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Cm Dixon Collection (page 3)

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the Greek temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC

Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the Greek temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC
Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Lemba Lady, a cruciform female figurine, c. 41st century BC

Lemba Lady, a cruciform female figurine, c. 41st century BC
The Lemba Lady from Cyprus, a cruciform female figurine, c.41st century BC

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC

The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC
The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, probably Deir el-Medina, Egypt, reign of Rameses IV, c1200 BC. At forty-two metres, this is one of the longest papyri still in existence from ancient Egypt

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Silver viking disc-brooch, imitating a byzantine coin possibly originating in York

Silver viking disc-brooch, imitating a byzantine coin possibly originating in York
Cast silver viking disc brooch, possibly originating in York, 10th century. It imitates a coin of the Byzantine Emperor Valentinian. In the collection of the York Museum

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century

Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century
Sacrificial knife, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. The handle is carved in wood and covered with mosaic of turquoise, shell and malachite. The blade is made of chalcedony

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Greek statues of Kleobis and Biton, 6th century BC

Greek statues of Kleobis and Biton, 6th century BC
Kouroi of Kleobis and Biton, in Archaic style. The statues are not, in fact, naked - they are wearing sandals, 6th century BC

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, 8th-11th century

Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, 8th-11th century
Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, from Dyback, Skane. One of the finest swords of the Viking Age found in Scandinavia

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Statue of a sleeping Hermaphrodite

Statue of a sleeping Hermaphrodite, the child of Aphrodite. A Roman replica of a 2nd century BC Greek original, from the Louvres collection

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Statue of Hercules and Telephus, 1st-2nd century

Statue of Hercules and Telephus, 1st-2nd century
A Roman copy of a Hellenistic original statue of Hercules and Telephus found in 1568 at the Vila di Este, Tivoli. From the Louvres collection, 1st-2nd century

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Detail of Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic horned God Cernunnos, Danish, c100 BC

Detail of Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic horned God Cernunnos, Danish, c100 BC

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Roman wallpainting of Theseus after killing the Minotaur, Pompeii

Roman wallpainting of Theseus after killing the Minotaur, Pompeii

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150 - 1100 BC

Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150 - 1100 BC
Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh holding a lion, Khorsabad, c8th century BC

Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh holding a lion, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh holding a lion, Palace of Sargon, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Relief of Alexander the Great being blessed by Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor

Relief of Alexander the Great being blessed by Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor
Relief of Alexander the Great as the Pharaoh being blessed by the god Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Relief of Alexander the Great before Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt

Relief of Alexander the Great before Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Relief of Alexander the Great as the Pharaoh before the god Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt. Alexander is identified by his cartouches

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Relief of Cleopatra and Caesarion, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, c125 BC-c60 AD

Relief of Cleopatra and Caesarion, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, c125 BC-c60 AD
Relief of Cleopatra VII and Caesarion (her son by Julius Caesar) before Isis and Osiris, Temple of Hathor dedicated to Hathor and Horus the Elder, Abydos, Egypt, late Ptolemaic & Roman Periods

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Kwakiutl Face-Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian

Kwakiutl Face-Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian. Masks are worn by dancers during ceremonies

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Aztec Jade Bust of Quetzalcoatl, 1360-1521

Aztec Jade Bust of Quetzalcoatl, 1360-1521. Quetzalcoatl was, as his name indicates, a feathered serpent, a flying reptile, a boundary-maker (and transgressor) between earth and sky

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Aztec Pottery Head, 1300-1521

Aztec Pottery Head, 1300-1521. Aztec culture also known as Mexica culture, was a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: The Roman Colchester Vase

The Roman Colchester Vase
The Colchester Vase, which contains a cremation. On it are depicted two gladiators: on the left is a Secutor, in full armour

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BC

Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BC
Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, about 1125-1104 BC. From Sippar, southern Iraq

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Sleeping lady from the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta

Sleeping lady from the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta, currently at Valetta Museum

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Detail from Roman mosaic showing a cat, Pompeii, Italy

Detail from Roman mosaic showing a cat, Pompeii, Italy

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Terracotta figurine of a male musician, Susa, Iran, Middle Elamite period, 1500-1100 BC

Terracotta figurine of a male musician, Susa, Iran, Middle Elamite period, 1500-1100 BC. From The Louvre

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Roman memorial to Cornelius Victor, c1st-2nd century

Roman memorial to Cornelius Victor, c1st-2nd century
Roman memorial to Cornelius Victor, c2nd century. Cornelius Victor was a Pannonian tribesman who served a a soldier for 26 years, and died aged 55 yrs

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Chao Hsia visiting the fields, encouraging people to plant Mulberry trees

