Images Dated 1st August 2005 (page 10)

Steatite seal with Rhinoceros, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, 2500 - 2000 BC
Steatite seal with Rhinoceros, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, 2500-2000 BC

Steatite seal with Elephant, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, 2500 - 2000 BC

Steatite seal with humped bull, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, 2500 - 2000 BC

Gold Hittite figure of a king or god, The Gold Tomb, Carcemish, Turkey, c605 BC. The Gold Tomb is a single grave, found inside the city walls

Priest King or Deity, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, c2100 BC

Neo-Hittite terracotta figurine of a horseman, Carcemish, 8th century BC. From the British Museum

Hittite clay tablet and envelope, Kul-Tepe, c1900 BC
Hittite clay tablet (letter) and and envelope (on right), Kul-Tepe (Kanesh, Turkey), c1900 BC. From the British Museum

Hittite relief of a horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th - 9th century BC
Hittite relief of a horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th-9th century BC. From the British Museum

Hittite relief of an archer, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th - 9th century BC
Hittite relief of an archer, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th-9th century BC. From the British Museum

Hittite Hieroglyphs, c9th century BC. The inscription uses an ancient Hittite script. From the British Museum

Stone carving of a lion, Hittite. Now in the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul

Relief of a Chariot, Hittite. Now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Hittite relief. Now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Memorial stone of Kilamuwa King of Sam al, c850 BC. The language on the stone is Aramaic. Now at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, c2000-c1940 BC
Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, Dynasty of Simashki, c2000-c1940 BC. The pot is made of grey terracotta with red paint and white applique. It is now in The Louvre

Cup in the form of a mouflon, Susa, c2000-1940 BC
Cup in the form of a mouflon, Susa, Dynasty of Simshki, c2000-1940 BC. The cup is made from a bitumen compound. Now at The Louvre

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louve

Statuette of a woman, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in the Louvre

Terracotta head, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Calcite and bitumen hedgehog mounted on wheeled base, Susa, c12th century BC. This object was part of a hoard deposited near the Temple of Inshushinak (the patron god of Susa). It is now in The Louvre

Limestone and bitumen lion mounted on a wheeled base, Susa, c12th century BC. This object was part of a hoard deposited near the Temple of Inshushniak (the patron saint of Susa)

Terracotta model of a house, Meskane-Emar, Syria, late Bronze Age. Now at The Louvre

Neo-Hittite stone relief of an archer, c9th century BC

Terracotta figurine of a musician, Susa, Iran, c2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Neo-Hittite stone relief of a winged figure, c9th century BC. Now in The Louvre

Painted terracotta from the Athienon Acropolis, Cyprus, c8th century BC. Now in The Louvre

Electrum cup with repousse decoration, Idalion, Cyprus, c8th - 7th century BC
Electrum cup with repousse decoration, Idalion, Cyprus, Cypro-Archaic Period, c8th- c7th century BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta model of people at a basin, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 BC. Now in The Louvre

Red Polished Vase, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 BC. Now in The Louvre

Model of a boat with people aboard, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 BC. Now in The Louvre

Copper and limestone foundation deposit, Syria, Hurrian, end of 3rd millenium BC. The limestone tablet is the earliest known text in the Hurrian language

Terracotta mother-goddess with a child, Bronze Age. From The Louvre

Red terracotta Eye Idol, Tell Brak, N. Syria, Chalcolithic period, 3300 -3000 BC
Red terracotta Eye Idol, Tell Brak, N.Syria, Chalcolithic period, 3300-3000 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta vase with human figures, Syria, Middle Bronze Age, 2000 - 1600 BC
Terracotta vase with human figures, Syria, Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1600 BC. Now in The Louvre

Mycenaean crater with warriors in a chariot motif, Ras Shamra, Syria, c14th - 13th century BC
Mycenaean crater with warriors in a chariot motif, Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit, now Syria), c14th-c13th century BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta mother-goddess with a child, Tyre, Bronze Age, 1400 - 1230 BC
Terracotta mother-goddess with a child, Tyre, Bronze Age, 1400-1230 BC. Now in The Louvre

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and adventurer, 1895. Rimbauds (1854-1891) career as a poet was brief but dazzling. He wrote his last poem at the age of 19

Herman Melville, American author, 19th century. Melville (1819-1891) travelled extensively around the world by sea as a young man, experiences that he drew on in writing his novels

Henry James, American novelist, late 19th-early 20th century. Although born in the USA, Henry James (1843-1916) travelled extensively to Europe and lived primarily in England from 1876 onwards

Gustave Flaubert, French novelist, 19th century. Flaubert (1821-1880) is best known for his first novel, Madame Bovary, published in 1857

Lope Felix de Vega Carpio, Spanish poet and playwright, 16th-17th century. Regarded as second only to Cervantes in the Spanish literary pantheon, Lope de Vega was highly prolific

Franz Kafka, Czech novelist, early 20th century. Born into a middle class Prague Jewish family, Kafka (1883-1924) is regarded as one of the most important German language novelists

Sharps the Word!, 1888. The concept of cremation was still a very new one in 1888. However, the problems of living with mother-in-law are unchanging

Window Studies, 1888. The summer weather of 1888 was obviously no more reliable than it is now, as the school sets out on its annual outing. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 28, 1888

Clearing the Course!, July 7, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Clearing the Course!, July 7, 1888. William Henry Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, and his Conservative colleague, Charles Ritchie, attempt to steer the Ship of Government across crowded waters

Secret Meeting of the Conservative Party, 1888. Dressed in cloak and dagger style, the Conservative Party, under the leadership of Lord Salisbury in the centre, meets to discuss policy issues

Ways and Means, 1888. A young man explains his own unique method of balancing his books and making ends meet on a salary of £ 300 per annum. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 7, 1888

The Vigil, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Vigil, 1888. Wilhelm II is shown praying for guidance at the foot of the tomb of his late predecessor, Wilhelm I. Wilhelm II was the grandson of Queen Victoria and is here presented as a fine

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