4 subcategories
Birth

BIRTH

Father and Child

FATHER AND CHILD

Marriage

MARRIAGE

Mother and Child

MOTHER AND CHILD

1,197 photos
Woman nursing her child. 2150-2004 BCE                 
From Tello                                             
Baked clay, H: 8 cm                                    
AO 12570
#08021113

Woman nursing her child. 2150-2004 BCE From Tello...

Assaradon and his mother Naqi'a, who seems to be the   
model for the Greek legend of Queen Semiramis, a polit-
cally active and influential woman to whom campaigns in
Africa and India were ascribed, but also the plans for 
the Hanging Gardens. Bronze, H:33 cm   AO 20185
#08021129

Assaradon and his mother Naqi'a, who seems to be the model for the Greek lege...

Nude female idol holding a child.                      
Late Bronze II, 1450-1200 BCE.                         
Terracotta, H: 20,5 cm                                 
AM 817
#08021144

Nude female idol holding a child. Late Bronze II, 1450-120...

Couple on a bed (hierogamus).                          
From Susa, 14th-12th BCE                               
Terracotta, 11,2 x 5,8 cm                              
Sb 7979
#08021158

Couple on a bed (hierogamus). From Susa, 14th-12th BCE...

Couple embracing (hierogamus).                         
From Susa, 14th-12th BCE                               
Terracotta, 11,3 x 6 cm                                
Sb 6609
#08021159

Couple embracing (hierogamus). From Susa, 14th-12th BCE...

Bed with a geometrical pattern, bed with a couple      
embracing (hierogamus), both from Susa, Iran,          
14th-12th BCE                                          
Sb 11206 geometrical pattern, terracotta 3,1 x 11,8 cm 
Sb 5888  bed with couple, terracotta, 3 x 9,5 cm
#08021160

Bed with a geometrical pattern, bed with a couple embracing (hierogamus),...

Cappadocian text,letter sent from Assur by Assur-idi   
to his son Assur na'da,who is on his way to Cappadocia.
From Anatolia, period of the Assyrian trading posts,   
early 2nd mill. BCE                                    
Clay, 7,5 x 5 cm             AO 7067
#08021330

Cappadocian text,letter sent from Assur by Assur-idi to his son Assur na'da,w...

Letter from Pharaoh Ramses II to the Hittite king      
Hattusili III (1289-1265 BCE),concerning the marriage  
of one of the daughters of Hattusili to the Pharaoh,   
and the presents sent by the Egyptian court. From      
Bogazkoy,Anatolia. Clay, 5,8 x 5,5 cm      AO 9408
#08021336

Letter from Pharaoh Ramses II to the Hittite king Hattusili III (1289-1265...

Woman with child. Hellenistic, from Cyprus.            
Terracotta, H: 14 cm                                   
A 13
#08021450

Woman with child. Hellenistic, from Cyprus. Terracotta, H: 14 cm...

Aphrodite rising from the sea on a dolphin.            
Terracotta, traces of blue paint.                      
From Sousse, Tunisia.                                  
Terracotta, H: 14cm
#08021452

Aphrodite rising from the sea on a dolphin. Terracotta, traces of bl...

Remains of the vertical stone                          
structure of a house built                             
during the reign of King David                         
(1004-965 BCE).
#08030248

Remains of the vertical stone structure of a house bui...

Valley and hill near Bethlehem,Palestinian A.          
Bethlehem means "The House of Bread" - indicates       
lively agricultural activity in biblical days
#08030360

Valley and hill near Bethlehem,Palestinian A. Bethlehem means "The Hou...