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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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Small Pyramid with relief of Sungod Re-Harakhte as falcon and evil demon Apep as serpent. Tales of Apep's battles against Re were elaborated during the New Kingdom. Limestone; New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Small Pyramid with relief of Sungod Re-Harakhte as falcon and evil demon Apep as...

Amenirdis I, Kashta's daughter, was established as God's Wife of Amun in Thebes. Alabaster and basalt; Late Period (25th Dynasty, Ethiopian). This statue inspired the personage of princess Amneris in Verdi's Opera Aida. The scenario of this opera was written by Mariette pasha who discovered Amenirdis in a small chapel inside the Montu temple at Karnak. She is in the pose and costume traditionally worn by the Divine Votaress, influenced by the iconography of the New Kingdom queens. Amenirdis holds in her left hand a flower insignia which falls gracefully on her breast, and in her other hand a menat collar. The cartouches of the God's Wife are inscribed on the base in front of her right foot.
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Amenirdis I, Kashta's daughter, was established as God's Wife of Amun in Thebes....

Relief of Mark Antony (ca. 83 BCE – August 30 BCE; he was a Roman politician and general). From the Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt; Ptolemaic Period.
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Relief of Mark Antony (ca. 83 BCE – August 30 BCE; he was a Roman politician an...

An Egyptian terracotta figurine showing a man driving an Archimedean screw as a treadmill. Around 30 BCE, Roman Period, Egypt.
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An Egyptian terracotta figurine showing a man driving an Archimedean screw as a...

Mural from the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. Kazanlak, Valley of Roses, Bulgaria; 4th century BCE. The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb near the town of Kazanlak, central Bulgaria. The tomb is part of a large Thracian necropolis. It comprises a narrow corridor and a round burial chamber, both decorated with murals representing a Thracian couple at a ritual funeral feast. The monument dates back to the 4th century BCE and has been on the UNESCO protected World Heritage Site list since 1979. The murals are memorable for the splendid horses and especially for the gesture of farewell, in which the seated couple grasp each other's wrists in a moment of tenderness and equality. The paintings are Bulgaria's best-preserved artistic masterpieces from the Hellenistic period. The tomb is situated near the ancient Thracian capital of Seuthopolis.
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Mural from the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. Kazanlak, Valley of Roses, Bulgaria;...

Hunters or warriors on horseback. Harness plate, silver, gilded (400-350 BCE). From Letnica, Bulgaria.
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Hunters or warriors on horseback. Harness plate, silver, gilded (400-350 BCE)....

Votive stele of a Thracian horseman found near the village of Zlatna Panega, Lovech district, Bulgaria; 2nd-3rd century CE.
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Votive stele of a Thracian horseman found near the village of Zlatna Panega, Lov...

Painted cramic vase, Bronze Age, 1500 BCE.Tripod-footed pot with chequer-board design. The pattern resembles designs, possibly inspired by contemporary textiles, found on Early Iron Age pottery. Acquired by Sir Marc Aurel Stein at Chigha Sabz in the Rumishkan area of southern Luristan, Iran. ANE 131072
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Painted cramic vase, Bronze Age, 1500 BCE.Tripod-footed pot with chequer-board d...

Glass jar, Mesopotamian, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, possibly Poenician, 750-550 BCE. The jar was cast, probably by the lost wax technique, and then ground and polished. ANE 91461
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Glass jar, Mesopotamian, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, possibly Po...

The god Harpokrates, Phoenician, 6th-5th century BCE. Bronze figurine representing the god Harpokrates, the Greek version of the Egyptian child god Horus. It is described on the right side of the base in Egyptian hieroglyphs "Harpokrates grant ...to Us-ankh, son of Pethy" and on the other three sides in Phoenician "May Harpokrates give life to Amos, son of Esmunyaton, son of Azarmikk". A votive offering to a deity with prayers for the god's favour or help. ANE 13908
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The god Harpokrates, Phoenician, 6th-5th century BCE. Bronze figurine represent...

Tablet with part of the Babylonian Chronicle, southern Iraq, Neo-Babylonian, 550-400 BCE. This tablet is one of a series that summarizes the principal events of each year from 747 BCE to at least 280 BCE. Each entry is separated by a horizontal line and begins with a reference to the year of reign of the king in question. ANE 21901
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Tablet with part of the Babylonian Chronicle, southern Iraq, Neo-Babylonian, 55...

Tablet with part of the Babylonian Chronicle, southern Iraq, Neo-Babylonian, 550-400 BCE. This tablet is one of a series that summarizes the principal events of each year from 747 BCE to at least 280 BCE. Each entry is separated by a horizontal line and begins with a reference to the year of reign of the king in question. ANE 21946
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Tablet with part of the Babylonian Chronicle, southern Iraq, Neo-Babylonian, 55...