Ancient City Collection (page 16)

Bronze statue in front of the temple of Apollo, Pompeii, 1st century
Bronze statue of Apollo in front of the temple of Apollo in the forum in Pompeii, 1st century

Roman food-shop in Herculaneum, 1st century
Roman food-shop in Herculaneum, a Roman town buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Sunken holes in the counter were intended to hold food

Roman wall-painting of a poet from Stabiae near Pompeii, buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, from the British Museums collection

Head of Tanit on a gold tridrachm from the first Punic War against Rome, from the British Museums collection

The Rillaton Gold Cup, Early Bronze Age, 1700-1500BC, from Rillaton, Cornwall, England. Rillaton barrow was excavated in 1837 and found to contain an inhumation beneath the 25m wide barrow

Set of Mycenaean armour with cuirrass and helm, c. 16th century BC
Set of Mycenaean armour from Dendera, composed of a bronze cuirass and boars tusk helm, c16th century BC

Aphrodite from Soli, 2nd century BC
Aphrodite from Soli in the Archaeological Museums collection on Cyprus, 2nd century BC

Gold discs from Mycenae, 17th century BC
Gold discs from the womens grave in the Upper Grave Circle in Mycenae, from the National Museums collection in Athens, 17th century BC

The lion gate at Mycenae, 13th century BC

Mycenaen amphora with octopus design, 16th century BC
Mycenaen amphora with octopus design in palace style. From Prosymna in Greece, and in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 16th century BC

Detail of the Greek Warrior Vase, 13th century BC
Detail of the Warrior Vase, discovered in Mycenae. At the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 13th century BC

Gold death mask of Agamemmon, 17th century BC
Gold death mask of Agamemmon from Myceneae, discovered by Schliemann. In the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 17th century BC

Gold death mask of a Mycenaean king, 17th century BC
Gold death mask of a Mycenaean king from a shaft-grave at Myceneae, in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 17th 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

Byzantine silk with a motif of a hero and lion, possibly Samson, from Alexandria, Damascus, or Antioch. From the Victoria and Albert Museums collection

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing chariots and soldiers, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing four-wheeled chariots and soldiers, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

The Peace side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Peace side of the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Stone panels from northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c700-c681 BC
Relief of Assyrian slingers at the siege of Lachish, from the north-west palace at Nineveh of Sennacharib, from the British Museums collection

Assyrian relief of the transport of wood by boat for building the palace of Sargon at Dur-Sharzuk, from the Louvres collection

Silver four drachms of King Antiochus III (241 ? 187 BC) with Antiochus on one side and Apollo on the other. Minted at Seleucis-on-the-Tiber

The Royal Game of Ur, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This game board is one of several with a similar layout found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur

Queens Lyre from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. Stringed instrument with a bulls head. The front panels are made of lapis lazuli, shell and red limestone originally set in bitumen

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600 BC. This cylinder seal comes from the Queens Grave in the cemetery at Ur. The seal is engraved with a banquet scene

Babylonian helmet of Prince Meskalamdur
Helmet of Prince Meskalamdur from the Royal cemetery at Ur, made of Electrum

Side of the Sumerian Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Model terracotta chair from Ur with relief design of two birds. From the British Museums collection

Terracotta statue of a great god from Ur

Mosaic of a man writing at a desk, 4th century
Early Christian Roman mosaic of a man writing at a desk from Tunisia, from the Bardo Museums collection in Tunis (Carthage), 4th century

Roman mosaic of a slave boy in a kitchen
Roman mosaic of a slave boy, possibly named Junius, in a kitchen, from Pompeii

Mosaic of a Vandal on horseback, 5th century
Mosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman. Note his very germanic clothing which probably indicates that he is a member of the nobility, 5th century

Mosaic of a Vandal horseman hunting, 5th century
Mosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman hunting. He wears Germanic dress, and therefore is a member of the Vandal ruling class, 5th century

Roman mosaic in the Nymphaeum of the House, Herculaneum, Italy

Roman wallpainting of Daedalus, Pasiphae and the Bull, Herculaneum, Italy

House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy; interior of the Roman villa

House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy; garden of the Roman villa

The House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy; exterior of the Roman villa

Interior garden-room in the House of Neptune, Herculaneum, Italy

Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy
Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite (sometimes Neptune and his wife Salacia rather than the sea-nymph Amphitrite), Herculaneum, Italy

Wall decoration in a house in the Roman town of Herculaneum, Italy

The Shrine of the Augustales, Herculaneum, Italy

The Shrine of the Augustales (dedicated to deified emperors including Augustus), Herculaneum, Italy

A Roman snack-bar, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century
Roman food shop with its thermopolium (marble counter with sunken terracotta storage jars called dolia to hold hot or cold food), Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century

Buildings of Herculaneum with houses of the modern town of Ercolano above, Italy
Buildings of the Roman town of Herculaneum: with houses of the modern town of Ercolano above, Italy

Paved street in the Roman town of Herculaneum, Italy

Casa a Graticcio, Herculaneum, Italy: facade of the Roman house

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