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
The Big Game Hunt, mosaic in the ambulatory of the     
Villa del Casale,Piazza Armerina,Sicily,Italy.         
(3rd-4th CE).Ostriches and gazelles are carried up     
to the sailboat,while hunters carry other captured     
animals in boxes and nets.See also 11-01-03,01-02-02.
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The Big Game Hunt, mosaic in the ambulatory of the Villa del Casale,Piazza...

Ulysses leaves Circe and sails past the Sirenes.
Mosaic (3rd CE) from the pavement of the impluvium at the house of Dionysos and Ulysses, south of the Thugga forum,Tunisia.
Inv. 2884 A
See also overall 11-01-03/13 and detail 03-05-04/40
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Ulysses leaves Circe and sails past the Sirenes. Mosaic (3rd CE) from the pavem...

Festoon with masks, leaves and fruit.
Casa del Fauno, Pompeii VI 12,2
Inv. 9994
See also detail 11-01-01/28 and 03-05-04/38
#03050169

Festoon with masks, leaves and fruit. Casa del Fauno, Pompeii VI 12,2 Inv. 999...

Victory of Myrina, ca.180 BCE                          
Terracotta and pink bistre clay.                       
H:27,8 cm
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Victory of Myrina, ca.180 BCE Terracotta and pink bist...

Apollo and Artemis, mid 4th BCE                        
Red- and white figured lekane,sicilian production.
#030502 1

Apollo and Artemis, mid 4th BCE Red- and white figured l...

Prometheus and satyr,a scene from a satyrical play     
about the myth of Promotheus.                          
Attic Campana crater, end 5th BCE.
#030502 2

Prometheus and satyr,a scene from a satyrical play about the myth of Promot...

The quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the    
gate of Argos where they have taken refuge.Adrasto,King
of Argos,tries to separate them.Appearing in the door  
are his daughters,destined to marry the two fighting   
heroes. Crater,Sicilian production, 350 - 340 BCE
#030502 3

The quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the gate of Argos where they...

The quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the    
gate of Argos where they have taken refuge.Adrasto,King
of Argos,tries to separate them.Appearing in the door  
are his daughters,destined to marry the two fighting   
heroes. Crater,Sicilian production, 350 - 340 BCE      
Detail of 10-03-07/4
#030502 4

The quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the gate of Argos where the...

The death of Hypolitos.The horses of his quadriga shy  
before the monster which Aphrodite has sent from the   
depth of the sea.Around 340 BCE.                       
Crater,Sicilian production,from tomb 229 bis.
#030502 5

The death of Hypolitos.The horses of his quadriga shy before the monster which...

Ulysses receives the wine from Maron,priest of Apollo, 
with which he will make Polyphem drunk,Odyssee IX/197. 
Crater of Sicilian production,340-330 BCE.
#030502 6

Ulysses receives the wine from Maron,priest of Apollo, with which he will make...

Ulysses receives the wine from Maron,priest of Apollo, 
with which he will make Polyphem drunk,Odyssee IX/197. 
Crater of Sicilian production,340-330 BCE.             
Detail of 10-03-07/8
#030502 7

Ulysses receives the wine from Maron,priest of Apollo, with which he will make...

Alkmene,sitting on a rock between Zeus and Hermes;     
a scene from Euripides' tragedy "Alkmene".             
Crater of Sicilian production,painted by a vasepainter 
in the style of the painter of Hekate.350-340 BCE.
#030502 8

Alkmene,sitting on a rock between Zeus and Hermes; a scene from Euripides'...