大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「The language of luxury is a tried and tested way of announcing that you’ve made it. But how did the people of the past show off their status? As Athens became increasing wealthy during the 5th century BC, its citizens discovered how to enjoy luxurious lives. Despite mocking Persian extravagance, Greeks adapted some Achaemenid styles as symbols of social prestige. 👉 Scroll to learn how to parade your prestige Athenian-style: 🦅 Use an animal-shaped drinking vessel. The Persian ruling classes believed fearsome animals bestowed strength on their user. In Greece, animal vessels were used for fun party games. ☂ Pack your parasol. Parasols were associated with the Achaemenid king, but the Greeks embraced them as exclusively feminine items. 🍷 Never show up to dinner without a rhyton. The pinnacle of Persian panache, rhytons were designed to be held theatrically aloft, funnelling wine into a bowl below. 🦚 Invest in some plumed pets. In Athens, peacocks were regarded as one of the most indulgent forms of eastern luxury, as these noisy birds display their fabulous feathers. ⚖ No silver? No problem. Athens’ prolific potters crafted black gloss jugs to emulate their metallic eastern counterparts. This wine jug has been decorated to evoke the appearance of hammered silver. 😜 Revel in your success! With every sip, the startled expression of the Persian man decorating this drinking mug would have been brought face-to-face with his Greek counterpart. 🏛 Don’t miss your chance to see even more opulence from the ancient world in our #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition, on display until 13 August – tickets via the link in our bio. 🔎 Mug shaped like an eagle’s head. Pottery, from Attica in Greece, around 500–470 BC. 🔎 Podanipter (foot bath). Pottery, from Puglia in Italy, around 330–310 BC. 🔎 Carved marble relief, from Lycia in Turkey, around 390–380 BC. 🔎 Scaraboid with a peacock and two serpents. Quartz, from Greece, 5th century BC. 🔎 Black-glazed oinochoe (wine jug). Pottery, from Attica in Greece, around 420–400 BC. 🔎 Drinking mug in the form of a bearded Persian. Pottery, from Attica in Greece, around 410–400 BC. #BritishMuseum #Athens #Persia」6月24日 16時06分