Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Zeus. King of the Gods. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Greek
Head of Zeus
Late Classic Period
350 - 340 B.C. 
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


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Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, February 28, 2026

The Emperor Nero. Ancient Rome. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Nero. Ancient Roman Emperor. 64-68 AD. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins
Nero. Ancient Roman Emperor. 64-68 AD. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman Bust of
The Emperor
Nero
(37 AD - 68 AD)
Collection of the
Worcester Art Museum
by Travis Simpkins



Nero - Documentary


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Nero. Ancient Roman Emperor. 64-68 AD. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins
Nero. Ancient Roman Emperor. 64-68 AD. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, February 27, 2026

Ancient Egyptian Bust of Prince Ankh-haf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Ancient Egyptian Bust of Prince Ankh-haf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Ancient Egyptian Bust of Prince Ankh-haf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins



Sketch of an
Ancient Egyptian
Bust of Prince Ankh-haf
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2520 - 2494 B.C.
Collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



MFA, Boston: Funerary Spells- An Ancient Egyptian Coffin


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Ancient Egyptian Bust of Prince Ankhhaf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Ancient Egyptian Bust of Prince Ankh-haf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, February 26, 2026

King Menkaura and Queen. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

King Menkaura and queen. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
King Menkaura and queen. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
Ancient Egyptian
King Menkaura (Mycerinus) 
and Queen
4th Dynasty, Reign of Menkaura
2490 - 2472 B.C.
Collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



MFA, Boston: Funerary Spells- An Ancient Egyptian Coffin


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King Menkaura and queen. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
King Menkaura and queen. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Ancient Egyptian Head of a Priest. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Ancient Egyptian Priest. The Boston Green Head. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Ancient Egyptian Priest. The Boston Green Head. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Egyptian
Head of a Priest
The Boston Green Head
380 - 332 BC
Excavated at Saqqara, 1850's
Collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



MFA, Boston: Funerary Spells- An Ancient Egyptian Coffin


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Ancient Egyptian Priest. The Boston Green Head. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Head of a Priest. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Ancient Egyptian Head of a Nobleman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Ancient Egyptian Head of a Nobleman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Ancient Egyptian Head of a Nobleman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Egyptian
Head of a Nobleman
The Josephson Head
1878 - 1841 BC
Collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



MFA, Boston: Funerary Spells- An Ancient Egyptian Coffin


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Ancient Egyptian Head of a Nobleman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Egyptian Head of a Nobleman. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, February 23, 2026

Heracles. Hercules. Hero. Twelve Labors. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Heracles. Hercules. Hero. Twelve Labors. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins
Heracles. Hercules. Hero. Twelve Labors. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an
Ancient Roman Sculpture of
Heracles
or
Hercules
Hero of Ancient Greek Mythology
68 - 98 A.D.
Collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
by Travis Simpkins


The Twelve Labors of Hercules

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Heracles. Hercules. Hero. Twelve Labors. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins
Heracles. Hercules. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Roman. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins
Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman Statue of
Hygieia
Goddess of Health & Hygiene
1st or 2nd Century A.D.
Excavated at Antioch
Collection of the
Worcester Art Museum
by Travis Simpkins


Hygeia


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Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins
Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Mythology. Occult. Magick. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins
Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an
Ancient Egyptian
Figure of
Isis
Wife/Sister of Osiris
Mother of Horus
Goddess, helped the dead 
in entering the afterlife
Divine Mother of the Pharaoh (Horus)
Her maternal aid was 
invoked in healing spells. 
She was also prominent in
royal rituals, temple rites,
funerary practices and magical texts
18th Dynasty, 1550 - 1292 B.C.

by Travis Simpkins


The Osiris Myth

Egyptian Mythology


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Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins
Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Friday, February 20, 2026

Osiris. Ancient Egyptian God. Mythology. Book of the Dead. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Osiris. Ancient Egyptian God. 26th Dynasty. 664-610 BC. Sketch by Travis Simpkins
Osiris. Ancient Egyptian God. 26th Dynasty. 664-610 BC. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an
Ancient Egyptian
Head of
Osiris
Lord of the Underworld
God of fertility, alcohol, agriculture
the afterlife, the dead, resurrection
life and vegetation
26th Dynasty, 664 - 610 B.C.

