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The Saqqara Bird, an Egyptian object from 200 BC that looks like a miniature airplane

31 August 2026 at 16:13
It is very common to find images of birds in the art of Ancient Egypt. We see them in paintings and sculptures with species of all kinds, from the ducks hunted on the Nile to the ibis that lent its head to the god Thoth, to the vulture that topped the white crown of Upper […]

Roman statues from the 2nd century A.D., including those of Emperor Hadrian and his wife Sabina, found in the ancient Greek city of Kibyra

Excavations led by the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University of Burdur (MAKÜ) at the archaeological site of the ancient Greek Kibyra, in southwestern Turkey, have brought to light fragments of four marble sculptures from the Roman era, including a complete representation of Emperor Hadrian, 2.14 meters tall, and another of his wife, Empress Sabina. The work, […]

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