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Quiz - Jona Lendering - 02-02-2013
It is beautiful. The eagle would suggest Syria, but that's just a guess.
Quiz - D B Campbell - 02-02-2013
Quote:It is beautiful.Agreed. The figures look Palmyran?
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-03-2013
Not Syria, not Palmyrene. Sorry.
Quiz - Jona Lendering - 02-03-2013
Quote:Yes, there are many representations of eagles, facing the spectator, in Greater Syria. Palmyra, Edessa, Jerash, they appear to be everywhere.Jona Lendering post=329616 Wrote:It is beautiful.Agreed. The figures look Palmyran?
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-05-2013
Hint: It is now stored less than 120 km from Augsburg.
Quiz - jvrjenivs - 02-05-2013
Stored in the Glyptothek in Munich, then? Not that I've any clue from where it is. Never been to the Glyptothek either.
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-05-2013
Munich is correct, but not the Glyptothek.
Quiz - Flavivs Aetivs - 02-05-2013
Museum für Abgüsse klassischer Bildwerke
It says it's for copies of antique sculptures according to Google.
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-07-2013
Nope, sorry. Maybe it´s too difficult. I´ll post the solution soon, and post a new one.
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-09-2013
Solution: The relief is from the fifth century, it was found in Deir Abu Hennis in Egypt, and it is in the Egyptian Museum in Munich.
New one: What is this, and where?
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Quiz - Jona Lendering - 02-11-2013
Quote:Solution: The relief is from the fifth century, it was found in Deir Abu Hennis in Egypt, and it is in the Egyptian Museum in Munich.Geez. I have been there and have managed to miss this one.
Quote:New one: What is this, and where?I think the blue part is the sea. The other thing is called the shore.
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-11-2013
Quote:caiusbeerquitius wrote:Yes, I knew you had been there not too long ago, I was wonderng why you didn´t know...
Solution: The relief is from the fifth century, it was found in Deir Abu Hennis in Egypt, and it is in the Egyptian Museum in Munich.
Geez. I have been there and have managed to miss this one.
Quote:caiusbeerquitius wrote:Both correct. Let me rephrase: What is the underwater structure we see in this pic, and where is it? ^^
New one: What is this, and where?
I think the blue part is the sea. The other thing is called the shore.
Quiz - caiusbeerquitius - 02-12-2013
Hint: France
Quiz - Flavivs Aetivs - 02-12-2013
It's either a Roman Road or Port, maybe a lauching ramp for ships.
Quiz - D B Campbell - 02-12-2013
Quote:What is the underwater structure we see in this pic, and where is it?Looks like a Roman fish-pen (piscina), but I only know the ones in Italy. Is it at Nice?