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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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"Principal Square in Grand Cairo, with Murad Bey's Palace",Egypt, around 1801. A column of soldiers crossing a large square surrounded by buildings with domes and minarets. Other people are in the square in the distance. From: "Views in Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire",1801 - 1804.ID: 762h2 pp 52-53
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"Principal Square in Grand Cairo, with Murad Bey's Palace",Egypt, around 1801. A...

"An Arabian Summer House upon antique fragments on the Canal of Menouf",Egypt, around 1801. A house stands on the bank of a canal or river, with steps leading up to it from the water's edge. Three dhows are on the water with people aboard. Other people are swimming, collecting water and walking along the bank. From "Views of Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire, London,1801-1804. ID:762h2 pp 52-53
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"An Arabian Summer House upon antique fragments on the Canal of Menouf",Egypt, a...

The obelisk at Alexandria, called "Cleopatra's Needle", Egypt, around 1801. From "Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire." ID: 762h2 pp 28-29
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The obelisk at Alexandria, called "Cleopatra's Needle", Egypt, around 1801. Fro...

"First and second pyramid of Gizah, Ancient Memphis", Egypt, around 1801. A view of two of the pyramids of Gizeh with groups of men riding or sitting talking. From "Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire", London, 1801-1804. ID: 762h2 pp 14-15
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"First and second pyramid of Gizah, Ancient Memphis", Egypt, around 1801. A view...

"Head of the colossal sphinx", Egypt, around 1801. From "Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire", London 1801 - 1804. ID: 762.h.2, pp 22-23
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"Head of the colossal sphinx", Egypt, around 1801. From "Views in Egypt, Palest...

Stone vase from mesopotamia, late Uruk period, 3.400 - 3.200 BCE. This stone vessel was made in the late 4th millenium BCE,when cities were developing in southern Mesopotamia. The largest known settlement was Uruk (modern Warka). In the centre of the city were monumental temple buildings with ritual objects. ANE,116705
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Stone vase from mesopotamia, late Uruk period, 3.400 - 3.200 BCE. This stone ve...

Limestone bull,possibly Larsa or Uruk, Iraq. Late Prehistoric period, 3300-3100 BCE. This stone figure was made in the late 4th millenium BCE, when cities were developing in southern Mesopotamia. Such sculptures may have had a ritual use within the temples. The artworks of this period very often showed domesticated animals. ANE, 116686
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Limestone bull,possibly Larsa or Uruk, Iraq. Late Prehistoric period, 3300-3100...

The "ram in a thicket" from Ur,southern Iraq, is one of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the "Great Death Pit", one of the Royal Graves in the cemetery at Ur. The "ram" is rather a goat and he reaches up for the tastiest branches. The goat's head and legs are covered in gold leaf, its ears are copper, its twisted horns and the fleece on its back are of lapis lazuli,the body fleece is made of shell.Its genitals are gold. The tree is covered in gold leaf, with golden flowers. See also 08-02-01/1. ANE 122200
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The "ram in a thicket" from Ur,southern Iraq, is one of an almost identical pair...

Silver lyre, from Ur,southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. This lyre was found in the "Great Death Pit", one of the Royal Graves in the cemetery at Ur. 74 bodies - 6 men and 68 women were found on the florr of the pit. There were three lyres, two of which were covered in sheet silver. The cow's head on the front has eyes of shell and lapis lazuli. Eleven silver tubes acted as the tuning pegs. ANE 121199
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Silver lyre, from Ur,southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. This lyre was found in the "G...

The "Standard of Ur", southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. Found in one of the largest Royal Tombs in the cemetery at Ur, its function is not yet understood; it could have been carried on a pole, as a "standard"; it could also have been a soundbox for a musical instrument.This is the "Peace"-side, a king banqueting; food is brought in procession. Seated figures wear woollen fleece or frigned skirts; they drink while a musician plays the lyre. ANE, 121201
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The "Standard of Ur", southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. Found in one of the largest...

The Royal Game of Ur,southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. The board has twenty squares made of shell:five squares each have flower rosettes, eyes and circled dots. Two players competed to race their pieces from one end of the board to the other. The boards appear to have been hollow with the pieces stored inside. Examples of this "Game of Twenty" date from about 3000 BCE to the first millennieum CE. A version of the Mesopotamian game survived within the Jewish community at Cochin, South India, until modern times. ANE, 120834
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The Royal Game of Ur,southern Iraq, 2600-2400 BCE. The board has twenty squares...

The Uruk Trough, from Uruk (Warka,Iraq), Late Prehistoric period (3300-3000 BCE). The carving on the side shows a procession of sheep approaching a reed hut and two lambs emerging. It may have been a cult object in the temple of Inanna (Ishtar), the Sumerian goddess of love and fertility.A bundle of reeds (Inanna's symbol) project from the hut and at the edges of the scene. ANE, 120000 (1928-7-14,1)
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The Uruk Trough, from Uruk (Warka,Iraq), Late Prehistoric period (3300-3000 BCE)...