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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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Bronze figurine of the Canaanite god Reshef, god of the nether world and of plagues; he is armed with mace, hunting knife and sword. From Byblos. Bronze, H: 12,3 cm AO 20160
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Bronze figurine of the Canaanite god Reshef, god of the nether world...

Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in the claws the symbol of life and the"knot of Isis".From the royal tomb III,Byblos. Gold, chased and chiselled, 19th BCE L: 20,5 cm H:6,3 cm AO 9093
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Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in...

Vase in the form of the Egyptian god Bes. Faience, Egyptian origin. H: 21 cm AO 25952
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Vase in the form of the Egyptian god Bes. Faience, Egyptian origin...

Flat dish (patera), in the centre Pharaoh smiting his enemies; scenes of combat and hunt separated by trees. From Dali (Idalion),Cyprus Silver,gilt, 17,1 cm across AO 20.134
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Flat dish (patera), in the centre Pharaoh smiting his enemies; scenes of...

Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of the palace doors, called shedu or lamassu.From the palace of Sargon, Khorsabad. H: 410 cm AO 19860
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Bull with wings, human face and tiara; a benevolent genius and guardian of t...

Sarcophagus of a priest, right hand lifted in blessing, an incense burner in the left hand. From Colline de Ste. Monique necropolis, Carthage. White marble, L:200 cm MND 800
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Sarcophagus of a priest, right hand lifted in blessing, an incense bur...

Sarcophagus of a priest (detail of 08-02-10/7). The figure lifts the right hand in blessing and holds an incense burner in the left. From colline de Ste.Monique necropolis, Carthage. White marble, L: 200 cm MND 800
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Sarcophagus of a priest (detail of 08-02-10/7). The figure lifts the rig...

Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in a small temple with columns. Top: the goddess Tanit with a pomegranate and grape; bottom right:Venus with the cornucopia, left Dionysos. H: 137 cm MNB 898
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Votive stele from Ghorfa. The donor in the center, on a prayer platform in...

Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin over a tunic and holds a young lion by the mane. From Cyprus Limestone, H: 44 cm MNB 315 INF
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Statuette of the young Hercules without beard. He wears the lion skin o...

Portable altar for Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Right hand missing which held lightening; he is wrapped in a tight shroud like a mummy. He is simultaneously Baal the thunderer and Osiris, the reborn god of fertility. 2nd CE Bronze, H: 38,4 cm AO 19.534
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Portable altar for Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Right hand missing which held...

Female idols, Halaf-culture (called after Tell Halaf in northern Syria). 6000-5100 BCE Painted terracotta. Left H:8,3 cm AO 21095 Right H:6,3 cm AO 21096
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Female idols, Halaf-culture (called after Tell Halaf in northern Syria). 6000...

Two bulls. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4700-4200 BCE. Painted terracotta, left H: 7 cm AO 15311 right H: 5,9 cm AO 15310
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Two bulls. From Tello, Ubaid period, 4700-4200 BCE. Painted terracotta, left...