'All the better to see you with, my dear!' πΊ Originally part of an over-lifesize statue, these eyes demonstrate the lengths ancient artists went to impart realism to sculpture. Made of marble, frit, quartz, obsidian, and bronze (lashes). πΊ #ancientbluesky
Greek, 5th c. BCE. #MetMuseum πΈ me
Greek, 5th c. BCE. #MetMuseum πΈ me
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πΈ Katelyn Roberts
and even creepy. Apollo at Delphi reminds us his arrows brought fever...