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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Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a       
grape. Alabaster, 1st-2nd CE.                          
From Southern Arabia.  AO 5968                         
The inscription in the top register has been added by  
a forger.
#08021652

Fragment of a relief showing a bird pecking at a grape. Alabaster, 1st-2n...

Funeral stele,limestone, from Southern Aarabia,        
showing a farmer and his team of oxen.Stele of         
Yamud Shufniken Hassad Umali.                          
AO 1548
#08021653

Funeral stele,limestone, from Southern Aarabia, showing a farmer and his...

Funeral stele for a woman, 143 CE; basalt.             
The inscriptions on these monuments usually mention    
name, family and age of the defunct;it is rare that,as 
in this case, an exact date is given:"Obbe,daughter of 
Sachamel,wife of Bassos,year 445"=143 CE.
#08021654

Funeral stele for a woman, 143 CE; basalt. The inscriptions on thes...

Aramaic inscription. Limestone,from Southern Arabia.   
AO 4976
#08021655

Aramaic inscription. Limestone,from Southern Arabia. AO 4976

Votive plaque showing two breasts.Plaque is dedicated  
to Zeus Hypsistos.                                     
From Cyprus                                            
AM 668
#08021657

Votive plaque showing two breasts.Plaque is dedicated to Zeus Hypsistos....

Votive plaque from a man suffering from eye-trouble    
and the malformation of a foot. Imperial Rome.         
From Cyprus.                                           
MNB 324
#08021658

Votive plaque from a man suffering from eye-trouble and the malformation of...

Statue of King Yerah'Azar "son of Zakir, son of Sanipu"
Sanipu is the king of the Ammonites who submitted to   
Tiglat Pileser in 733 BCE.The pose,right fist clenched,
left holding a lotus flower,is that of royalty in Egypt
and Syria. Limestone with traces of red paint.
#08021660

Statue of King Yerah'Azar "son of Zakir, son of Sanipu" Sanipu is the king of t...

Statue of a king of Ammun,showing Egyptian and Persian 
influence. Basalt, Iron II,8th-7th BCE
#08021661

Statue of a king of Ammun,showing Egyptian and Persian influence. Basalt, Iron...

Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris.  
The eyes were originally inlaid; probably an Ammonite  
king. From the Citadel in Amman.                       
Limestone, H:25 cm     Inv. J4767
#08021662

Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris. The eyes were originally...

Bardavil Swamp.                                        
Probably where the Israelites crossed the              
Red Sea north of Kantara, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 1

Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israe...

Bardavil Swamp.                                        
Probably where the Israelites crossed the              
Red Sea north of Kantara, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 2

Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israe...

Desert of Midian with Mt. Sinai in background.         
Moses fled to Midian after killing the Egyptian        
Overseer. The route followes the old caravan           
courses, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 3

Desert of Midian with Mt. Sinai in background. Moses fled to Midian aft...