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We’re gearing up for an exciting weekend! These superb dancers from the fresco from the villa of Cicero in Pompeii capture our #FrescoFriday mood perfectly 🥳

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Detail from a fresco from the Villa of Cicero, Pompeii. Two women in diaphanous gowns appear to dance in the air. The background is a dark blue suggesting a moonlit night. This fresco is now held in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

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#MosaicMonday some weekdays are rougher than others and arguably Monday might be the roughest! This Amazon warrior seems to be having a bit of a rough time as well, trying to fend off a well-armoured enemy.

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Description from World History Encyclopaedia: “An ancient Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE depicting an Amazon warrior in mounted combat against a Greek rider. The Greek is seizing the Phrygian cap of the Amazon. Cropped detail of a mosaic from Daphne, a suburb of Antioch on the Orontes (modern Antakya, Turkey), now on display in the Denon Wing of the Louvre Museum.”

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