9th Century Bc Collection (page 2)

Ornament in the form of an animal mask, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-770 BCE

Fragment with dragon design, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment with dragon design, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Ritual wine vessel (lei), Western Zhou dynasty, 9th century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ritual wine vessel (lei), Western Zhou dynasty, 9th century BCE

Ritual grain server (gui), Western Zhou dynasty, 9th-8th century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ritual grain server (gui), Western Zhou dynasty, 9th-8th century BCE

Ornament: grotesque animal mask, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ornament: grotesque animal mask, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Chariot or harness fitting (?), Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Chariot or harness fitting (?), Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Finial, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Finial, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Ornament, with a bar across the back for attachment, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Ring handle of a vessel, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ring handle of a vessel, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Fragment of a ceremonial axe, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a ceremonial axe, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Pair of slide fittings in the form of monkeys, Late Shang dynasty or early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1100-900 BCE

Vessel, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 9th-8th century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Vessel, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 9th-8th century BCE

Ritual wine container (hu) with masks, Middle Western Zhou dynasty, ca. late10th-early 9th century BCE

Dagger-axe (ge), Late Shang dynasty to Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11th-8th century BCE

The Prophet Joel; from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel, 1570-75. After Michelangelo Buonarroti

Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Creator: Unknown
Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC. Assyrian kings ruled the worlds largest empire prior to the rise of Persia in the 6th century bc, consolidating lands from Iran to Egypt

Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Lycurgus (fl c820 BC) lawgiver of Sparta who established military reforms in accordance with the Oracle of Delphi, promoting virtues of equality (among citizens)

Sports of Greek Girls, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sports of Greek Girls, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier

The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel, 1890. The Kingdom of Israel, an important local power by the 10th century BC with the Kingdom of Judah, emerging in the 8th or 9th century BC

Homer (c. 850 a. C. ), Greek epic poet, bust, Roman copy
Homer (c. 850 a.C.), Greek epic poet, bust, Roman copy

Exterior view of the Ara Pacis Augustae in Rome

Great Ziggurat, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia

Gate, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Frieze, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Elijah, 1926. Artist: Frederic Shields
Elijah, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake, published by the Waverley Book Club (London, 1926)

Bronze mother and child statutes, Nuragici culture, Siniscola, Sardinia, 9th-6th century BC

Greek pyxide, 9th-8th century BC. A cylindrical, flat-bottomed box. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Etruscan Urn in the shape of a Hut, Impasto, 9th century BC-8th century BC. Possibly used to contain the cremated remains of an individual

Assyrian Relief, Ashurnasirpal II with attendants, 9th century BC. Above is the winged figure of the god Ashur, Ahura Mazda. British Museum

Cunieform Inscription from Nimbrud in classical Neo-Assyrian script, 879 BC. Made during Reign of Ashurbanipal II, 879 BC. Ashur-nasir-pal II was king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BC. British Museum

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, c858 BC-824 BC. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions

Balawat gates, Assyrian horsemen, 899 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings at Balawat (ancient Imgur-Enlil)

Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings

Bronze Egyptian sistrum, dated after 850BC. A sistrum is a musical instrument of the percussion family, chiefly associated with ancient Iraq and Egypt. Crossbars and jingles are modern. British Museum

Celtic Bronze Iron Age Sword-Blades from Rive Seine at Paris, c800BC

View of the bay of Tunis, 9th century BC
View of the bay of Tunis, from the Antiquarium, 9th century BC

Mexican pottery figures from burial sites, c. 9th century BC
Mexican pottery figures from burial sites in the Tlatilco Valley, from the British Museums collection, c.9th century BC

Etruscan tombs in the necropolis at Caere, 9th century BC

Greek bronze horse and foal, 9th century BC
Greek geometric period bronze horse and foal, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 9th century BC

Detail from a Greek geometric period vase, 9th century BC
Detail from geometric period vase, showing a man and horse. Found at Argos, Greece, and now in the Argos Museum, 9th century BC

Bronze-age figure from Denmark, 9th century BC
Bronze-age figure made of Bronze, found with a group of figures, from Denmark. In the National Museum in Copenhagen, 9th century BC

Assyrian relief of a winged figure, 9th century BC
Assyrian relief of a winged figure, either a priest of mythical being, holding a deer and sacred tree, from the Palace of King Ashurnasirom II at Nimrud, 9th century BC

Bronze fantastic creature from Urartu, 9th century BC
Bronze fantastic creature from Urartu (Armenia), in the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad, 9th century BC

Egyptian gold statuettes of Osiris, Horus, and Isis
Gold statuettes of Osiris, Horus, and Isis, from the jewellery of King Orsokon, from the Louvres collection

Memorial stone of Kilamuwa, King of Sam al. The language is Aramaic, the script similar to Hittite. Currently in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Statue of the Babylonian King Shalmaneser III
A statue of Shalmaneser III, a large statue from the Gate of the Metalworkers at Ashur, from the collection of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Fresco of a hunting scene (partially restored) from Tirins, Greece, Homeric period, c1000-c700 BC
Fresco of a hunting scene (partially restored) from Tirins (Tiryns), Greece, Homeric period, c1000-c700 BC

Homer, Greek epic poet. Homer (fl 9th-8th century BC) is credited with the authorship of the great epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Roman copy of a lost Greek bust of 2nd century BC

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