Black Background Collection (page 14)

Cycladic harp-player made of marble
Cycladic harp-player from Keros, made of Parthian marble. From the National Archaeological Museums collection in Athens

Cycladic jug

Minoan gold pendant with two bees and a honeycomb, 18th century BC
Minoan gold pendant, from a grave at Krysolakkos near Mallia in Crete. It shows two bees and a honey comb, 18th century BC

Minoan gold votive double-axe, 15th century
Minoan gold votive double-axe, from the cave of Archalokhori, in central Crete. From the Archaeological Museums collection in Heracleion, 15th century

Mycenaean terracotta bull, from the National Museums collection in Athens

Frying pan figure from Syros, 25th century BC
Frying pan figure from Syros with a drawing of a ship, possibly used as a mirror. From the National Museum in Athens, 25th century BC

Bronze head of Hadrian, 1st century
Bronze head of the Roman emperor Hadrian (24 January 76 - 10 July 138), found in the River Thames at London Bridge, 1st century

Roman bronze bust of the god Serapis, 4th century
Bronze bust of Serapis, an Alexandrian deity assimilated with Zeus. The piece is in the style of the Greek sculptor Bevasis of the 4th century

Marble head of Julia, wife of Tiberius Caesar, 1st century BC
Marble head of Julia (30 October 39 BC - AD 14), wife of Tiberius Caesar (16 November 42 BC - 16 March 37 AD) from Hungary. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, 1st century BC

Head of the Roman emperor Caligula, 1st century
Limestone head of Caligula (31 August AD 12 - 24 January AD 41) from Cyprus. At the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, 1st century

Celtic fire-dog used for cooking meat, 2nd century
Iron Age Celtic fire-dog, used for cooking meat, from Capel Garmon, Denbighshire, Wales, 2nd century

Depiction of Pollux with a horse, 1st century
Depiction of Pollux with a horse from the Pillar of the Boatman of Paris, found in Notre Dame and from the Musee de Clunys collection, 1st century

Fossil of a crinoid lily
Fossil of the crinoid lily Periechinocrinus, from the Silurian strata in England

Gold medal of the Roman emperor Valens (328 ? 9 August 378)

Steatite Cypriot idol, 31st century BC
135 mm high steatite Cypriot idol, from the Archaeological Museums collection of Cyprus, 31st century BC

Young god Khrishna with a cow and his half-brother Bala Rama, 10th century
The young Khrishna strikes the cow with his cowherds flail. The cow, with calf, stands beneath the Bo-tree, with Khrisnas half-brother Bala Rama standing behind. from the V&As collection, 10th century

Statue of a Roman citizen with a toga, 1st century BC
Statue of a Roman citizen with a toga, from the Municipal forum in Merida, from the Roman Museums collection in Merida, 1st century BC

Bulls head Roman sculpture from the Municipal Forum in Merida, 1st century BC
Bulls head Roman sculpture from the Municipal Forum in Merida, Spain. From Merida Museums collection, 1st century BC

Greek two goddesses and divine child group, 14th century
Greek two goddesses and divine child ivory group from the acropolis in Mycenae, from the National Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

Detail of the Heimdall Cross-Slab on the Isle of Man, 10th century
Detail of the Heimdall Cross-Slab at Jurby on the Isle of Man. It depicits Heimdall blowing his horn to call the gods to Ragnarok, 10th century

Viking cross-slab showing the story of Sigurd, with Loki killing the otter below, and the horse Grani above, from Maughold on the Isle of Man

Painted Mycenaean plaster head, possibly of a Sphinx
Painted 16.8cm high plaster head, possibly of a Sphinx, from Mycenae. Now in the National Museum in Athens

Mycenaean mother-goddess
Terracotta Mycenaean mother-goddess

Mycenaean gold signet ring picturing a fertility rite, 13th century BC
Mycenaean gold signet ring from Tiryns, picturing a fertility rite. A lion headed genii hold libations in front of a goddess who holds a stemmed chalice

