value of silver as currency put these objects in constant danger of
Learn about the different sections of „Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World.“
great treasures, some of which were buried for safety or dispersed in times of danger
little sense in Kirchner’s depictions of the lions of the power and incipient danger
