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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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Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE; 61 x 52cm AO 21065
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Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE;...

Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE; 91 x 56cm AO 1191
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Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE;...

Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE; 82 x 51cm AO 21066
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Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE;...

Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE; 32 x 31cm AO 21067
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Stèle funéraire peinte de Sidon (painted funerary stele). 2nd-1st century BCE;...

Assyrian slingers attacking the Judean fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of Sennacherib at Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq). See also 08-02-03/52
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Assyrian slingers attacking the Judean fortified town of Lachish (battle 701 BC...

Leaving for the hunt with dogs and cages. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the palace of Ashurbanipal in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
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Leaving for the hunt with dogs and cages. Stone bas-relief (7th BCE) from the p...

Clay model of a sheep's liver (used by experts in divination). Old Babylonian, about 1900-1600 BCE Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq. Length: 14.6 cm Width: 14.6 cm ANE 92668 The Babylonians believed that the world was controlled by gods and that they could give indications of coming events. One of the most widespread means of prediction was the liver omen, in which a sheep was killed and its liver and lungs examined by a specialist priest, the baru. He would ask a particular question and the answer would be supplied by the interpretation of individual markings or overall shape of the liver and lungs. One could then take steps to avoid danger. On this model each box describes the implications of a blemish appearing at this position. Earlier model livers are known from the site of Mari on the Euphrates. We know from ancient texts that the baru was one of the most important scholars in Mesopotamia. He had to be the descendant of a free man and healthy in body and mind. The baru played an important part in decision making at all levels but particularly where the king was concerned. No military campaign, building work, appointment of an official, or matters of the king's health would be undertaken without consulting the baru.
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Clay model of a sheep's liver (used by experts in divination). Old Babylonian,...

Emperor Valerian (ca. 200-260 CE) kneels in front of Sassanid King Shapur I (241 to 272 CE). After the battle of Edessa, Valerian was forced to seek terms with Shapur I. Sometime towards the end of 259, or at the beginning of 260, Valerian was defeated and made prisoner by the Persians (making him the only Roman Emperor taken captive). It is said that he was subjected to the greatest insults by his captors, such as being used as a human stepladder by Shapur when mounting his horse. After his execution, his skin was stuffed with straw and preserved as a trophy in the chief Persian temple. Only after the Persian defeat in the last Persia-Roman war three and a half centuries later, was his skin destroyed.
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Emperor Valerian (ca. 200-260 CE) kneels in front of Sassanid King Shapur I (24...

Statue of Nofret wearing a wig and bead necklace (detail). Painted limestone statue from Meidum, Egypt; 2620 BCE, Old Kingdom (4th dynasty); height: 1,18m She was part of the royal entourage of Pharaoh Snofru, King of the 4th dynasty, and held the title "one known to the king". Her husband was Prince Rahotep, who was High Priest of Re at Heliopolis, Director of Expeditions and Chief of Construction. The quality and beauty of this marvellously preserved seated statue of Nofret, along with a statue of Rahotep in the same style, found in 1871 in their brick mastaba at Meidum, confirms her high rank. It is not unlikely that it was created by highly skilled sculptors working for the royal ateliers. The face of the statue expresses the same solemness and self-assuredness as the royal statues of the same dynasty. The realism in this statue is increased by the glass inlaid eyes and its realistic size.
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Statue of Nofret wearing a wig and bead necklace (detail). Painted limestone st...

Satue of Pharaoh Mycerinos (2485-2457 BCE, aka Mykerinus, Menkaura). Alabaster statue found near Giza, Egypt. Old Kingdom (4th dynasty).
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Satue of Pharaoh Mycerinos (2485-2457 BCE, aka Mykerinus, Menkaura). Alabaster s...

Relief of a harvest scene from the mastaba of Ipi. Saqqara, Egypt; Old Kingdom (5th dynasty).
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Relief of a harvest scene from the mastaba of Ipi. Saqqara, Egypt; Old Kingdom...

The Doctor. Wodden statue from Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom (5th dynasty).
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The Doctor. Wodden statue from Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom (5th dynasty).