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

7,457 photos
The royal necropolis of the pharaohs of the 21st and   
22nd Dynasties (11th-10th BCE) at Tanis in the Nile    
River delta.
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The royal necropolis of the pharaohs of the 21st and 22nd Dynasties (11th-10t...

The reconstructed gate of a large Amun Temple,         
a triad of local gods, a statue of Pharaoh Ramses II,  
and the head of another statue (all 13th BCE),         
from the ruins of Tanis, Nile River delta, Egypt.
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The reconstructed gate of a large Amun Temple, a triad of local gods, a...

The Sinai Desert, Egypt.
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The Sinai Desert, Egypt.

Santa Katarina Monastery with the                      
Sinai range in the background, Egypt.
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Santa Katarina Monastery with the Sinai range in the backg...

Steles, mostly from a 12th Dynasty (20th-18th BCE)     
temple of Hathor with proto-sinaitic inscriptions.     
The remains of the temple are on the site of           
turquoise mines exploited during the 18th Dynasty.
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Steles, mostly from a 12th Dynasty (20th-18th BCE) temple of Hathor with pr...

Male figurine with phallic sheath, 4000 - 3800 BCE     
Predynastic, Nagada I                                  
Elephant-ivory, H: 23,5 cm
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Male figurine with phallic sheath, 4000 - 3800 BCE Predynastic, Nagada I...

Female figure, with raised arms (dancer?)              
4000-3000 BCE, predynastic, Nagada I                   
Ivory, H:20 cm
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Female figure, with raised arms (dancer?) 4000-3000 BCE, predynast...

Boar, ivory, 4000-3800 BCE                             
Predynastic, Nagada I                                  
L: 10,5 cm                                             
H: 4,5 cm
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Boar, ivory, 4000-3800 BCE Predynastic, Nagada I...

The Horus-child rides on a donkey, 19th-22nd dynasty.  
The forelock is a prerogative of children; the donkey  
is a representation of Seth, the figurine couled       
therefore represent the victory of the Horus child     
over Seth, Earthenware turquoise-blue glaze,H: 7,5 cm
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The Horus-child rides on a donkey, 19th-22nd dynasty. The forelock is a prerog...

Amulet showing the god Khnoum (left)                   
Saitic period, eartheware, blue glaze. H: 3,8 cm       
Royal ring for the Princess Neferoure (right),         
daughter of Hatshepsut and Thutmosis II.               
Chrysoprase, 1,7 x 1,1 cm
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Amulet showing the god Khnoum (left) Saitic period, earthewar...

Vase mould with four Hathor-symbols.                   
18th dynasty, 1554-1080 BCE                            
Terracotta, H: 11 cm
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Vase mould with four Hathor-symbols. 18th dynasty, 1554-1080...

Falcon, wood.
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Falcon, wood.