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
Cylinder seal and imprint, Akkadian, 2340-2150 BCE.    
A kneeling king (vanquished?) offers to a deity.       
Serpentine, H:2,5 cm                                   
AO 22323
#08021541

Cylinder seal and imprint, Akkadian, 2340-2150 BCE. A kneeling king (vanquis...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian.                   
Two figures around an altar; above the altar a solar   
disk with wings; a god on a bull.                      
Agate, H: 3 cm                                         
AO 22347
#08021542

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian. Two figures around an al...

Seal and imprint, Assyrian, 9th-6th BCE.Cultic scene,  
a man and a geni around the horned dragon, symbol of   
the gods Marduk and Nabu.                              
Cornelian, H: 2,4 cm                                   
AO 22346
#08021543

Seal and imprint, Assyrian, 9th-6th BCE.Cultic scene, a man and a geni around...

Stamp seal from Tepe Gaura, Ubaid culture.             
A headless figure in a long robe holds his arms        
outstretched above a goat-like animal.                 
Terracotta, 3,2 cm across.                             
DAO 7
#08021545

Stamp seal from Tepe Gaura, Ubaid culture. A headless figure in a l...

Semitic inscription on the top of a foundation nail.   
Period of the Amorite Kingdoms (2004-1595 BCE).        
From Larsa, Babylon.                                   
Terracotta, 15,5 cm across.                            
AO 6445
#08021546

Semitic inscription on the top of a foundation nail. Period of the Amorite Ki...

Stamp-seal, Neo-Babylonian, 612-539 BCE.               
A hero fighting a winged bull.                         
Blue Chalcedony, H:3,4 cm                              
AO 25016
#08021547

Stamp-seal, Neo-Babylonian, 612-539 BCE. A hero fighting a winged...

Stamp-seal, Neo-Babylonian, 612-539 BCE.               
Two mythological genies on either side of an altar     
with a moon-sickle.                                    
Lapis lazuli, H: 3,4 cm                                
MNB 1841
#08021548

Stamp-seal, Neo-Babylonian, 612-539 BCE. Two mythological genies...

Cylinder seal and imprint: herd of cattle passing      
through a field, symbolized by ears of corn.           
Stone, 3,8 x 2,3 cm                                    
MNB 1906
#08021549

Cylinder seal and imprint: herd of cattle passing through a field, symboli...

Square seal or stamp, two men standing. From Tello     
Limestone, 4,1 x 4,2 cm                                
AO 2888
#08021550

Square seal or stamp, two men standing. From Tello Limestone, 4,1 x 4,2 cm...

Tablet with inscription, accounts from agricultural    
activities. Seal of Sa-nin-ma, 7th year of Qimul-sin.  
Ur III. From Umma.                                     
Terracotta, 13,3 x 8,9 x 2 cm                          
AO 6043
#08021551

Tablet with inscription, accounts from agricultural activities. Seal of Sa-n...

Cylinder seal and imprint: Cult of the sacred tree.    
Chalcedony, H: 3,2 cm                                  
AO 22348
#08021552

Cylinder seal and imprint: Cult of the sacred tree. Chalcedony, H: 3,2 cm...

Cylinder seal and imprint: adoration of the storm god  
Adad.                                                  
Agate, 3 x 1,1 cm                                      
AO 22347
#08021553

Cylinder seal and imprint: adoration of the storm god Adad....