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Iroquois false-face mask which belonged to a member of the False Face BandNorth American Indian artifact, belonging to an Iroquois society known as the False-Face Band in which each member had to have seen such a face in a dream. It was used to cure diseases
Vase-painting of the story of the Cyclops from the OdysseyPolyphemus is having his eye put out by Odysseus and his companions. This vase is from an Etruscan tomb
Painting of Napoleon at the battle of Jena, 19th centuryPainting of Napoleon at the battle of Jena on the 14th October 1806, in the Gallery of Battles at Versailles, 19th century
The ballroom at Fontainebleau, 16th century
French playing cards, 19th centuryFrench playing cards note the mythical characters. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 19th century
Camel market in Sousse, Tunisia
Byzantine mosaic of the baptism of Christ, 11th centuryByzantine mosaic of the baptism of Christ from the monastery at Daphni near Athens, 11th century
The Secret Stairway to the postern gate of Tiryns, 15th century BCThe Secret Stairway to the postern gate of the Mycenean citadel Tiryns, 15th century BC
Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BCCretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, 16th-14th century BC
Mayan sculpture of a sun-god from Chiyres in Mexico
Mayan stela showing human sacrificeA Mayan stela showing human sacrifice from the Cozumalhuapa culture in Guatamala
Detail of a Pictish carved stone showing the Pictish Beast symbol, 6th centuryDetail of a Pictish carved stone showing the Pictish Beast or Elephant symbol on Rodneys Stone near Brodie Castle in Morayshire, Scotland, 6th century
View from Kleine Scheidegg to the to the Jungfrau and Silberhorn in the Swiss Alps
Australian Aborigine bark painting
Pre-Columbian Mayan Maize-god
Regin the smith forging the sword of Sigurds father, 12th-13th centuryRegin the smith (left) forging the sword of Sigurds father for Sigurd (right), from the wood portal of Hylestad Church in Norway, 12th-13th century
Viking runestone with a ship and the eight-legged horse Sleipnir, 8th centuryViking runestone with a ship and depiction of Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse of Odin, whose mother was Loki. Found in Tjangivde, Alskog, Gotland, Sweden, 8th century
French statue of Eros and Psyche, 18th century. Artist: Claude MichelFrench terracotta statue of the Greek gods Eros and Psyche, 18th century
Maori wood-carving representing an ancestor, which was carved on the inside of a tribal meeting house. From the British Museums collection
The Hawaiian war-god Kukailimoku from Polynesia, 19th centuryThe Hawaiian war-god Kukailimoku, one of the largest surviving wooden figures from Polynesia, presented to the British Museum in 1839
Late Roman ivory casket, Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, 5th centuryLate Roman ivory casket; one of four panels; depicting the Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, c420-430. From the British Museums collection
Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa, 2nd-1st century BCLimestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa (modern Tunisia), 2nd-1st century BC. This stela comes from a religious precinct known as the tophet at Carthage
Mosaic of Christ the Good Shepherd from Sant Apollinare in Classe
Greek statue Kore 674 from the Acropolis, 6th century BCA Kore from the Acropolis, now from the Acropolis Museums collection, 6th century BC
Egyptian papyrus of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evilAn image of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil, from the papyrus of Hunefer, from the British Museums collection
Iron age stela of two horses fighting, 5th centuryGermanic Iron Age stela of two horses fighting, from Haggeey, Uppland, Sweden, 5th century
Bronze mask of the Roman goddess Juno LucinaRoman period bronze mask of Juno Lucina, from Hungary. Now in the National Museum in Budapest
Neolithic stone tools, 31st century BCNeolithic stone tools: a hammer head and two polished axes. Found in England, from Horniman Museums collection, 31st century BC
Iron Age burial mounds in SwedenIron Age burial mounds near Ljungby, Smaland
Thorleif Hmakkis cross at Braddan on the Isle of Man, done in the Mammen style with five interlaced dragons. The runes read Thorli and Hualdi erected this cross to the memory of Fiac his son
Statue of Athena from Greek temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BCStatue of the Greek goddess Athena from the west pediment of the temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC
Sanctuary of the gods Tanit and Baal Hammon in CarthageSanctuary of Tanit and Baal Hammon in Carthage
A yakshi (tree-goddess) from a Jain Stupa, 2nd centuryA 50cm high sandstone bracket depicting a yakshi (tree-goddess) from a Jain Stupa from Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), from the V&As collection, 2nd century
Persian miniature of battle between Alexander the Great and Darius, 16th centuryPersian miniature illustrating a battle between Alexander the Great (20/21 July 356 - 10/11 June 323 BC) and Darius III (c)
Painting of Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi riding on the bird-god Garuda. Originally from Bundi, from the V&As collection
Bathing elephant carved in low relief in a Buddhist shrineBathing elephant carved in low relief beside a pool in a Buddhist shrine at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka
Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BCFowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC
Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the DeaWeighing of the heart of the deceased (Anhai) against the feather of truth by Anubis. Ammut waits to devour the heart if not justified. Thoth, on the left, records the verdict
The Music Lesson, a Roman wall-painting from Herculaneum buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, from the British Museums collection
Romano-Celtic bronze statuette of a deity, 3rd century. Found in Southbroom, Devizes, Wiltshire. The figure is markedly native in style. From the British Museums collection
Bust of DiocletianBust of the Roman emperor Diocletian (244-311) from Izmit, Turkey. Found in the collection of the National Archaological Museum in Turkey
Greek metope of Herakles and the Kerkopes, 6th century BCMetope of Herakles and the Kerkopes, from temple C at Selinunte on Sicily. Herakles is carrying them around on his shoulders because they have stolen his weapons
Minoan wall-painting of dolphins from the Queens bathroom at Knossos
Bull-leaping fresco from KnossosBull-leaping fresco from the palace of Knossos, from the Archaeological Museums collection, Heraclion, Crete
Greek vase showing Memnon fighting AchillesGreek vase painting showing Memnon, the son of the goddess Eos and Tithonius, fighting Achilles
Detail of a Greek vase showing Odysseus and Circe, 5th century BCDetail of a Greek vase from Thebes showing Odysseus and Circe. She is handing the magic potion to Odysseus which will turn him into a pig, 5th century BC
Lead tablet from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, 6th century BCLead tablet from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona. In Corinthian Boustrophodon script. Hermon asks to which god he should pray to have useful children by his wife Kretaia
Scythian tattoo of fabulous beasts, 5th century BCScythian tattoo of fabulous beasts on the skin of a childs arm from Barrow 2 at Pazyryr, Altai, Russia. from the Hermitage Museums collection in St Petersburg, 5th century BC