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
Departure of a Warrior (Amphiaraos). Bronze sheet      
(around 6th BCE).
#10020166

Departure of a Warrior (Amphiaraos). Bronze sheet (around 6th BCE).

Helena and Menelaos. Etruscan mirror (4th BCE),        
reverse side.                                          
Townley Collection                                     
Cat. 712
#10020168

Helena and Menelaos. Etruscan mirror (4th BCE), reverse side....

Young man, statue with Latin inscription on the left   
leg, probably an offering by Italian merchants to      
the Gods of Noricum. The statue was venerated in the   
temple of the oppidum on Magdalensberg, Austria.       
(16th c. copy, original lost) Height 185 cm. Inv. VI 1
#100202 1

Young man, statue with Latin inscription on the left leg, probably an offerin...

Orestes sacrificing to Apollo to obtain forgiveness    
for the murder of Clytemnestra. The Erinnies are       
sleeping. White marble relief from Herculaneum         
(1st BCE). Height 91.5 cm, length 75.5 cm              
Inv. 6689
#100202 2

Orestes sacrificing to Apollo to obtain forgiveness for the murder of Clytem...

Athena (Agoraia?). Parian marble head                  
(2nd half 4th BCE, Antoninus epoch), copy of a Greek   
original from the Palazzo Mattei, Rome, later in the   
Fesch Collection. Height 225 cm                        
MA 530
#100202 3

Athena (Agoraia?). Parian marble head (2nd half 4th BCE, Anton...

Goddess (Artemis? Aphrodite?). Marble head             
(2nd half 1st CE), copy of Greek original (460 BCE),   
from the marble hall in the harbour gymnasium in       
Ephesus, Turkey.                                       
Height 32 cm. Inv. I 829
#100202 4

Goddess (Artemis? Aphrodite?). Marble head (2nd half 1st CE), copy...

Scylla. Earthenware decoration on a red-figured vase.  
Late Italic.                                           
Height of the whole vase 38 cm                         
Inv. 99.541
#100202 5

Scylla. Earthenware decoration on a red-figured vase. Late Italic....

Orpheus with lyre surrounded by animals. Stone relief  
(2nd BCE).
#100202 6

Orpheus with lyre surrounded by animals. Stone relief (2nd BCE).

The Borghese gladiator,found at Anzio,Italy around     
1610.Greek inscription on the body:"Agasias of Ephesos 
made it."                                              
Pentelian marble,H:199 cm                              
MA 527                                                 
(After restoration of right arm)
#100202 7

The Borghese gladiator,found at Anzio,Italy around 1610.Greek inscription...

Orpheus playing the lyre before Hades.                 
Red-figured "Underworld crater" (2nd-3rd CE).
#100202 8

Orpheus playing the lyre before Hades. Red-figured "Underworld...

Mystic scene. Wall painting (1st CE)
from Pompeii, Italy, attributed to the
Master of the Lucretius Fronton (1st CE).
83 x 135 cm
P 1
#100202 9

Mystic scene. Wall painting (1st CE) from Pompeii, Italy, attributed to the Ma...

Artemis Ephesia (The Great Artemis)
The "breasts" are bulls' testicles.
Marble figure (1st half 2nd CE)
from the Prytaneion, Ephesus, Turkey.
Height 292 cm. Inv. 712
#10020210

Artemis Ephesia (The Great Artemis) The "breasts" are bulls' testicles. Marble f...