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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

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A sailboat near the island of Gavrinis, Brittany.
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A sailboat near the island of Gavrinis, Brittany.

Roman administrative building in the town of Saint Blaise near Marseilles.
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Roman administrative building in the town of Saint Blaise near Marseilles.

Suez Canal. The Opening Celebration, Nov. 17, 1869. Coloured pencil. The canal was built after Alois Negrelli von Modelbe's calculations and blue-prints.
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Suez Canal. The Opening Celebration, Nov. 17, 1869. Coloured pencil. The can...

Profile of the Suez Canal. Blue-print. The canal was built after Alois Negrelli's calculations and blue-prints.
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Profile of the Suez Canal. Blue-print. The canal was built afte...

Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (Proserpina sarcophagus). Proserpina is abducted by Pluto and Minerva, Mercury leads the chariot, while Proserpina's mother Ceres watches (2nd CE). Charlemagne was buried in this sarcophagus until 1165.
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Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (Proserpina sarcophagus). Proserpina is abducted b...

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

Reverse side of the Lothar-Cross showing Christian symbols. The cross was made in Cologne around 1000 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.
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Reverse side of the Lothar-Cross showing Christian symbols. The cross was...

Roman bridge across one of the many gorges in the high plateau of Causse near Conques, one of the many stops of the road of St. Jacques to Compostella.
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Roman bridge across one of the many gorges in the high plateau of Causse n...

Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798, in which Napoleon I defeated the Mamelouks. Detail Oil on canvas, 180 x 258 cm
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Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798, in which Napoleon I defeated the...

Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798, in which Napoleon defeated the Mamelouks. Detail Oil on canvas, 180 x 258 cm
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Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798, in which Napoleon defeated the Ma...

The silver mines on Siphnos. Entrance to the ancient shafts. Silver was mined on Siphnos since the 2nd millenium BCE and made the tyrants of the island important princes until the mines were exhausted.
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The silver mines on Siphnos. Entrance to the ancient shafts. Silver w...

Statue in "grey" ivory, Middle Kingdom, end XIIth dynasty (1878-1785 BCE). Hippoptamus ivory, H: 18,2 cm E 14697
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Statue in "grey" ivory, Middle Kingdom, end XIIth dynasty (1878-1785 BCE). Hip...