Archeology Collection (page 6)

Alexander Adam, L. L. D. (mid 19th century). Creator:s Freeman
Alexander Adam, L.L.D. (mid 19th century). Portrait of Alexander Adam (1741-1809), Scottish teacher and writer on Roman antiquities

Roman theatre, Cyrene, Libya. Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded by the Ancient Greeks in c630 BC. It became a Roman city in 96 BC

Relief of an Armenian man carrying a vessel, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Sogdians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Indians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of Parthians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief of a bull being attacked by a lion, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Temple of Zeus, Cyrene, Libya. The ancient Greek city of Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded in c630 BC

Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq. Part of the Southern Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II built in the 6th century BC, these ruins are speculated to be the remains of the famous Hanging Gardens that he

Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). Artist: Richard Tongue
Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Der Tradition nach, Statue Parakrama Bahus I. des Grossen (1164-1197 n. Chr. ), Pollonnaruwa, 192
Der Tradition nach, Statue Parakrama Bahus I. des Grossen (1164-1197 n. Chr.), Pollonnaruwa, 1926. According to tradition, the statue Parakrama Bahu I, the Great (1164-1197 AD), Pollonnaruwa

Mount Kronos and Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. The wife of Zeus, Hera was one of the major goddesses of Ancient Greece. The Romans worshipped her as Juno

Napoleon Bonaparte inspecting a mummy at the pyramids, 1801 (1900). Napoleon led the French invasion of Egypt in 1801

Tomb of Amun-her-khepeshef, son of Rameses II, Thebes, Egypt, 20th century. Amun-her-khepeshef was the firstborn son of Rameses II and Nefertari

Bas-relief of Cleopatra, Caesarion, Temple of Hathor, Dendara in Egypt, 20th century. The only carving of Cleopatra in existence, pictured with her son by Julius Caesar

Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC. Painting in the tomb of the 19th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Seti I who ruled Egypt from c1290 until 1279 BC

Interior of the Great Temple, Abu Simbel, 19th century. Artist: George Moore
Interior of the Great Temple, Aboo-Simbel, 19th century. View inside the temple of Abu Simbel built by Rameses II showing some of the colossal statues

Store rooms of Herods Palace, Masada, Israel, c20th century. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel

Terracotta Goddess from shrine at Karphi, Lassithi, Crete, c12th century BC. A Minoan settlement was formed after the Invasion of Crete by the Dorians in 12th Cent BC

Leather Russacks found in Salt Mines of Hallstatt, Austria. Celtic Iron Age, c6th century BC

The Secret Stairway to the postern gate of Tiryns, 15th century BC
The Secret Stairway to the postern gate of the Mycenean citadel Tiryns, 15th century BC

Bust of Diocletian
Bust of the Roman emperor Diocletian (244-311) from Izmit, Turkey. Found in the collection of the National Archaological Museum in Turkey

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

Neolithic necklace of bone and teeth from Skara Brae Neolithic settlement. From the Tankernges House Museums collection, Orkney

Alabaster Sphinx (seen from front), Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Relief of Hapi (Hapy) god of the Nile in Flood, Temple of Khnum, Ptolemaic & Roman Periods
Relief of Hapi (Hapy) god of the Nile in Flood, Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt, Ptolemaic and Roman Periods

Detail of a relief of Sekhmet and Knum, Temple of Khnum, Ptolemaic & Roman Periods
Detail of a relief of Sekhmet (a local form of Tefnut: lioness-headed) and Knum (ram-headed), Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt, Ptolemaic and Roman Periods

Rameses II and the Tree of Life, Karnak, Egypt, 13th century BC. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC) was notable for an upsurge in the rate of temple building

Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx at night, Gizeh, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren), and Menkaura (Men-kau-re)

Gold and lapis lazuli funerary mask of Tutankhamun, King of Egypt, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

Nisroch, Assyrian god, mid 19th century. Assyrian eagle-winged god Nisroch carrying a pine cone, the symbol of regeneration. Ancient Assyria, a kingdom of Mesoptamia, was located in modern Iraq

Excavating a low-relief carving of the Fish god Dagon, Nineveh, 1853. Artist: N Chevalier
Excavating a low-relief carving of the Fish god Dagon, Nineveh, 1853. Between 1845 and 1851 British archaeologist Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894)

Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt, presenting an offering to the god Horus
Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt, presenting an offering to the falcon-headed god Horus. Hatshepsut is always shown as a male although she was a queen. From the temple complex at Medinet Habu, Egypt

The British Association at Bath: Druidical stones in an orchard at Stanton Drew, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The British Association at Bath: Druidical circles at Stanton Drew, 1864. 'There was...an excursion, by a party of members of the association, associates, and ladies

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

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

Seat found in the Dionysiac Theatre, Athens, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Seat found in the Dionysiac Theatre, Athens, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. A. Bingham Wright, of one of two seats, '...which appear by the inscriptions on them to have belonged

Seat found in the Dionysiac Theatre, Athens, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Seat found in the Dionysiac Theatre, Athens, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. A. Bingham Wright, of one of two seats, '...which appear by the inscriptions on them to have belonged

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: square stone with sides facing the points of the compass, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: square stone with sides facing the points of the compass, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: altar-stone, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: altar-stone, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin. 'Just where the ruins stand...the valley opens out into a small alluvial plain of great

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: monolith, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: monolith, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin. 'Just where the ruins stand...the valley opens out into a small alluvial plain of great

The Ruins of Copan, Central America: a head, with other sculptured stones, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins of Copan, Central America: a head, with other sculptured stones, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Osbert Salvin

Ancient Celtic rings found in the Hebrides, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ancient Celtic rings found in the Hebrides, 1864. 'Our Engraving represents some remarkable ancient relics, probably belonging to the early Celtic period

Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858....a very beautiful and perfect Roman pavement was discovered [in the grounds of the County Prison]

Waverley Abbey, Surrey - from a photograph by Mr. Liddiard, of Farnham, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Waverley Abbey, Surrey - from a photograph by Mr. Liddiard, of Farnham, 1858. ...the ruins of Waverley Abbey...stand on a broad green meadow, round which the River Wey

Ruins of Church, in the Fiord of Igaliko, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of Church, in the Fiord of Igaliko, 1856. Remains of an early Christian settlement in Greenland:..many ruins have been found

Interesting Greek vase discovered at Capua, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Vase recently found at Capua, 1854. Detail from ancient pottery discovered in Italy. Interesting Greek vase...Signor Riccio [excavated]...all the pieces of a Cantharus

Remains of Caldicott Castle, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Remains of Caldicott Castle, 1854. Excursion by the British Archaeological Association to Caldicot Castle in Wales. Mr. Freeman considered that the oldest part of the building was some remains of a

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