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History
fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

Behold the First Realistic Depiction of the Human Face (Circa 25,000 BCE)

The Venus of Brassempouy, a 25,000-year-old mammoth ivory carving, represents the earliest realistic human face depiction and marks the dawn of beauty in human culture.
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color

In the autumn of 2022, Max and I walked up the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to visit Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color. As the young son of a professional classicist, and a burgeoning one himself, my museum partner already knew about the ancient history of painted statues when we began to explore the galleries. Max's knowledge seemed the exception rather than the rule.
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Books
fromArtforum
1 month ago

COOL TO THE TOUCH

A novel gives a museum statue voice, exploring intimacy, objecthood, and desire while provoking divided reactions to lifelike restorations of ancient sculpture.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
3 months ago

Mayan elderly lord marker found in Yucatan

A Preclassic Maya limestone carving of an elderly lord was found at Sierra Papacal, indicating the structure served ritual or high-ranking communal functions.
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