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A Lesson in Resilience from Ancient DatesWhat does an ancient date taste like? Scientists recently found out.Sarah Sallon, a doctor at the Natural Medicine Research Center in Hadassah, and Elaine Solowey, an expert in arid agriculture, wanted to see if they could germinate the ancient seeds of a date palm excavated at Masada near the Dead Sea. In the fall of 2020, dates with a chewy texture, and a subtle sweetness were harvested. The...0 Comments 0 Shares 165 Views 0 Reviews
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Greek Mythology and Ancient Daily Life in Film and TVStories from Greek mythology are always fascinating. These timeless epic tales revolving around love, betrayal, loss, and vengeance have been adapted for TV and film since the beginning of the cinematic arts. We asked Getty Villa Museum antiquities curators to select TV shows and films based on classical Greek themes, taking a closer look at how the myths and images that inspired them were...0 Comments 0 Shares 222 Views 0 Reviews
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How Did Ancient Greeks and Romans Celebrate Special Occasions?If the ancient Greeks and Romans were still around today, we might say they “know how to party.”With dozens of gods and goddesses to celebrate, plus birthdays and other religious holidays like Saturnalia, the Greeks and Romans had many opportunities for revelry and merrymaking throughout the year. And they sure took advantage! Modern party-goers would feel right at home among many Greek and...0 Comments 0 Shares 164 Views 0 Reviews
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How to Be King in MesopotamiaIn ancient Mesopotamia, being king meant many things. Kings were not just rulers of their kingdoms and empires; they were also expected to be religious leaders, warriors, hunters, scholars, lawmakers, and builders. All of these roles were embedded in a complex belief system that begins with the gods bestowing kingship on mankind. A Sumerian list of kings (some real and some mythical), says...0 Comments 0 Shares 147 Views 0 Reviews
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How to Make Cuneiform CookiesHow to Make Cuneiform CookiesEditor’s Note This activity complements the exhibition Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins.It’s time for me to practice Cuneiform, a 5,000-year-old writing form that’s considered to be the first known.I’m intimidated and intrigued; I have watched all the tutorials and it looks so fun, even meditative. I try to picture an ancient Mesopotamian scribe at work. A beginning...0 Comments 0 Shares 141 Views 0 Reviews
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Introducing a New Home for Getty’s StoriesScribe Writing (Detail), probably Eadmer of Canterbury, about 1140–1150; Tempera colors, gold paint, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 7 × 4 1/4 in., Ms. Ludwig XI 6 (83.MN.125), fol. 2v Ten years ago, we held a contest, asking Getty staff to name our brand new blog. The winner was “The Iris,” because it signified seeing,...0 Comments 0 Shares 174 Views 0 Reviews
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Keeping Warm the Roman WayImages of Italy and the Mediterranean generally include bright sun shining on sparkling water and dusty groves of olive trees.In fact, according to Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who wrote a 10-volume treatise on architecture in the first century, “Divine providence has so ordered it that the metropolis of the Roman people is placed in an excellent and temperate climate, whereby they have become the...0 Comments 0 Shares 137 Views 0 Reviews
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Meet the Portrait Mummy of HerakleidesAn online exhibition explores the identity of a 2000-year-old mummified man A faded inscription in black paint above his feet identifies this mummified young man as “Herakleides, son of Thermos.” This detail is just one of many that provide clues about his identity and the time period in which he lived. Herakleides was an inhabitant of ancient Egypt when it was a province of...0 Comments 0 Shares 132 Views 0 Reviews
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Mesopotamia: Tales from a Delayed ExhibitionMesopotamia: Civilization Begins was installed at the Getty Villa in February and March 2020 but has not been open to visitors. Artworks in the exhibition include loans from Musée du Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Musée Auguste Grasset – Varzy. In July of 2019, a team of...0 Comments 0 Shares 156 Views 0 Reviews
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Rethinking Descriptions of Black Africans in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman ArtMuseums have much work to do. The Black Lives Matter movement’s call for social reform extends to arts institutions, bringing focus to the need for inclusivity and equity. The ways in which we present and describe artworks in our care are central to these efforts. In the Getty Museum’s Antiquities department, we...0 Comments 0 Shares 158 Views 0 Reviews
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See the Faces of People Who Lived in Egypt under the Roman EmpireIn Egypt, it was customary to mummify the deceased and create a likeness of them, often in the form of a mummy mask or an anthropoid (human-form) coffin.From the first to third centuries AD, after Egypt had become a province of the Roman Empire, the traditional practice of mummification continued but a new trend also arose: some individuals chose to be represented in portraits painted on thin...0 Comments 0 Shares 156 Views 0 Reviews
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