6th Century Bc Collection (page 10)

Achaemenid cylinder-seal impression of a Royal hunt. The King holds a Gon and a man with a flail seizes a bull. It symbolises the the triumph of the King over his enemies

Corinthian style Greek helmet, 6th century BC
A bronze helmet of the Corinthian type, which protected the face and especially the cheek bones, but impaired the wearers field of vision, 6th century BC

Greek terracotta statuette of a horse and rider, 6th century BC
Greek terracotta statuette from Boetia, Greece of a horse and rider, 6th century BC

Greek terracotta of a man ploughing, 6th century BC
Greek terracotta of a man ploughing with two oxen, from Thebes, Boetia. From the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Detail of the Krater of Vix, 6th century BC
Detail of a Greek bronze vessel for mixing wine found in a rich Celtic chariot-burial at Vix near Chatillon-sur-Seine, France. It is the largest metal vessel known in antiquity, 6th century BC

Vase-painting of a youth playing the flute and a woman dancing, 6th century BC. Artist: Epikektos
A painting on a kylix of a youth playing the flute and a woman dancing. Signed by Epikektos, 6th century BC

Head of the Rampin Horseman, an archaic Greek sculpture, from the Louvres collection

Terracotta head of a Sphinx, 6th century BC
An acroterion terracotta head of a Sphinx from Thebes, proably from the temple of Apollo Ismenios, 6th century BC

Osiris, Egyptian god, 26th (Saite) dynasty, Ancient Egypt, 664-525 BC. Wooden statue with polychrome decoration. Osiris was the son of Nut, brother of Set, husband of Isis, and father of Horus

Ezekiel prophesying to the elders of Israel while captive in Babylon, c600 BC (16th century). Ezekiel was one of four great Old Testament prophets of Israel and contemporary with Daniel

Pythagoras, Greek mathematician, 1508. Pythagoras (right) using a counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece) using algorithms for speed at calculation

Stone relief from the doorway to the Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis, South Iran, c500 BC. Relief carving from the Palace of Darius I (548-486 BC), Achaemenid king of Persia

Lion passant from wall of the sacred way to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon (Iraq), c575 BC
Lion passant from wall of the sacred way to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon (in modern Iraq), c575 BC. The lion was the cult animal of Ishtar, great goddess of the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon

Stone relief showing subjects bringing tribute, South Iran, 6th-5th century BC
Stone relief showing subjects bringing tribute and gifts, Persepolis, South Iran, 6th-5th century BC. Relief sculpture on the stairway to the Audience Hall of Darius I (548-486 BC)

Canopic Jars, Ancient Egyptian, 26th dynasty, 664-525 BC. These were used to contain the viscera of a dead person, usually for burial with their mummified body

Ahura Mazda, Persepolis, c500 BC
Ahura Mazda (c-500). Winged symbol of Ahura Mazda (Ormazd, Ormuzd, Ohrmazd), Lord of Wisdom, supreme god of the Zorastrian (Zarathustrian) religion of Persia

Griffin-lion relief in glazed brickwork, Achaemenid Period, Ancient Persia, 530-330 BC. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Entrance to a tomb in an Etruscan necropolis, Cerveteri (Caere) Italy, c7th-6th century BC
Entrance to a tomb in an Etruscan necropolis, Cerveteri, (Caere) Italy, c7th-6th century BC. The term necropolis literally means city of the dead

Etruscan amphora decorated with mythical beasts, c7th-6th century BC

Bodyguard of Persian Kings, 6th-5th century BC. Frieze from the audience hall of the citadel of Darius I (548-486 BC) at Susa, excavated by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy in 1885

Croesus, last king of Lydia from c560 BC. Croesus was defeated and imprisoned by Cyrus the Great of Persia in 546 BC. Legend has it that Croesus was condemned to be burned alive

Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, 1881. Chromolithograph after a frieze in the citadel at Susa

Romulus and Remus, c500 BC. Bronze of the legendary twin founders of Rome being suckled by the she-wolf. From the Museo Capitolino, Rome

Greek terracotta scent bottle in the shape of a helmeted head, 6th century BC
Terracotta scent bottle in the shape of a helmeted head, from Kamiros, Rhodes. From the British Museums collection, 6th century BC

Greek painting of a Scythian archer blowing a trumpet, 6th century BC
Attic painting on a clay plate of a Scythian archer blowing a trumpet, from the British Museums collection, 6th century BC

Corinthian wine jug, 6th century BC
Corinthian wine jug, from the British Museums collection, 6th century BC

Greek bronze of a girl runner, 6th century BC
Greek bronze of a girl runner, probably from Prisrend, Yugoslavia, and possibly Laconian. From the British Museums collection, 6th century BC

Example of early Greek script describing the flight of birds
Example of early Greek script, describing the flight of birds, from Ephesus. From the British Museums collection

Greek vase in the form of a Hare, Corinthian period, circa early 6th century

Greek Warrior Painted Siana Cup, c6th century BC
Greek Warrior Painted Dish, c6th century BC. Attributed to C Painter, 575BC-550BC. British Museum

Persephone Taking Leave of Pluto with Hermes and Demeter standing nearby, c550BC-c525 BC. Attic Black-figured Kylix, From Vucli. British Museum

Greek Terracotta Figure, c620BC-c300BC. British Museum

Greek Amphora, detail of Achilles and Ajax playing a game, c6th century BC. Artist: Exekias
Greek Amphora, detail of Achilles and Ajax playing a game, c6th century BC. by Exekias painter and potter, c540BC-c530 BC. Vatican Museums

A Smith, detail of a Greek Cup, (Kylix), c6th century BC
A Smith, detail of a Greek Cup (Kylix), c6th century BC

Greek Vase Painting, Hoplite Fighta Scythian, c6th century BC. At National Museum, Athens

Athlete with Jumping-Weight, detail of Greek Kylix, (drinking-cup), c6th century BC

Detail from the Francois Vase, Ajax carrying the body of Achilles, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, Ajax carrying the body of Achilles, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC

Detail from the Francois Vase, Thetis, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC. Large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style

Detail from the Francois Vase, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC. Large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style

Detail from the Francois Vase, Satyr and Warrior fighting, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, Satyr and Warrior fighting, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC

Model of ancient Temple of Athena, 6th century BC. From an unknown building on the Acropolis, at Acropolis Museum, Athens

Detail of Francois Vase, Hephaestus, on a mule, followed by Silenus, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail of Francois Vase, Hephaestus, on a mule, followed by Silenus, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC

Etruscan sarcophagus of a couple, 6th century BC
Etruscan sarcophagus of a couple from Caere, 6th century BC

Depiction of chariot-racing on an Attic kylix, 6th century BC
Depiction of chariot-racing on an Attic black-figured kylix, in the Old Corinth Museum in Greece, 6th century BC

Sculpture of a lioness devouring a bull, 6th century BC
Sculpture of a lioness devouring a bull, from the pediment of the original Parthenon, from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 6th century BC

Greek sculpture known as the Moscophorus, 6th century BC
The Moscophorus ( calf-bearer ). He is carrying an offering to Athena. from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 6th century BC

Scene from the Gigantomachy on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, 6th century BC
Scene from the Gigantomachy on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, showing one of Cybeles lions attacking a giant. In Delphi Museum, 6th century BC

Archaic bronze lion from Dodona
Laconian archaic bronze lion from the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, at the Museum of Ionnina, Epirus

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