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Mike Dixon Collection (page 6)

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Persian relief of archers of the Persian Royal Guard

Persian relief of archers of the Persian Royal Guard
Glazed brick relief of archers of the Persian Royal Guard from the palace of Darius I at Susa, from the Louvres collection

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte

Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte
Terracotta statuette of Astarte/Ishtar from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Jewellery from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumeria, Ancient Iraq, Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC

Jewellery from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumeria, Ancient Iraq, Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC. Showing hair ornaments, earrings and necklaces

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia

Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia. Akkadian religious cylinder-seal showing various gods

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems

Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical Problems
Babylonian Clay table with Geometrical problems in cuniform script, from the British Museums collection.Babylonian clay tablet with Geometrical problems in cuniform script

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Cavalry combat helmet, Roman Britain, from Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1st century AD

Cavalry combat helmet, Roman Britain, from Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1st century AD
Cavalry combat helmet made of iron and bronze, Roman Britain, from Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1st century AD. From the British Museums collection

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Neolithic necklace of bone and teeth

Neolithic necklace of bone and teeth from Skara Brae Neolithic settlement. From the Tankernges House Museums collection, Orkney

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Roman mosaic of men fishing from boats, 2nd century BC

Roman mosaic of men fishing from boats, 2nd century BC
A Roman mosaic from Tunisia of men fishing from two boats, from the Souisse Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Roman bronze of the infant Bacchus

Roman bronze of the infant Bacchus found at Chatillion-sur-Seine France

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Greek vase painting of Heracles and Cerberus

Greek vase painting of Heracles and Cerberus

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Bactrian statuette of the genie La Balafre (the Scarred One)

Bactrian statuette of the genie La Balafre (the Scarred One), made of chlorite, calcite, and iron

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Detail of a Pictish Stone with a man wearing trousers, 11th century

Detail of a Pictish Stone with a man wearing trousers, 11th century
Detail of a Pictish Cross slab that shows a Pict wearing Pictish trousers. At St. Vigeans, Scotland, 11th century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: The Venus of Laussel, which may be interpreted as an earth-mother

The Venus of Laussel, which may be interpreted as an earth-mother
The Venus of Laussel, from Bordeaux Musuems collection. The figure holds a curved horn or cornucopia in one hand which has thirteen notches

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Depiction of Jesus healing a blind man on an early Christian sarcophagus, 4th Century

Depiction of Jesus healing a blind man on an early Christian sarcophagus, 4th Century
Detail from an early Christian sarcophagus from Rome depicting Jesus healing a blind man. 4th Century. Part of the Vatican Museums collection

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Statue of Jesus as the good shepherd, early Christian Catacombs, Rome, Italy

Statue of Jesus as the good shepherd, early Christian Catacombs, Rome, Italy
Statue of Jesus as the good shepherd, from the early Christian Catacombs in Rome, 3rd - 4th Century. Part of the Vatican Museums Collection

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Three Peace-Pipes, Dakota Sioux, North American Indian

Three Peace-Pipes, Dakota Sioux, North American Indian. Traditionally used to offer prayers in a religious ceremony, to make a ceremonial commitment, or to seal a covenant or treaty

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Tlingit Face Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian

Tlingit Face Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian. The Tlingit are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Aztec stone head of Rain God Tlaloc, 1300-1521

Aztec stone head of Rain God Tlaloc, 1300-1521

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Greek Vase-Painting Hercules fights the Lion, c6th century BC

Greek Vase-Painting Hercules fights the Lion, c6th century BC
Greek Vase-painting, Hercules fights the Lion, c6th century BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Theseus kills the Minotaur (with Ariadne present), Greek Vase painting, 5th Century BC

Theseus kills the Minotaur (with Ariadne present), Greek Vase painting, 5th Century BC. Artist: Hermonax
Theseus kills the Minotaur (with Ariadne present), Greek Vase painting, 5th Century BC. Hermonax was a Greek vase painter working in the red-figure style. He painted between ca

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Hades and Persephone Banqueting: Altic Red-figure Kylix, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter

Hades and Persephone Banqueting: Altic Red-figure Kylix, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Hades and Persephone Banqueting, Altic Red-figure Kylix, c430 BC. by the Codros painter

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Prometheus creating the First Man, detail of Sarcophagus from Arles, France, c3rd-4th century

Prometheus creating the First Man, detail of Sarcophagus from Arles, France, c3rd-4th century
Prometheus creating the First Man, detail of Sarcophagus from Ares, France, c3rd-4th century. Roman relief of Prometheus creating man, guided by Athena.Marble relief from Arles. Held at Louvre Museum

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Stela of Menalaus and Helen (of Troy), Archaic Greek, c8th century BC-c5th century BC

Stela of Menalaus and Helen (of Troy), Archaic Greek, c8th century BC-c5th century BC. In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a legendary king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Tetradrachm, Greek Coin, Silver Head of Athena and Owl, mid to late 5th century BC

