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Silver viking disc-brooch, imitating a byzantine coin possibly originating in YorkCast 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
Sacrificial knife, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th centurySacrificial 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
Greek statues of Kleobis and Biton, 6th century BCKouroi of Kleobis and Biton, in Archaic style. The statues are not, in fact, naked - they are wearing sandals, 6th century BC
Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, 8th-11th centuryViking sword with silver and gold hilt, from Dyback, Skane. One of the finest swords of the Viking Age found in Scandinavia
Statue of a sleeping Hermaphrodite, the child of Aphrodite. A Roman replica of a 2nd century BC Greek original, from the Louvres collection
Statue of Hercules and Telephus, 1st-2nd centuryA 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
Kwakiutl Face-Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian. Masks are worn by dancers during ceremonies
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
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
The Roman Colchester VaseThe Colchester Vase, which contains a cremation. On it are depicted two gladiators: on the left is a Secutor, in full armour
Babylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, c1125-1104 BCBabylonian boundary-stone (kudurru) of the time of King Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, about 1125-1104 BC. From Sippar, southern Iraq
Sleeping lady from the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta, currently at Valetta Museum
Roman memorial to Cornelius Victor, c1st-2nd centuryRoman 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
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
Tomb of Timur (Tamburlaine), Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Artists: CM Dixon, UnknownTomb 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
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
Egyptian relief of Emperor Augustus (Roman) as Pharaoh, offering to Isis, c1st century. At Egyptian Museum, Berlin
Daphne, Coptic carving, Ahnassia, Beni-Soueff, Egypt, 3rd century. Held at Coptic Museum, Cairo
Paleolithic Quartz Pebble Tool, Olduvai, 1 to 2 million years old
Coptic Textile, Portrait of Dionysus. 5th Century. Egypt. Dionysus is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility
Three Clay Female Fertility figures from Caraja Tribe, Brazil showing Steatopygia. Steatopygia is an enlargement of the buttocks
Store rooms of Herods Palace, Masada, Israel, c20th century. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel
Early Christian / Roman mosaic of Christian attacked by lions, c1st-2nd centuryEarly Christian/Roman mosaic of Christian attacked by lions, c1st-2nd century. Religion was very important to the Romans. Within the Roman Empire
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chi-Ro symbol with Alpha and Omega, Early Christian Sarcophagus, Rome, 4th century. The Chi Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram
Marble bust of Greek general and statesman Pyrrhus of Epirus, c319BC-272 BC. King of Epirns. At National Archaeological Museum, Naples
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
Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century. Note the rudder. Vatican Museums
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
Curia of Diocletian, Interior of Senate House, Rome, c20th century. Artist: CM DixonCuria 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
Baths of Caracalla, Rome, c20th century. Artist: CM DixonBaths of Caracalla, Rome, c20th century. The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, were the citys second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217
Etruscan Relief on funerary Urn, Odysseus (Ulysses) bound to mast with Sirens, c4th century BC. Florence Archaeological Museum
Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana
St Paul Conversing with Thecla, Ivory Panel from Casket Rome, late 4th century. British Museum
Pompeii, architectural fresco, c1st century
Roman Mosaic from Pompeii of ducks and frogs in a water garden, 1st century. Artist: Dioscurides of SamosRoman Mosaic from Pompeii of ducks and frogs in a water garden, 1st century. Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Coptic Textile Portrait of Ariadne, 5th century. Mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Egypt. Louvre
Bronze Age Swords from Bavaria, South Germany 12th-8th century BCBronze Age Swords from Bavaria, South Germany, 12th- 8th century BC
Theatre of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon) with Mt Taygetus beyond, c20th century. Artist: CM DixonTheatre of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon) with Mt Taygetus beyond, c20th century. Snow in April. Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece known as Lacedaemon
Terracotta Goddess from shrine at Karphi, Lassithi, Crete, c12th century BC. A Minoan settlement was formed after the Invasion of Crete by the Dorians in 12th Cent BC
Detail from the Francois Vase, Peleus and Atalanta with Calydonian Boar Hunt, c6th century BC Artists: ErgotimosDetail from the Francois Vase, Peleus and Atalanta with Calydonian Boar Hunt, c6th century BC. Etruscan Tomb finding. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter) c560 BC
Detail from the Francois Vase, Etruscan Tomb Find, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, KleitiasDetail from the Francois Vase, Etruscan Tomb Find, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter) c560 BC
Hercules and the Centaur Setos, Detail of Greek Pot, Corinthian, c7th century BC. Artist: Nessos PainterHercules and the Centaur Setos, Detail of Greek Pot, Corinthian, c7th century BC.The Nessos Painter was a pioneer of Attic black-figure vase painting