by Travis Simpkins


The Osiris Myth

Egyptian Mythology


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Osiris. Ancient Egyptian God. 26th Dynasty. 664-610 BC. Sketch by Travis Simpkins
Osiris. Ancient Egyptian God. 26th Dynasty. 664-610 BC. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Isis Unveiling Herself. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Occult. Magick. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Isis Unveiling Herself. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Occult. Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Isis Unveiling Herself. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Occult. Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of
Isis Unveiling Herself
Based on a 19th Century Sculpture by Andre-Joseph Allar

by Travis Simpkins


Ancient Egyptian Mythology




Isis Unveiling Herself. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Occult. Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Isis Unveiling Herself. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Occult. Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. by Travis Simpkins

Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. by Travis Simpkins
Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of
Cleopatra VII Philopater
( 69 - 30 B.C. )
Last Active Ruler of the
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
reigned 51 - 30 B.C.
Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony

Pastel Painting by
Travis Simpkins


 Cleopatra (1963)
 

Cleopatra (1934)
 

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)


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Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of Ancient Egypt. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). by Travis Simpkins
Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of Ancient Egypt. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Alexander the Great. 356-323 B.C. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Alexander the Great. 356-323 B.C. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
Alexander III of Macedon
commonly known as
Alexander the Great
( 356 - 323 B.C. )
Ruler of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon
Member of the Argead Dynasty
Collection of the British Museum
by Travis Simpkins



Alexander the Great - Historical Facts


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Alexander the Great. 356-323 B.C. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, August 8, 2025

Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. by Travis Simpkins

Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of
Cleopatra VII Philopater
( 69 - 30 B.C. )
Last Active Ruler of the
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
reigned 51 - 30 B.C.
Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony

Pastel Painting by
Travis Simpkins


 Cleopatra (1963)
 

Cleopatra (1934)
 

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)


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Cleopatra. 69 - 30 BC. Queen of Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra (1963). by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Graham Hancock, Bestselling Author of "Supernatural." by Travis Simpkins

Graham Hancock. Author. Fingerprints of the Gods. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Graham Hancock
Writer & Journalist
Best-Selling Author of
Fingerprints of the Gods
by Travis Simpkins



Graham Hancock: Lost Civilizations


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Graham Hancock. Author.  by Travis Simpkins. Supernatural

Thursday, July 3, 2025

The Three Graces. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Ancient Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of
The Three Graces
Aglaia (Beauty), Euphrosyne (Mirth) 
and Thalia (Abundance)
Ancient Roman, Imperial Period
2nd Century A.D.
Collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
by Travis Simpkins



Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art


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The Three Graces. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, May 23, 2025

E.A. Wallis Budge. Egyptologist and Curator. The Book of the Dead. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins

E.A. Wallis Budge. Egyptologist and Curator. The British Museum. The Book of the Dead. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
better known as 
E.A. Wallis Budge
( 1857 - 1934 )
Egyptologist
Late Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
in the British Museum
known for his 
hieroglyphic transcript and translation of
The Book of the Dead
and other ancient texts

by Travis Simpkins


The British Museum - Egyptian Collection


The Book of the Dead. Papyrus of Ani. The British Museum

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E.A. Wallis Budge. The British Museum. Egyptian Magic. Ancient Egypt. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, May 2, 2025

Hypatia. 415 AD. Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician. by Travis Simpkins

Hypatia. 415 AD. Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Hypatia
( 350/70 - 415 A.D. )
Hellenistic
Neoplatonist Philosopher
Astronomer and Mathematician
Prominent Thinker of Alexandria, Egypt
called a "Martyr for Philosophy"
Murdered, stoned to death 
by a mob in March of 415 A.D.

Pastel Painting by
Travis Simpkins



The Murder of Hypatia of Alexandria

Agora


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Hypatia. 415 AD. Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Ancient Bust of Queen Nefertiti. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Queen Nefertiti. Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of the
Ancient Egyptian
Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Created by the court sculptor Thutmose
Amarna Period. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1340 B.C.
Collection of
The Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germany
by Travis Simpkins




Uncovering Queen Nefertiti's Lost Tomb


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Bust of Queen Nefertiti. by Travis Simpkins. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Monday, April 21, 2025

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Roman figure of
Leda and the Swan
1st Century B.C.
Roman, based on a Greek original
National Archaeological Museum
Venice, Italy
Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia
by Travis Simpkins



Leda and the Swan


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Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins