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Roman Relief of Saturn. Saturn is a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in myth as god of generation, dissolution, plenty, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation
Clay tablet with linear B script, 15th century BCClay tablet from Knossos with linear B script, from the British Museums collection, 15th century BC
Mycenaean Linear A tabletMinoan Linear A tablet from Aghia Triadha, from the Archaeological Museum of Heracleions collection in Crete. Linear A is an early Mycenean writing system that has not yet been deciphered
Roman mosaic of a dog, 1st centuryRoman mosaic of a dog, bearing the legend Cave Canem underneath, from Pompeii, from Naples National Museums collection, 1st century
Flora or Primavera, Roman wall painting from Pompeii, c1st century. Wall painting of Flora, goddess of fertility and abundance, or Primavera. At Naples National Archaeological Museum
Horse of Selene from the ParthenonHorse of Selene from the east pediment of the Parthenon, from the British Museums collection
Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus. Artist: SosiasA Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is binding the wounds of Patroclus. Currently in the Berlin Greek and Roman Museum
The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BCThe Blue Bird fresco from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, now at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 17th-14th century BC
An ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria worn by the Oba of Benin on ceremonial occasionsThis mask was worn by the Oba of Benin at the waist on ceremonial occasions. It represents an ancestor or predecessor
Greek statue, the boxer of Apollonius, 1st century BCThe boxer of Apollonius, a bronze sculpture In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome, 1st century BC
Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, c1960s. Artist: CM DixonUnion Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, c1960s. Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, named after the Acts of Union 1800
Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC. Greek Vase from an Etruscan Tomb
Bronze head of Augustus, Roman, from Meroe, Sudan, c27-c25 BC. This head once formed part of a statue of the emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). From the British Museums collection
Painting of a princess listening to female musiciansPainting of a princess with a huqqa listening to female musicians in a palace garden, from Guler in the Punjab, from the V&As collection
Barges in the Pool of London. River Thames and Tower Bridge, London, 1962. Artist: CM DixonBarges in the Pool of London. River Thames and Tower Bridge, London, 1962. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool of London was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal
Cernunnos, the Celtic Horned God from the Pillar of the Boatmen of Paris, AD14-37. Constructed by Gaulish sailors. Discovered in 1710 within the foundations of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris
Union Street, built with Aberdeen Granite, Aberdeen Scotland, c1960s. Artist: CM DixonUnion Street, built with Aberdeen Granite, Aberdeen Scotland, c1960s. Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, named after the Acts of Union 1800
A statue of Hercules and CerberusHercules is capturing Cerberus and completeing his twelfth labour. This is from the portal of the Michaelertrakt, Hofburg, Vienna
Middleham Castle, 12th century. Artist: Robert FitzrandolphInside the great tower of Middleham Castle, the main home of Richard III, 12th century
Detail of Chartres Cathedral, 12th centuryDetail of Chartres Cathedral, showing Kings and Queens in the central door of the west front, 12th century
Odysseus passing the Sirens rock, 3rd centuryRoman mosaic from Tunisia of Odysseus passing the Sirens rock, tied to the mast, 3rd century
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BCPart of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection
Map of the English city of Exeter by John Hooker, 1587. Artist: John HookerBirds eye view map by John Hooker, engraved by Remegius Hogenberg: 8000 inhabitants lived in 93 acres. The town was economically powerful and well known for its trade of wool
The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC. At Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete
Bronze Portrait Head of Philosopher, found in sea of Antikythera, circa late 3rd century BC. Probably Bion of Borysthenes, a cynic in 4th century BC
Punjabi illustration of a lady with a hawkIllustration of a lady with a hawk for the musical mode Saveri Ragini, from Guler in the Punjab. from the V&As collection
A gorgon and panthers from the pediment of the temple of Artemis on CorfuThe archaic west pediment of the temple of Artemis on Corfu, showing Medusa in the centre fleeing from Perseus. On the left side is Pegasus, and on the right is Chyrisppus
The Dying Gaul statue, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic Greek bronze, 3rd century BC. Artist: EpigonusA Roman copy in marble of a Hellenistic Greek bronze from Pergamon. The original was commissioned by Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Celtic Galatians in Anatolia
Pottery cremation urn, from a grave at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon, 6th-7th centuryPottery cremation urn, from a cremation grave in a cemetery at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon, 6th-7th century. The urn is decorated with deeply incised chevrons which are filled with
Apollo offering a libation to the raven, kylix, 5th century BCAttic White Ground kylix of the early 5th century BC. Showing Apollo sitting on a stool performing a libation whilst holding a lyre. A raven looks
Relief from mausoleum of Hercules chaining Cerberus, c2nd century. Trier Museum
Greek Head of Gorgon or Medusa, Syracuse, Sicily. In Greek mythology, Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair
St. Hilda of Whitby holding an ammonite, West window, Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Artist: CM DixonSt. Hilda of Whitby holding an ammonite, West window, Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Medieval stained glass window in Hereford Cathedral depicts Hilda of Whitby or Hild of Whitby (c)
Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th centuryAlabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, on the tomb of Blanche Parry, her maid-of-honour, in Bacton Church in Herefordshire
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Greek statue known as the Kritios Boy, 5th century BCThe Kritios Boy, a Greek marble kouros, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 5th century BC
Maponus a Celtic god associated with Apollo - head, 2nd centuryMaponus head, from Corstopitum, Northumberland. Now at Corstopitum Museum, Northumberlands, 2nd century
Michelangelos David. Artist: Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelos David, at the Galleria dell Accademia in Florence
Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th centuryMinoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Priest-King fresco from KnossosPriest-King fresco from the Minoan palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Crete
Venus of Rhodes, a Hellenistic statueThe Venus of Rhodes, a Hellenistic statue of Aphrodite bathing, from Rhodes Museum
Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, c1550 BCDetail of the Rhind mathematical papyrus, showing mathematical problems, from Thebes, Egypt, End of the Second Intermediate Period, c1550 BC
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the kingSumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon
The Pitney Brooch, Anglo-Scandinavian, second half of the 11th century. Disc-brooch of gilt copper-alloy from Pitney, Somerset, England. It is decorated in an English variant of the Urnes style
Roman relief of Ganymede being born off by ZeusRoman relief of the Trojan prince Ganymede being born off by Zeus in the form of an eagle to be his cupbearer. From the Hermitage Museums Collection, Leningrad
Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circusDetail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburgs collection
Greek Tomb Painting, 5th century BCGreek tomb painting: the diver symbolises the after-life, 5th century BC
Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva, 12th centuryLate Sung dynasty Chinese statuette of Kuan-Yin, a goddess of mercy, as a Bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) in wood with traces of gilt and painting