Ancient beauty

What was in your makeup bag two thousand years ago in Ancient Rome?

From Egypt to China, who are we going to bow down to?

Maayan Keret

Curse of the Golden Flower / costume designer: Yee Chung Man

Bronwen Sharkey-Wakeman 🦭 on Instagram: "Last week I posted about Guinevere, and to continue the series I present....Helen of Troy. What do you think? Could this face launch 1000 ships? I based this reconstruction on a plaster head from ~1300 BC, from the Cult Centre on the acropolis. I looked at other examples for the hair, I think the others I've included are Minoan but the Myceneans and Minoans shared fashions and traded with each other. I did this one twice, I decided to do it again fo

Detail of a bronze statue of Standing Parvati. Chola period, c.1200 CE, Tamil Nadu, India

Time-Honored Designs 🌞 Egypt, Courtesy of @beaujolais1944 #slowroads

10 Incredible Beauty Secrets of Ancient India That Every Modern Woman Must Know ...

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Andri Cartoni is a Greek model who looks like Aphrodite!

The goddess of sexual love and beauty, also called "Venus" by the Romans. Aphrodite was born from the foam, (in greek, Aphro means "foam") produced by the severed genitals of Uranus, ("heaven", primordial deity).

1. 19th Century Empress Elisabeth of Austria washed her hair with brandy, bathed in olive oil, and slept in a face mask lined with raw veal. She was supposedly considered one of the most beautiful women in Europe. #history #queen #monarch #beautiful #women

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Greek, Latin, Archaeological Sites, News, Views and Controversies about the Ancient World of Greece and Rome

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