Mycenaean amphora with an octopus, 15th century
Mycenaean amphora with an octopus, in palace style, from Prosymna. Now in the National Museum in Athens, 15th century

The Zeus Krater of Zeus holding the scales of destiny, 15th century
The Zeus Krater, of Zeus holding the scales of destiny, and Zeus and Hera in a chariot, from the Archaeological Museums collection in Nicosia, 15th century

Cycladic jug with painted bird design from Melos, now in the National Museum in Athens

Stone head of Diocletian, 3rd century
Stone head of the Roman emperor Diocletian, from Izmit, Turkey, 3rd century

Rhinoceros in a Pakistani steatite seal, 25th century BC
Rhinoceros in a steatite seal from Mohenjo Daro, 25th century BC

Bronze coin of the Scythian king Azes I, 1st century BC
Bronze coin of the Scythian king of north-west India Azes I (ruled c. 48- 46 BC - 25 BC). He was responsible for the completion of the domination of the Scythians in that region, 1st century BC

Gold coin of the Kushan King Huvishka, 2nd century
Gold coin of King Huvishka (ruled 140-180 AD) of Bactria and north-west India, 2nd century

Gold coin of the Kushan emperor Vima Kadphises, 1st century
Gold coin of Vima Kadphises, a king of Bactria and north-west India. He ruled over a centre of trade on the Silk Road between central Asia and Antioch, 1st century

Bronze coin of the Parthian King Gondophares
Bronze coin of Gondophares, a Parthian king of north-west India. The name Gondophares was apparently held by several Kings

Gold coin of King Samudra Gupta, 4th century
Gold coin of the Gupta king Samudra Gupta (c. AD 335 - 375), 4th century

Gold coins of King Samudra Gupta, 4th century
Gold coins of Samudra Gupta (c. AD 335 - 375), copying Kushan designs, 4th century

Roman Hellenistic-style sculpture of a boxer, at the Vatican Museums

Bust of the Roman Emperor Augustus, 1st century BC
Bust of the Roman Emperor Augustus (September 23, 63 BC - August 19, 14 AD) from the Vatican Museums collections, 1st century BC

Bust of the Roman Emperor Commodus, 2nd century
A marble portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Commodus (31 August 161 - 31 December 192), from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome, 2nd century

Bust of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, 2nd century
Bust of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (11 April 145 - 4 February 211) from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome, 2nd century

Statuette of the Vedic and Hindu god Kuvera

Indian terracotta bisexual figure, 3rd century BC
Indian terracotta bisexual figure from Sar Dheri, from the V&As collection, 3rd century BC

Indian terracotta statuette of a monkey, 1st century BC
Indian terracotta statuette of a monkey, from Sar Dheri, from the V&As collection, 1st century BC

Turkish sculpture of a mother-goddess on a leopard throne
Clay sculpture of a mother-goddess from Catal Huyuk, Turkey on a leopard throne giving birth

Silver coin of the Huns copying an Indian style, 5th century BC
Silver coin of the Huns, copying Gupta style, 5th century BC

Hittite clay envelope to hold a letter on a clay tablet, 18th century
Hittite clay envelope to hold a letter on a clay tablet from Kanesk, Turkey. The envelope is impressed with a seal. It contained a letter from Ena-Suen to Laqipim and Shamash Damiq, 18th century

Bronze fals showing a figure holding a cross, 7th century
Bronze fals, minted at Damascus, showing a figure holding crosses, 7th century

Gold dinar of Caliph al-Musta sim, 13th century
Gold dinar of Caliph al-Musta sim (1213 - February 20, 1258), minted in Baghdad. He was killed in the sack of Baghdad in 1258 by the Mongols, 13th century

Silver dirham showing the governor Abdullah Ibn Khazin, 7th century
Silver dirham showing the governor Abdullah Ibn Khazin, minted at Khurusan, from the period of the Umayyad Caliphs, 7th century

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