Editorialthe standing man has a shield on his right arm. His knee is cared for by a smaller kneeling figure on his left side. Another interpretation is that the larger hero is about to knock or stab at the smaller figure. Possible Menelaos and Machaon., Gem, in...
EditorialOld World swallowtail, Papillo machaon 1,2,3 and scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius 4. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet, Paris, 1833.
EditorialGreek Art. 5th-4th centuries BCE. Greece. Votive relief in pentelic marble depicting Asclepius with his sons Machaon and Podaleirios and his daughters Iaso, Aceso and Panacea. At left, a family of worshipers carrying a pig to sacrifice. In the backgrou...
EditorialGreek Art. 5th-4th centuries BCE. Greece. Votive relief in pentelic marble depicting Asclepius with his sons Machaon and Podaleirios and his daughters Iaso, Aceso and Panacea. At left, a family of worshipers carrying a pig to sacrifice. In the backgrou...
EditorialGreek Art. 5th-4th centuries BCE. Greece. Votive relief in pentelic marble depicting Asclepius with his sons Machaon and Podaleirios and his daughters Iaso, Aceso and Panacea. At left, a family of worshipers carrying a pig to sacrifice. In the backgrou...
EditorialGreek Art. 5th-4th centuries BCE. Greece. Votive relief in pentelic marble depicting Asclepius with his sons Machaon and Podaleirios and his daughters Iaso, Aceso and Panacea. At left, a family of worshipers carrying a pig to sacrifice. In the backgrou...