Chao Hsia visiting the fields, encouraging people to plant Mulberry trees. Chinese Painting from series about the beneficient governor Chao Hsia, a wise mandarin and perfect Confucian official

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Tomb of Timur (Tamburlaine), Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century

Tomb of Timur (Tamburlaine), Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Tomb of Timur (Tamburlaine), Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Timur (1336-1405), historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane was a Turco-Mongol conqueror

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Soul-bird & Mummy, Book of the Dead, Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Thebes, c1250BC

Soul-bird & Mummy, Book of the Dead, Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Thebes, c1250BC. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created c1250 BC

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Egyptian relief of Emperor Augustus (Roman) as Pharaoh, offering to Isis, c1st century

Egyptian relief of Emperor Augustus (Roman) as Pharaoh, offering to Isis, c1st century. At Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Daphne, Coptic carving, Ahnassia, Beni-Soueff, Egypt, 3rd century

Daphne, Coptic carving, Ahnassia, Beni-Soueff, Egypt, 3rd century. Held at Coptic Museum, Cairo

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Paleolithic Quartz Pebble Tool, Olduvai, 1 to 2 million years old

Paleolithic Quartz Pebble Tool, Olduvai, 1 to 2 million years old

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Coptic Textile, Portrait of Dionysus. 5th Century

Coptic Textile, Portrait of Dionysus. 5th Century. Egypt. Dionysus is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Three Clay Female Fertility figures from Caraja Tribe, Brazil showing Steatopygia

Three Clay Female Fertility figures from Caraja Tribe, Brazil showing Steatopygia. Steatopygia is an enlargement of the buttocks

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Store rooms of Herods Palace, Masada, Israel, c20th century

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

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Early Christian / Roman mosaic of Christian attacked by lions, c1st-2nd century

Early Christian / Roman mosaic of Christian attacked by lions, c1st-2nd century
Early Christian/Roman mosaic of Christian attacked by lions, c1st-2nd century. Religion was very important to the Romans. Within the Roman Empire

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Floor Mosaic of Romulus, Remus and Wolf, Roman Villa, Carthage, Tunisia, 2nd-3rd century

Floor Mosaic of Romulus, Remus and Wolf, Roman Villa, Carthage, Tunisia, 2nd-3rd century. Rome took control of Carthage after the Third Punic War (149-146), annexed the city and its vicinity

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Byzantine Gold treasure from Assiut or Antinoe, Egypt, 600

Byzantine Gold treasure from Assiut or Antinoe, Egypt, 600. The Asyut Treasure is the name of an important Byzantine hoard of jewellery found near the city of Asyut, central Egypt

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Christ with St Paul and St Peter (right), Mosail detail, Church of Santa Costanza, Rome, 350 BC

Christ with St Paul and St Peter (right), Mosail detail, Church of Santa Costanza, Rome, 350 BC. Detail of mosaic in Apse of North Aisle of Santa Costanza

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Laocoon Group, Early Restoration, c1st century

Laocoon Group, Early Restoration, c1st century. The statue of Laocoon and His Sons, also called the Laocoon Group is one of the most famous ancient sculptures which shows the Trojan priest Laocoon

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Mesopotamian Silver and Gold winged goat, Achaemenid, 4th century BC

Mesopotamian Silver and Gold winged goat, Achaemenid, 4th century BC. Gold and silver vase handle in the form of a winged ibex, Achaemenid artwork, 4th century BC

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC

Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC. Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Chi-Ro symbol with Alpha and Omega, Early Christian Sarcophagus, Rome, 4th century

Chi-Ro symbol with Alpha and Omega, Early Christian Sarcophagus, Rome, 4th century. The Chi Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Marble bust of Greek general and statesman Pyrrhus of Epirus, c319BC-272 BC

Marble bust of Greek general and statesman Pyrrhus of Epirus, c319BC-272 BC. King of Epirns. At National Archaeological Museum, Naples

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Statue of the Tiber river with Romulus and Remus, Roman marble, 1st-2nd century

Statue of the Tiber river with Romulus and Remus, Roman marble, 1st-2nd century. Allegory of the Tiber River that waters the city of Rome. Louvre, Paris

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century

Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century. Note the rudder. Vatican Museums

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Roman mosaic of Scene from play with masked actors, Villa of Cicero, Pompeii, c2nd century BC

Roman mosaic of Scene from play with masked actors, Villa of Cicero, Pompeii, c2nd century BC. Three actors dressed as women wearing masks are seated round a circular table. By Dioscurides of Samos

Background imageCm Dixon Collection: Curia of Diocletian, Interior of Senate House, Rome, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon

Curia of Diocletian, Interior of Senate House, Rome, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Curia of Diocletian, Interior of Senate House, Rome, c20th century. The Curia Julia or Senate House, in the ancient city of Rome was built in 44 BC



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