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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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Largitio dish of the Emperor Licinius, Late Roman, 317 AD. A silver anniversary dish with a Latin inscription which reads 'LICINI AVGVSTE SEMPER VINCAS' ('Licinius Augustus, may you always be victorious'). In the centre a second text says 'As ten, so twenty'; the dish was made on the tenth anniversary of Licinius's reign over the eastern half of the Roman Empire in 317; he marked the occasion by taking vows for a second ten years and also by issuing commemorative tokens like this dish. These were known as largitio, (Latin for largesse or the liberal bestowal of gifts) but also bribery! This dish is one of a group of identical dishes that were found at ancient Naissus, (modern Nis in Serbia), in 1901; the dish was actually made at the imperial workshops there. Very few dishes have stamps indicating their origins and, as silver objects were widely traded, very few have been found in the same city in which they were made. M&ME, 1969,9-4,1
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Largitio dish of the Emperor Licinius, Late Roman, 317 AD. A silver anniversary...

The Muse Casket, Late Roman, 4th century. Unusual domed silver casket; panels around the scalloped body of the casket bear repoussé figures of eight of the nine Muses. They can be distinguished by their costumes and individual attributes; for example, Terpsichore (Muse of lyric poetry and the dance) holds a lyre, Calliope (Muse of epic poetry) has a scroll, and Urania (Muse of astronomy) has a globe. The iconography associates the owner with the Muses' accomplishments. The casket was designed to be hung from chains and holds five small silver bottles for perfumes and unguents, probably for use in the bath, highly valued by Ancient Romans. The inhabited vine scrolls emerging from kantheroi (two-handled drinking cups) on the body and lid of the casket evoke a delightful, paradisaical atmosphere. This casket from the Esquiline treasure in Rome most probably belonged to a Roman woman named Projecta. M&ME, 1866,12-29,2
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The Muse Casket, Late Roman, 4th century. Unusual domed silver casket; panels ar...

Fragment of a fresco: female head in profile Around 1400 BCE; Phaistos ?, Crete H.: 4,20cm; W.: 5,40cm MND 698
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Fragment of a fresco: female head in profile Around 1400 BCE; Phaistos ?, Crete...

Fragment of a wallpainting: God with flowers and two nymphs End of the 1st century CE; Pompeii, house of the Vestales H.: 0,92m; W.: 1,78m CC 70
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Fragment of a wallpainting: God with flowers and two nymphs End of the 1st ce...

Painting for the Patron's funeral Fresco; last decades of the 1st century CE; Porta Capena, Rome See also 03-05-04/28 P 37
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Painting for the Patron's funeral Fresco; last decades of the 1st century CE; P...

Painting for the Patron's funeral Fresco; last decades of the 1st century CE; Porta Capena, Rome. See also 03-05-04/27 P 37
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Painting for the Patron's funeral Fresco; last decades of the 1st century CE; P...

Fragmentary tub of the sarcophagus of Livia Primitiva First quarter of the 3rd century CE; Rome, below St. Peter's basilica. Marble; H.: 2,04m; W.: 0,49m Ma 2983
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Fragmentary tub of the sarcophagus of Livia Primitiva First quarter of the 3rd...

Front face of the sarcophagus "with trees" ("à arbres"): Scenes from the Old and the New Testament First half of the 4th century CE; Rome ? White marble; H.: 0,70m; W.: 2,17m MR 807, Ma 2981
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Front face of the sarcophagus "with trees" ("à arbres"): Scenes from the Old and...

Front panel of the sarcophagus' lid: the adoration of the three Magi and the three Hebrews in the furnance Second half of the 4th century CE; Cherchel (Algeria) H.: 0,31m; W.: 1,81m Ma 3340
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Front panel of the sarcophagus' lid: the adoration of the three Magi and the thr...

Scene of a hunt Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpainting; 0,40 x 0,26m P16
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Scene of a hunt Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpainting;...

Scene of a chariotrace Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpainting; 0,40 x 0,26m P16
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Scene of a chariotrace Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpai...

Roman mosaic showing a lion hunt 1st entury CE; Villa de Las Tiendas, Spain
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Roman mosaic showing a lion hunt 1st entury CE; Villa de Las Tiendas, Spain