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
Sardonix Cameo showing Roman Emperor Augustus,inserted 
into the Lothar Cross.The cross was made in Cologne    
for Emperor Otto III, *980 +1002, Emperor 996-1002.
Its name derives from a rock- crystal also in the cross,
with Emperor Lothar's name.  
H:50 cm,wooden core with gold,silver,pearls and stones.
#10040110

Sardonix Cameo showing Roman Emperor Augustus,inserted into the Lothar Cross.T...

Roman Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE).                 
Blue gem (cameo) of glass paste,                       
late Augustan era (2nd quarter 1st CE)                 
Height 5.9 cm                                          
Inv. IX A 30
#10040111

Roman Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE). Blue gem (cameo) of gla...

Ulysses and the cyclops Polyphem.                      
Fragment of a marble group (mid 1st BCE)               
from the cave of Tiberius in Sperlonga                 
showing the ship of Ulyssses attacked by Scylla.       
Height 215 cm, length 295 cm
#10040112

Ulysses and the cyclops Polyphem. Fragment of a marble gro...

Funeral urn with a man carrying baskets.               
limestone,Inv.I 740
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Funeral urn with a man carrying baskets. limestone,Inv.I 740

Lid of a funeral urn with crossed torches and cup.     
Limestone,Inv.1220
#10040114

Lid of a funeral urn with crossed torches and cup. Limestone,Inv.1220

Emperor Augustus offering to the gods.                 
Marble altar on the Forum in Pompeii.
#10040115

Emperor Augustus offering to the gods. Marble altar on the Foru...

Black onyx seal of Emperor Agustus.                    
Relief shows a sphynx.
#10040116

Black onyx seal of Emperor Agustus. Relief shows a sphynx.

A cutlery-shop,relief from the tomb of L.Cornelius     
Attimeto.The owner shows various his wares to a        
client. Various sorts of knives are displayed in       
the shop. From the Villa Massimo,Rome.                 
Inv. LII/47
#10040117

A cutlery-shop,relief from the tomb of L.Cornelius Attimeto.The owner shows...

Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE).                           
Marble, 1st  CE                                        
Re-used during the reign of Emperor Constantine I      
in the new Forum (district of Cemberlitas, Istanbul)   
Inv. 5555 T
#10040118

Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE). Marble, 1st CE...

Emperor Claudius Germanicus (10 BCE-54 CE).            
Marble head                                            
Height 38 cm                                           
MA 1253
#10040119

Emperor Claudius Germanicus (10 BCE-54 CE). Marble head...

Caesar Caligula.                                       
Marble bust, H: 47 cm                                  
Inv. MA 1234
#10040120

Caesar Caligula. Marble bust, H: 47 cm...

Emperor Titus (79-81 CE).                              
Marble life-size statue
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Emperor Titus (79-81 CE). Marble life-size statue