Black Background Collection (page 15)

Coins of Mark Antony and Octavian, 1st century BC
Denarii of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC) and Octavian. On the left is Mark Antony, and on the right Octavian (Augustus) (September 23, 63 BC - August 19, 14 AD), 1st century BC

Silver Denarii of the Roman politician Mark Antony, 1st century BC
Silver Denarii of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC), honouring his legions and other units, 1st century BC

Roman coins of Julius Caesar, 1st century BC
Roman denarii of Julius Caesar (January 14, 83 BC -August 1, 30 BC). On the left is an allegory of the destruction of evil by good with the snake being destroyed by the elephant

Silver Denarius of the Roman politician Mark Antony, 1st century BC
Silver Denarius of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC), 1st century BC

Bronze Bulls head escutcheon, found at Dinorben hill-fort. Now from the National Museums collection in Cardiff

Arabic 18th century planispheric astrolabe, 18th century
Arabic 18th century planispheric or flat astrolabe, 18th century

Painting of King Phillip IV of Spain, 16th century. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Painting of King Phillip IV of Spain by Velasquez, from the Kunstmuseums collection in Austria, 16th century

Painting of the Infanta Maria Theresa, 17th century. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Painting of the Infanta Maria Theresa (10 September 1638 - 30 July 1683) by Velasquez (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660), from the Kunsthistoriches museums collection in Vienna, 17th century

Early Roman helmet, 4th century BC

Terracotta plaque showing a war elephant

Roman clay lamp decorated with gladiators, 3rd century
Roman clay lamp from Trier, Germany, decorated with gladiators, 3rd century

Celtic bronze belt-hook, from Holzelsau in the German Tyrol

Celtic jug with double handles and volute decorations, 8th century BC
Celtic jug with double handles and volute decorations from Altmuhtal, Bavaria, 8th century BC

Skull of Homo Habilis, from Koobi Fora in Kenya

Detail of a marble statue of Valentinian II, 4th century
Detail of a marble statue of Valentinian II (371 - 15 May 392) from Aphrodisias, Turkey. From the Archaeological Museums collection in Istanbul, 4th century

Skull of Homo Sapiens, from Broken Hill in Zambia

Hellenistic marble statue of a young athlete from Aydin, 1st century BC
Hellenistic marble statue of a young athlete (Ephebe) from Aydin, from Archaeological Museums collection in Istanbul, 1st century BC

Lady of Elche, 4th century
Lady of Elche, from La Alcuidia de Elche, Alicante, Spain. From Madrid National Museums collection, 4th century

Terminal, possibly from a Crozier, found in a Viking settlement, 8th century
Copper alloy, glass and enamel terminal, possibly from a Crozier, probably looted in Ireland and found in a Viking trading settlement at Helgo, Sweden, 8th century

Irish copper-alloy curved mount, 6th century
Irish copper-alloy curved mount, found in the River Shannon, near Athone, 6th century

Japanese ivory of carpenters, 19th century

Japanese shield-guard
Japanese ornamental shield-guard made of shibuichi

Small tile with a spotted hyena or bear, 13th century
Small tile with a spotted hyena or bear. Similar tiles, now in St Petersburg, are known to be from the Kangah of Pir Husayn, restored in 1280 AD

Head of a Haniwa tomb figure, 6th century
Head of a Haniwa tomb-figure from Berlin Museums collection, 6th century

Iranian plate showing a horseman with a falcon, 13th century

Gold bracteate from Sweden showing Odin and a raven, from the Ashmoleon Museums collection

Etruscan gold bulla showing Medea and the daughters of Pelias, 3rd century BC
Etruscan gold bulla showing Medea and the daughters of Pelias around the fateful cauldron in which Pelias butchered body was placed, 3rd century BC

Hunnic silver plaque of a yak, 1st century
Silver plaque of a yak, from tomb 6 at Noin Ula, in northern Mongolia, the origin centre of the Huns, 1st century

Indian terracotta bust of the mother-goddess Sar Dheri, 1st century
Indian terracotta bust of the mother-goddess Sar Dheri, from the V&As collection, 1st century

Naga, a snake divinity with heads of a five-headed serpent, 1oth century
Depiction of Naga, a snake divinity, overshadowed by the heads of a five-headed serpent, made form sandstone. The right hand holds a rosary and bestows protection

Depiction of Siva and his consort Parvati, shown as one figure half male and half female, from the V&As collection

Stone sculptured head in Angkok style, 10th century
Stone sculptured head in Angkok style, from Cambodia, 10th century

Jurrassic dragonfly fossil

Statuette of a disciple of the Buddha, 14th century
Wood and paint statuette of a Lohan (disciple of the Buddha), from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 14th century

Celtic gilt-silver brooch, 8th century
Celtic gilt-silver brooch from Ireland, 8th century

Fragment of a marble head of a youth, 1st century
Fragment of a marble head of a youth, found at Fishbourne. It is supposed that he could be from a British ruling family, 1st century

Greek polychrome head of a serpent, c. 6th century BC
Polychrome head of a serpent, from a temple on the Acropolis. Now from the Acropolis Museums collection, c.6th century BC

Greek statue Kore 675, 6th century BC
Kore 675 from the Acropolis, now from the Acropolis Museums collection. The kore was originally brightly painted, 6th century BC

Corinthian terracotta bull, 6th century BC
Corinthian terracotta bull, in the Museum of Old Corinths collection, Greece, 6th century BC

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

Omphalos from Delphi, 2nd century BC
The Omphalos (world-navel, or world-centre) from Delphi, from the Delphi Museums collection, 2nd century BC

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

The Venus de Milo, 2nd century BC
The Venus de Milo, a Greek marble from Melos, from the Louvres collection, 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

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

The Rampin Horseman, 6th century BC
The Rampin Horseman, from the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Greek bronze of Zeus with a thunderbolt, from Corinth. In the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

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