Ancient City Collection

Flora or Primavera, Roman wall painting from Pompeii, c1st century. Wall painting of Flora, goddess of fertility and abundance, or Primavera. At Naples National Archaeological Museum

Roman mosaic of a dog, 1st century
Roman mosaic of a dog, bearing the legend Cave Canem underneath, from Pompeii, from Naples National Museums collection, 1st century

Juno and Carthage, c1636-1655. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur
Juno and Carthage, c1636-1655

Roman mosaic of dog, Cave Canem, Pompeii, Italy

Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persias new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC), first king of the Achaemenid dynasty

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

Roman relief of Ganymede being born off by Zeus
Roman relief of the Trojan prince Ganymede being born off by Zeus in the form of an eagle to be his cupbearer. From the Hermitage Museums Collection, Leningrad

The drunken Hercules, House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy

Courtyard of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Situated in an oasis in the Syrian desert halfway between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates

Jezzar Pasha mosque, Acre, Palestine, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Jezzar Pasha mosque, Acre, Palestine, c1930s. The mosque was built by Ahmed al-Jezzar, Ottoman governor of Acre and Galilee, in 1781

Recent discoveries in the buried city of Pompeii: general view of the excavations, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Recent discoveries in the buried city of Pompeii: general view of the excavations, 1864. Engraving from a photograph '...placed at our disposal by the Rev

Recent discoveries in the buried city of Pompeii: interior of the house of Cornelius Rufus, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Recent discoveries in the buried city of Pompeii: interior of the house of Cornelius Rufus, 1864. View of the interior of '...the house of Cornelius Rufus...The usual features of Roman domestic

The Burning of Troy with the Flight of Aeneas and Anchises, early-mid 17th century. Creator: Francois de Nome
The Burning of Troy with the Flight of Aeneas and Anchises, early-mid 17th century. The Trojan Horse (centre) was said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy

Achilles Playing the Lyre before Patrocles, between c.1675 and c.1680. Creator: Gerard de Lairesse
Achilles Playing the Lyre before Patroclus, between c.1675 and c.1680. Achilles Playing the Lyre at the Arrival of the Envoys of Agamemnon

Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Troy, between 1623 and 1630. Creator: Ludolph Busing
Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Troy, between 1623 and 1630

An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan - Ruins of Oudinah, fifteeen miles south of Tunis, 1858. Creator: Unknown
An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan - Ruins of Oudinah, fifteeen miles south of Tunis, 1858. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Arthur Hall

The Judgement of Paris. Creator: Hans von Aachen
The Judgement of Paris, Unknown date

Small Parian Head, Late 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Small Parian Head, Late 3rd century BCE

Mycenae, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2003

Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 16th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 16th-17th century

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

'A Bokharian Bride; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A Bokharian Bride; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

'Women of Bokhara; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Women of Bokhara; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

'Girl of Bokhara; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Girl of Bokhara; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Toilet of Helen, La Belle Hélène, 1914. Creator: Bryson Burroughs
Toilet of Helen, La Belle Helene, 1914. Helen of Troy making herself up at a very modern looking dressing-table while Troy burns in the background

Shipwreck of the Greek Fleet on the Voyage Home from Troy, late 16th-early 17th century

The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas, mid-1540s. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas, mid-1540s

Mycenae, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2003

Mycenae, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2003

Mycenae, Greece, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2019

Mycenae, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2003

The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage, between 1772 and 1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout
The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage, between 1772 and 1774

View of the ruins of the temple complex in Baalbek, before 1744-after 1760. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of the temple complex in Baalbek, before 1744-after 1760

Side, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The magnificent and relatively well-reserved Roman theatre in Side provides good views of both the distant mountains and Mediterranean Sea coast, Turkey, 2019

Side, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
Columns of ancient temples remain at the ancient Greco-Roman port and now resort town of Side, on the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, 2019

Miletus, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
The remains of the ancient theatre at Miletus, built by the Greeks in Asia Minor on the coast, present day Anatolia, Turkey, 2019

Thebes Museum, Thivai, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Stone bird figures, possibly ancient Mycenean from around 1500BC, The Archaeological Museum of Thebes, depicting the history of Thebes from Neolitihic to Ottaman Times, Thiva, Greece, 2003

Thebes Museum, Thivai, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Ancient Mycenean pots from around 1500BC, The Archaeological Museum of Thebes, depicting the history of Thebes from Neolitihic to Ottaman Times, Thiva, Greece, 2003

Thebes Museum, Thivai, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Amphora of dancing figures and a sphinx, The Archaeological Museum of Thebes, depicting the history of Thebes from Neolitihic to Ottaman Times, Thiva, Greece, 2003

Le Passage d'Annibal, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Passage d'Annibal, 1842. Hannibal's Crossing. Dans ces monts sourcilleux dont la neigeuse aigrette [?] Semble un front chenu de geant

Mycenae, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2003

Mycenae, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ancient Greek archaeological site of Mycenae, an important centre of Greek Civilisation in the second millenium BC, and legendarily associated with the Trojan War, Greece, 2003

Achilles recognized by Ulysses at the Court of Lycomedes, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Gerard de Lairesse
Achilles recognized by Ulysses at the Court of Lycomedes, late 17th-early 18th century. Achilles Discovered Amongst the Daughters of Lycomedes

Illustration from Von dem Troianischen Krieg, plate 24 from Woodcuts from Books of the... 1937. Creator: Hans Weiditz
Illustration from Von dem Troianischen Krieg, plate 24 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1536, assembled into portfolio 1937

Aeneas Rescuing his Father from the Fire at Troy, mid-18th century. Creator: Carle van Loo
Aeneas Rescuing his Father from the Fire at Troy, mid-18th century

The Beaucousin Collection at the National Gallery - "The Capture of Carthagena"... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Beaucousin Collection at the National Gallery - "The Capture of Carthagena", by Giulio Romano, 1860. Engraving of a painting

Vuie General De Balbek, Syrie #438, Printed c.1870. Creator: Felix Bonfils
Vuie General De Balbek, Syrie #438, Printed c.1870

Head of a Youth, 1st-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Youth, 1st-2nd century CE

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