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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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Fragment of a marble shield, Roman, 200 - 300 CE. This is a reduced copy of the goddess Athena's shield from her statue on the Parthenon (built 447-438 BCE). The statue, by Phidias, made of gold and ivory, has not survived; Athena was shown resting one hand on a shield carved with battle scenes between Greeks and Amazons. Gr 1864.2-2018
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Fragment of a marble shield, Roman, 200 - 300 CE. This is a reduced copy of the...

Cameo of Agrippina the Elder, Roman, probably made in Italy, 37-41 CE. The cameo shows a bust of Agrippina, wife of Germanicus and mother of Emperor Caligula. While the wreath indicates she is a member of the imperial family, her hairstyle is typical for many noble women of her period. GR 1899.7-22.2
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Cameo of Agrippina the Elder, Roman, probably made in Italy, 37-41 CE. The cameo...

The drunken Hercules, House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy.
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The drunken Hercules, House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy.

The "terme suburbane", the public baths erected below the level of the houses in Herculaneum. The atrium, with a herme of the god Apollo above a basin. Four columns carry four arches. Before 79 CE
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The "terme suburbane", the public baths erected below the level of the houses i...

The calidarium of the underground baths in Herculaneum. Before 79 CE
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The calidarium of the underground baths in Herculaneum. Before 79 CE

The calidarium of the underground baths in Herculaneum. Before 79 CE
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The calidarium of the underground baths in Herculaneum. Before 79 CE

Tepidarium of the underground baths at Herculaneum. Before 79 CE
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Tepidarium of the underground baths at Herculaneum. Before 79 CE

Cavalry sports helmet, Roman Britain, late 1st or early 2nd century. Decorated with a scene of a skirmish between infantry and cavalry. Cavalry sports (hippika gymnasia) were displays of horsemanship and weapons drill and served both as training sessions and to entertain the troopers. P&EE,1814.7-5.1
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Cavalry sports helmet, Roman Britain, late 1st or early 2nd century. Decorated w...

Limestone ossuary, Roman-Jewish, 1st BCE - 1st CE. The bones were collected after burial in the soil, when the flesh had decomposed. The chests were then placed in a burial chamber. Greek inscription says this chest contains the bones of the family of "Nicanor the Alexandrian who made the gates". Flavius Josephus mentions a wealthy jew of Alexandria named Nicanor who presented a pair of bronze gates to the Temple of Herod in 10 BCE. ANE 126395
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Limestone ossuary, Roman-Jewish, 1st BCE - 1st CE. The bones were collected afte...

Plato and his school of philosophers. From Pompeii.
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Plato and his school of philosophers. From Pompeii.

Faience flask, Egyptian, found at Vulci, ancient Etruria (now in Lazio, Italy), c625-c550 BC. This flask has a decorated rim and neck and a pair of antelope-head handles. There are hieroglyphic inscriptions on the shoulders, expressing New Year greetings to the owner. This is one of a pair of vessels found in the Isis tomb of the Polledrara Cemetery at Vulci. This rich tomb was opened in 1839 by Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. After the contents were removed, the tomb was filled in and is now lost. It became known as the Isis Tomb after a statue found there that was thought to represent the Egyptian goddess Isis. The Egyptian New Year began in late summer when the River Nile began its annual flood. The transition from one year to the other was considered potentially very dangerous and many rituals were performed to propitiate the associated deities. Vessels such as this formed part of these rituals. GR, 1850.2-27.57
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Faience flask, Egyptian, found at Vulci, ancient Etruria (now in Lazio, Italy),...

Clay ground 'Hadra' hydria (water-jar), Greek, probably from Egypt, c200 BC. This vase is decorated in the black-figure technique, with a bull's head flanked by swans in a panel between the handles. The plunging dolphins on the shoulder are a popular Hellenistic motif. The Greek word Dorotheou, 'of Dorotheos', incised above the bull's head, is the name of the person whose ashes this vase originally contained. 'Hadra' hydriai are named after the Alexandrian cemetery of Hadra where large numbers of them have been excavated. Some were made locally, but analysis of the clay has demonstrated that many, including this example, were imported from Crete. Their principal use appears to have been as ash-urns to contain the remains of foreign dignitaries who became ill and died while on official visits to the Egyptian court. GR, 1995.10-3.1
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Clay ground 'Hadra' hydria (water-jar), Greek, probably from Egypt, c200 BC. Thi...