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
Jehu, King of Israel, prostrating himself              
before King Shalmaneser III of Assur.                  
Basalt bas-relief. Black stele of                      
Shalmaneser III. See also 08-02-01/43                  
Inv. 118885
#08020144

Jehu, King of Israel, prostrating himself before King Shalmaneser...

Tributaries before King Shalmaneser III                
(858-824 BCE). Door covering of the palace at          
Imgur-Enlil (Balawat), Mesopotamia. Bronze relief      
Height: 12.5 cm                                        
AO 22280
#08020145

Tributaries before King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE). Door cove...

Three tributaries bringing dues to King                
Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE) of Assur.                
Door covering of the Palace at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat),  
Mesopotamia. Bronze relief. Height: 9 cm               
AO 22275 and AO 14047 (frieze)
#08020146

Three tributaries bringing dues to King Shalmaneser III (858-824...

Swimmers with pig's bladders to keep them afloat.      
Door covering the Palace at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat)      
of King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE) of Assur.        
Bronze relief. Height: 11 cm                           
AO 22286
#08020147

Swimmers with pig's bladders to keep them afloat. Door covering the Palace...

Men carrying cedar wood for palace construction.       
Bas-relief from the palace of King Sargon II at        
Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail                  
Total height: 197 cm - total length: 245 cm            
AO 19891
#08020148

Men carrying cedar wood for palace construction. Bas-relief from the pala...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the                    
Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport.                  
Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon II at        
Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Detail of upper register
AO 19989
#08020149

Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats.
Bas-relief from the palace at of King Sargon II at
Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail of lower register
AO 19890
#08020150

Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats. Bas-relief from the palace...

Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a
palace by sea. Bas-relief from the palace of King
Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail
AO 19889
#08020151

Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a palace by sea. Bas-relief from...

King Sargon II of Assyria and his Vizier.              
Bas-relief from the palace in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia.  
330 x 230 cm                                           
AO 19837,19874
#08020153

King Sargon II of Assyria and his Vizier. Bas-relief from the pala...

King Sargon II (721-705 BCE) and a high official,      
probably crown-prince Sennacherib. Alabaster,          
bas-relief from the palace in Khorsabad, Mesopotamia   
330 x 230 cm                                           
AO 19 873
#08020154

King Sargon II (721-705 BCE) and a high official, probably crown-prince S...

King Sargon II of Assur.                               
Bas-relief from Sargon's palace                        
at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq)                       
Close-up (detail of 08-02-01/53)                       
AO 19873
#08020155

King Sargon II of Assur. Bas-relief from Sargon's...

Crenellated fortress. Assyrian bas-relief from the     
palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh. Detail: The city    
of Arbela during the campaign against the kingdom of   
Elam, which brought Elam under Assyrian rule. 645 BC   
Gypseous alabaster, 130 x 126 cm       AO 19914
#08020156

Crenellated fortress. Assyrian bas-relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal i...