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
Head of a roaring lion. Detail from the Procession     
Avenue leading to the Ishtar gate, built by King       
Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BCE).                          
Glazed tiles.
#08020947

Head of a roaring lion. Detail from the Procession Avenue leading to the Is...

The Assyrian army of king Ashurbanipal in battle       
during the campaign against Elam. The light cavalry    
moves in a green valley with trees. 635 BCE.           
From the palace of king Sennacherib in Niniveh.        
Period of king Ashurbanipal (668-630 BCE)  AO 19908
#08020948

The Assyrian army of king Ashurbanipal in battle during the campaign agai...

The Assyrian army of king Ashurbanipal in battle       
during the campaign against Elam. The light cavalry    
moves in a green valley with trees, 635 BCE.           
From the palace of king Sennacherib in Niniveh.        
Period of king Ashurbanipal (668-630 BCE). AO 19908
#08020949

The Assyrian army of king Ashurbanipal in battle during the campaign agai...

Male bust, probably a shepherd, with a staff in his    
hand. Marble.                                          
Fragment of an anthropoid sarcophagus, Phoenician      
style, from Beyrouth.                                  
E 1885
#08020950

Male bust, probably a shepherd, with a staff in his hand. Marble....

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Tabnit, king of Sidon.       
This Egyptian sarcophagus was re-used for king Tabnit  
(6th-5th BCE).The original hieroglyphic inscription    
is for a general Penyhtah.                             
M.A. 800 K 98
#08020951

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Tabnit, king of Sidon. This Egyptian sarcophagu...

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II,King of Sidon  
(489-475 BCE).From the necropolis of Maqharas,         
Sidon,Lebanon. See also 08-02-16/44                    
Black stone.     AO 4806
#08020952

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II,King of Sidon (489-475 BCE).From the n...

Funeral crown, a golden wreath of leaves and olives.   
Early 3rd CE.                                          
Gold, 17-22 cm across, leaves 7 cm.                    
From Uruk-Warka, Iraq                                  
IMB 61 977
#08020953

Funeral crown, a golden wreath of leaves and olives. Early 3rd CE....

Scylla and a ship. Decorative relief on a Roman        
bronze cup from Bosco Reale near Pompeii.              
33 cm across.                                          
Cat. 2882
#08020954

Scylla and a ship. Decorative relief on a Roman bronze cup from Bosco Re...

Sarcophagus of the Muses, detail: Socrates and         
a muse. From Rome.                                     
Marble, 150-160 BCE                                    
MA 475
#08020955

Sarcophagus of the Muses, detail: Socrates and a muse. From Rome....

"Pseudo-Seneca", terracotta bust of the philosopher    
after a Greek original. The bronze bust from           
Pompeii, 10-02-04/27, is made after the same original. 
H: 34 cm
#08020956

"Pseudo-Seneca", terracotta bust of the philosopher after a Greek original....

Roman altar with an inscription from the VIth legion.
#08020957

Roman altar with an inscription from the VIth legion.

Two horses' heads, bronze, gilded.
#08020958

Two horses' heads, bronze, gilded.