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Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti offer libation to God Aten. Relief from the shrine at Amarna; New Kingdom (18th dynasty).
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Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti offer libation to God Aten. Relief from the shr...

Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Seti I. Painted wooden sarcophagus; New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Seti I. Painted wooden sarcophagus; New Kingdom (19th dy...

The lid of one of four canopic jars found in tomb No.55 in the Valley of the Kings. It may originally have been made for Kiya (she was a wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Little is known about her, and she is scarcely documented until Akhenaten's first and Chief wife Nefertiti disappears from the record). It dates from the Amarna period. Alabaster; Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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The lid of one of four canopic jars found in tomb No.55 in the Valley of the Kin...

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....

Cylinder of Nebuchadnezzar II, southern Iraq, Neo- Babylonian dynasty, 604 - 562 BCE. The cuneiform text describes the three palaces which Nebuchadnezzar built for himself in Babylon. The first palace was a rebuilding of the palace used by his father Nabopolassar. When it did not seem grand enough, he built himself a new palace on the northern edge of Babylon. Later, Nebuchadnezzar erected new city walls around the east side of Babylon and built a third palace. Cylinders of this type were buried in the corners of all large buildings by Nebuchadnezzar and his successors. They were meant to be found and read by future kings.
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Cylinder of Nebuchadnezzar II, southern Iraq, Neo- Babylonian dynasty, 604 - 562...

Fath Ali Shah (1762–1834), the secong Qajar King of Persia from 1797 to 1834, nephew and successor of Aga Muhammad Khan, founder of the Qajar dynasty. Around 1805, Iran. Oil on canvas,227 x 131 cm
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Fath Ali Shah (1762–1834), the secong Qajar King of Persia from 1797 to 1834, ne...

Nasser-al-Din Shah (1831-1896), Qajar King of Persia End of the 18th century; Iran, Teharan Oil on canvas; 36cm x 22,5cm MAO 776
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Nasser-al-Din Shah (1831-1896), Qajar King of Persia End of the 18th century;...

Khosrau I and his vizir in front of the ruins: page of a manuscript of "The Storehouse of Mysteries" ("Makhzan al-asrar") - the first of the five poems from Nezami's Khamsa ("Five Poems"). Around 1580, Shiraz, Iran Ink, gouache, gold and silver on paper; 26,40cm x 19,40cm MAO 374
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Khosrau I and his vizir in front of the ruins: page of a manuscript of "The Sto...

Tamerlane (Timur the Lame) and the five princes at a party. Timur the Lame, as he was lame after sustaining an injury in battle) (1336–February 1405) was a renowned 14th century Mongol conqueror, ruler of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405) in Central Asia, and founder of the Timurid dynasty, which survived until 1506. Around 1540-1560; Iran, Shiraz gouache and gold; 27cm x 19,30cm OA 7100a
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Tamerlane (Timur the Lame) and the five princes at a party. Timur the Lame, as...

Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar, King of Persia Iran, Teheran or Tabriz, 1835-1836 Canvas; 154 x 104cm MV 6700
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Portrait of Muhammad Shah Qajar, King of Persia Iran, Teheran or Tabriz, 1835-1...

Nushaba recognising Iskandar by his portrait. (Inscription: The gate of the afflicted ones through which God comes). A miniature painting from a fifteenth century manuscript of Nezami's Khamsa ('Five Poems'). Herat, Afghanistan; 1442 (manuscript), 1535-40 (folio) Shelfmark: Add. 25900 Page Folio Number: f.245v
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Nushaba recognising Iskandar by his portrait. (Inscription: The gate of the affl...

Iskandar visiting the hermit in his cave. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Nezami's Khamsa ('Five Poems'). Herat, Afghanistan; 1535-1540. Shelfmark: Add. 25900 Page Folio Number: f.250v
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Iskandar visiting the hermit in his cave. A miniature painting from a sixteenth...