Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



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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

7,469 photos
Knife from Jebel el-Arak,near Abydos.Negade II,3.500 - 
3.100 BCE.Silex and hyppopotamus ivory, H: 25,5 cm     
Verso of the handle.A bearded person flanked by two    
lions,desert animals and dogs.Inspired by Mesopotamian 
art. E 11517  For overall and recto see 08-01-01/1,2.
#030101 6

Knife from Jebel el-Arak,near Abydos.Negade II,3.500 - 3.100 BCE.Silex and hypp...

A pair of clappers (musical instruments)from Maadi.    
Hypopotamus ivory,18,5 x 3 x 1 cm                      
Thinite Period,around 3.100-2.700 BCE                  
G 13920
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A pair of clappers (musical instruments)from Maadi. Hypopotamus ivory,18,5 x...

Sphinx,rose granite,from Tanis,Egypt.                  
The inscriptions are from various pharaos,from         
Sheshonk,Meremptah,and Amenemhat II.                   
480 x 154 x 183 cm                                     
A 23
#030101 8

Sphinx,rose granite,from Tanis,Egypt. The inscriptions are fro...

Nakhthorheb,Prince and ritual chief priest,            
kneeling in adoration.During the reign of Psammetich   
(595-589 BCE).                                         
Stone                                                  
A 94
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Nakhthorheb,Prince and ritual chief priest, kneeling in adoration.Du...

Amenophis IV Akhenaton,Pharaoh.                        
Bust, from Karnak East.                                
Sandstone, H:137 cm                                    
E 22112
#03010110

Amenophis IV Akhenaton,Pharaoh. Bust, from Karnak East....

Pharaoh Sesostris III (1878-1840 BCE) in old age.      
Found in the temple at Medamud.
Black diorite,H:80 cm
#03010111

Pharaoh Sesostris III (1878-1840 BCE) in old age. Found in the temple at...

The chancellor Nakhti, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty,          ca.1900 BCE,from his tomb in Assiut,Egypt.               
Acacia wood,ochre and black paint.                     
179 x 107 cm                                           
E 11937
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The chancellor Nakhti, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, ca.1900 BCE,...

The courtier Merib.Old kingdom around 2.700-2.200 BCE. 
Acacia wood,H 83 cm                                    
The woodcarving could be a fragment of a false door.   
E 91
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The courtier Merib.Old kingdom around 2.700-2.200 BCE. Acacia wood,H 83 cm...

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of
Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE), 18th dynasty.
Detail:the arrival of the dead before Osiris.
Painted papyrus,total size 630 x 30 cm,from Thebes.
Papyrus,L:630 cm
#03010114

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE), 1...

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of         
Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE), 18th dynasty.           
Detail:the Sacred Pond,Weighing of Souls.
Papyrus,L:630 cm
#03010115

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of Amenophis III (1391-135...

Model of a grain storage house,with scribe noting      
entries. Four men carrying sacks of grain.             
Middle Kingdom,11th-12th dynasty,around 2040-1650 BCE  
Wood, painted stucco from Assiut, 32 x 44,5 x 41,5 cm  
E 11938
#03010116

Model of a grain storage house,with scribe noting entries. Four men carryi...

Model of a house with two stories, with interior       
staircase and three rooms on the ground-floor.         
Middle Kingdom.                                        
Terracotta, 14,5 x 27,5 x 30 cm                        
AE 005804
#03010117

Model of a house with two stories, with interior staircase and three room...