Africa
Amsterdam exhibit invites us to see the faces of ancient Egypt
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An exhibition in the Netherlands brings guests face to face with the realistic portraits of ancient Egyptians produced in the Roman period.
Paganism
Column: Reclining Pan
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Pan lies at the end of a hallway on the first floor of the St. Louis Art Museum, stretched out on his back on a bed of stone. In his right hand, he holds his pipes, ready to bring them to his lips for a song; he rests his head against his other arm, his left hand toying with the head of a goat whose skin the god wears as a cloak. Bunches of grapes rest between his shaggy feet. A tiny salamander crawls near his right hoof.