Tetradrachm, Greek Coin, Silver Head of Athena and Owl, mid to late 5th century BC

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Shabti-Box, Anubis. Thoth, Osiris, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, c1189 BC-1077BC

Egyptian Shabti-Box, Anubis. Thoth, Osiris, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, c1189 BC-1077BC. The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti)

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Four Dogs Palette, Ancient Egyptian, late 4th millennium BC

Four Dogs Palette, Ancient Egyptian, late 4th millennium BC. Louvre, Palette with animals

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Statue of Athena from the ancient Temple of Athena on the Acropolis, c525 BC

Statue of Athena from the ancient Temple of Athena on the Acropolis, c525 BC. Acropolis Museum, Athens

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Painted Figure of Egyptian God Bes

Painted Figure of Egyptian God Bes. Bes and its feminine counterpart Beset are an Ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, and in particular

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Baths of Caracalla, 3rd century

Baths of Caracalla, 3rd century
The baths of Caracalla in Rome, 3rd century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Ponte Vecchio, 14th century

Ponte Vecchio, 14th century
Ponte Vecchio over the river Arno, 14th century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC

Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC
Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, from the central shrine of the Minoan Royal Palace at Knossos in Crete. Her bare breats emphasise the maternal nature of the goddess

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Fragment of a Minoan fresco known as the Captain of the Blacks, 15th century BC

Fragment of a Minoan fresco known as the Captain of the Blacks, 15th century BC
Fragment of a fresco from the Royal Minoan palace at Knossos, known as the Captain of the Blacks, showing an officer and his men, 15th century BC

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Reconstruction of the Bull-leaping fresco from the Minoan Royal palace at Knossos

Reconstruction of the Bull-leaping fresco from the Minoan Royal palace at Knossos. Bull-leaping was believed to have a ritual purpose

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Roman mosaic showing the toilette of Venus, 3rd century

Roman mosaic showing the toilette of Venus, 3rd century
Roman mosaic showing the toilette of Venus with cupids. From Thuburbo Maius, Tunisia. Now in the Bardo Museums collection in Tunis, 3rd century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Roman wall-painting of a dinner party

Roman wall-painting of a dinner party from Pompeii, now in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, 30th century BC

Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, 30th century BC
Early Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, wearing a 6-row choker and earrings, with a full Icaunakes dress, 30th century BC

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Bronze axe head

Bronze axe head with modern shaft, from Luxembourg

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Marble portrait bust of Homer, Roman, from Baiae, Campania, Italy, 1st-2nd century

Marble portrait bust of Homer, Roman, from Baiae, Campania, Italy, 1st-2nd century. The blind poet, Homer, is thought to have lived in Greece around 750 to 700 BC

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Bust of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, 1860. Artist: Matthew Noble

Bust of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, 1860. Artist: Matthew Noble
Bust of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), 1860. Oliver Cromwell ruled England from the time of the execution of Charles I to his death as Lord Protector. From the V&As Collection

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus, 1st century BC

Statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus, 1st century BC
Statue of the Roman Emperor Augustus from Prima Porta, Rome, 1st century BC. (Colorised artwork based on an original sculpture)

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Bust of King George III of England, 1767. Artist: John Nost

Bust of King George III of England, 1767. Artist: John Nost
Bust of King George III (1760-1820), 1767. During his reign, Britain became the dominant power in Europe, but lost its American colonies, and in his later life he suffered from mental illness

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Lulworth Cove Looking West to Dungy Head, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon

Lulworth Cove Looking West to Dungy Head, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Lulworth Cove Looking West to Dungy Head, Dorset, 20th century. Dungy Head is a coastal promontory west of Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Lulworth Cove from NNE. Purbeck, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon

Lulworth Cove from NNE. Purbeck, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Lulworth Cove from NNE. Purbeck, Dorset, 20th century. Lulworth cove, on the Jurassic Coast of England, is a World Heritage Site

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Rug with Pattern of terraced garden from the Caucasus, 18th century

Rug with Pattern of terraced garden from the Caucasus, 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Islamic Carpet illustrating Hunting, the Caucasus, 17th century

Islamic Carpet illustrating Hunting, the Caucasus, 17th century. Metropolitan Museum, New York

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Horn Bridle Decoration from Pazyryk, Altai Mountains, 5th century BC-4th century BC

Horn Bridle Decoration from Pazyryk, Altai Mountains, 5th century BC-4th century BC. Representing a Horned Tiger and two swans

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Kitten Carved wooden bridle-plate from Pazyryk, Altai Mountains, 5th century BC-4th century BC

Kitten Carved wooden bridle-plate from Pazyryk, Altai Mountains, 5th century BC-4th century BC. The Pazyryk burials are a number of Scythian Iron Age tombs found in the Pazyryk Valley of the Ukok

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Streets looking towards Registan in mid-distance, Smarkand, Uzbekistan, USSR, c20th century

Streets looking towards Registan in mid-distance, Smarkand, Uzbekistan, USSR, c20th century. The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations



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