Working on Bronze Age ships i had commissioned from Ironheart Artisans many years ago. The impending release of Ilium: A Game of Heroes has pushed me to get them painted and rigged with an eye for playability. Any pointers? Anyone know Martin Helsdon? #bronzeage #glorantha #mycenaean #runequest
Three ancient clay tablets with rows of carved symbols and inscriptions displayed on a gray background.
On this day in 1900 archaeologists discovered tablets written in Linear B Script.
#OnThisDay #AncientHistory #AncientGreece #Mycenaean
This lentoid (lens-shaped) semitransparent orange-red carnelian sealstone is the largest seal from the grave of the Griffin Warrior at Pylos. Small scratches on the surface suggest it had been used to make impressions. The bull is realistically rendered, but the body of the leaper is elongated. The leaper is shown in motion as he lets go of the bull's horns, sails over the back of the bull, and prepares to land. A groundline is represented by downward-facing triangles between two parallel lines. Rather than being centered along the vertical axis, the string hole runs diagonally from the upper left to the lower right. Mycenaean, 1630/10-1450/40 BCE. From Pylos, Grave of the Griffin Warrior. Chora Archaeological Museum, Greece (SN24-0011) ------ On display at the Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades, California, for the exhibition 'The Kingdom of Pylos'.
The delicious orange-red color of this #Mycenaean sealstone almost distracts from its incredible engraved bull-leaping scene. The bull is realistically rendered, but the body of the leaper is elongated, shown in motion as he lets go of the bull's horns and prepares to land. 🏺 1/
1630-1440 BCE. 📸 me
How do you revive a bronze-age decorative technique?
Using experimental archaeology—three experts set out to revive the #Mycenaean art of gold embroidery.
Now, you can watch their recreation of a craft developed over 3,000 years ago.
What do you think of the results?
#Mycenaean #Archaeology #LinearB #BronzeAge #AegeanStudies #ClassicalStudies #AncientGreece #ArchaeologicalResearch
Monday Miscellany!
This week:
- #Psalm 4
- Finding our #roots
- #Bible readings
- #Mycenaean jewelry
- Book reviews: #empathy, the almightier
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On October 18, perfumer Michael Nordstrand, along with archaeologist and #Mycenaean perfume expert Cynthia Shelmerdine, will give a hybrid presentation, “Perfume in Pylos: Recreating a Bronze Age Scent.”
Join us at the Getty Villa or online! 🎟️ gty.art/scent
#Archaeology #BronzeAge #LinearB
3,000-Year-Old Tax Dispute Reveals #Mycenaean Greece’s Legal Thinking
#Greece #archaeology
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No more #Mycenaean #priestess trying to bilk the community for #tax exempt #religious status greekreporter.com/2025/10/07/t...
A #Mycenaean clay amphora from the Late Bronze Age is being presented for the first time at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki - ProtoThema English en.protothema.gr/2025/10/02/a...
Monday Miscellany!
This week:
- #Psalm 3
- #Ecclesiastes
- #Bible readings
- #Mycenaean storage jar
- On the #Internet: Voddie Baucham Jr.’s passing
- Book reviews: #hell and the #afterlife, #Polybius
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my illistration of bronze age sherden sea people and mycenaeans in armor and battle
bronze age sherden sea people and mycenaeans #Art #Illustration #Drawing #ArtistsOnBluesky #ArtShare #ArtCommunity #IllustratorsOnBluesky #History #HistoryIllustration #AncientHistory #HistoryLovers #WorldHistory #HistoryCommunity #bronzeage #mycenaean
The Fall of the Minoans in Greek Mythology The fall of the Minoans occurred around 1450 BC when the Mycenaean Greeks conquered Crete. This brought about a major change in the Central and Eastern Me...
#Ancient #Greece #History #ancient #Crete #Atlantis […]
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What Stood on the Acropolis Before the Parthenon? The Acropolis hill with the magnificent Parthenon at its top is one of the most visited places in the world, a site that signifies the birth of the...
#Ancient #Greece #Archaeology #History #Acropolis […]
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📖 New landmark book The Kingdom of Pylos unveils the splendor of Mycenaean Greece—Palace of Nestor, Linear B tablets, the Griffin Warrior’s grave, and the dazzling Pylos Combat Agate. A vivid window into Late Bronze Age power + art. 🏺⚔️ #Archaeology #Mycenaean
#Mycenaean Monday Miscellany!
This week:
- #Psalm 2
- #Ecumenicalism / #ecumenism
- #Bible readings
- Death of Dr. James #Dobson
- Book reviews: #Pylos exhibit, #women in Late Bronze Age #Greece
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Ancient Grid Computing: Mycenaean Blockchain Citadel
When Bronze Age kings discovered distributed ledger tech 🏛️⚡ Neural networks running on marble and cosmic energy
#aiart #aigenerated #midjourney #psychedelic #ancienttech #blockchain #mycenaean
Bronze Age Bitcoin Mining Farm Goes BRRRR
When Ancient Greeks discover crypto mining
Marble columns = cooling towers apparently
#aiart #aigenerated #midjourney #mycenaean #cryptoart #temporal #glitch
DNA Analysis Reveals Minoan and Mycenaean Genetic Origins Scientists have recently obtained genetic material and analyzed genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three t...
#Ancient #Greece #Archaeology #News #feed #Science […]
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What Were Mythological Gods Like in the Greek Bronze Age? The history of ancient Greece, vast and deeply influential, is often said to have begun around 1200 BC and stretched until the death of Ale...
#Ancient #Greece #ancient #Greek #Gods #Bronze #Age […]
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Amazing Mycenaean tombs at #Mazarakata. Absolutely phenomenal! 16 tombs, amazingly preserved and completely free. A fascinating and very special experience to be able to see these. #archaeology #Greece #Mycenaean #Cephalonia #history
Ancient gold cup with intricate relief depicting a human figure amid animals, including a bull, showcasing detailed craftsmanship.
A gold #Mycenaean cup from the Vapheio tholos tomb, #Lakonia (15th century BCE), with relief scenes of capturing bulls. Many recovered Mycenaean artefacts are made with gold, suggesting they prospered from trade with other #Aegean cultures. 📷 Mark Cartwright (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
#ObjectoftheDay is this #Mycenaean Linear B clay tablet. Linear B was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of #Greek. This type of script was found mainly in the #palace archives at #Knossos & Khaniá in Crete, & Mycenae, Pylos, Thebes, & Tiryns in Greece.
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Reconstruction of a Wall Painting with a Lyre Player, text overlayed reads: "Who were the Mycenaeans?"
What was the earliest known Greek-speaking culture?
The #Mycenaean civilization developed during the late Bronze Age, around 1700 BCE. Get to know a bit about them.
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Gilded terracotta statuette of a goat. #Mycenaean ca. 14th century BCE. #TheMet #AncientBluesky #Goat
The #Pylos Combat Agate seal, c. 1500 BCE @ Getty Museum, from June 27 to January 12, 2026.
#Mycenaean #Archaeology
#TombTuesday
Two large #tombs have been discovered and excavated at the site of the ancient city of Pylos in southern #Greece, suggesting that #Pylos played a surprisingly prominent role in early #Mycenaean civilization.
#Archaeology #History
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