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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Herculaneum, sundial.
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Herculaneum, sundial.

Temple of Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture, Paestum. The Doric temple has 34 fluted columns (6th BCE). 32.8 x 14.54 cm
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Temple of Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture, Paestum. The Doric temple has 34 fluted...

The so-called "Basilika" in Paestum is the oldest local temple and not a basilica, but a temple of the Goddess Hera. Mid 6th BCE 54.3 x 24.5 m
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The so-called "Basilika" in Paestum is the oldest local temple and not a basilic...

The funeral banquet. Second panel of the "tomb of the diver", the only remaining mural of Greek classical art of the early 5th BCE. From Paestum,Italy. See also 10-01-06/68-70
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The funeral banquet. Second panel of the "tomb of the diver", the only remainin...

Roman amphitheatre in Sybaris.
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Roman amphitheatre in Sybaris.

Sybaris, Greek ruins.
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Sybaris, Greek ruins.

Cast silver statuetter from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikistan, 5th-4th BCE. The figure wears a Persian head dress, but his nakedness shows Greek influence. The Oxus Treasure, the most important collection of gold and silver to have survived from the Achaemenid period, is from a temple on the banks of the Oxus. See also 08-02-07/58-65 ANE 123905
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Cast silver statuetter from the Oxus Treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from Tadjikis...

Map of the Middle East, 1575. A Potuguese map with coats of arms, showing what is now Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the Horn of Africa, Egypt and the river Nile. Fernao Vaz Dourrado who produced this map, was Portuguese who sepnt much of his life in India where he prepared several superlative manuscript atlases. Flags and shields are used to distinguish Christian from Muslim territories. ID:Add 31317,fol.23 v-24.
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Map of the Middle East, 1575. A Potuguese map with coats of arms, showing what i...

Musical scene in garden with lute type instrument Gouache on paper; 17th century, Iran.
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Musical scene in garden with lute type instrument Gouache on paper; 17th centur...

Three orants,Baktrian,Afghanistan. End 3rd,beginning 2nd Mill.BCE Bronze, 11,3 x 19,9 cm
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Three orants,Baktrian,Afghanistan. End 3rd,beginning 2nd Mi...

Ceremonial adze,from Baktria,Northern Afghanistan; end 3rd,beginning 2nd Mill.BCE. Silver and gold,maximum length 12,68 cm
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Ceremonial adze,from Baktria,Northern Afghanistan; end 3rd,beginning 2nd Mi...

Ceremonial hammer from Daulatabad near Balkh, Baktria,northern Afghanistan. End 3rd,beginning 2nd Mill.BCE Silver,partially gilded.Maximum length 20,1 cm
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Ceremonial hammer from Daulatabad near Balkh, Baktria,northern Afghani...