Images Dated 1st August 2005 (page 5)

Roman wallpainting of Perseus freeing Andromeda, House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii, Italy

Roman wallpainting of The Rape of Europa, House of Jason, Pompeii, Italy
Detail from a Roman wallpainting of The Rape of Europa, House of Jason, Pompeii, Italy. This scene shows Europa & the Bull (Zeus or Jupiter)

Roman wallpainting of a mythical landscape, Villa of Agrippa Posthumus, near Pompeii, Italy

Roman wallpainting of a dinner-party, Pompeii, Italy

Roman wallpainting of a traveller and a water-seller, Pompeii, Italy. Sometimes described as a witch selling remedies and potions

Roman wallpainting showing Mount Vesuvius and Bacchus (Dionysus) or the Genius Loci, Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting, Pompeii, Italy; showing Mount Vesuvius and the figure of Bacchus (Dionysus) god of wine wearing clusters of grapes or of the Genius Loci. The snake is a protective cthonic deity

Roman wallpainting showing priests of Isis performing their ceremony, Herculaneum, Italy

Roman wallpainting of a harbour scene, Stabiae, near Pompeii, Italy

Roman portrait painting of a young man, Pompeii, Italy

Terracotta goddess, Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1500 - 1100 BC
Terracotta goddess, Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1500-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta head of a man, Susa, Iran, 1500-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta statue of the goddess Lama, Susa, beginning of 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louvre

Stonecarving, Susa, Proto-Elamite and Uruk period, 3500-2850 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta dish with animal decoration, Susa, c4200-3800 BC. Now in The Louvre

Terracotta pottery fragment of a human figure between two horses, Tepe Sialk, Iran, 4th mil. BC
Terracotta pottery fragment of a human figure between two horses, Tepe Sialk, Iran, beginning of the 4th millenium BC. Now at the Louvre

Painted terracotta goblet with animal decoration, Susa, c4000 BC. Now in The Louvre

Detail of a relief showing an archer of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The British Museum

Relief showing archers of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The Louvre

Kudurru of Nazimarut-Tash, Susa, Kassite period, 12th century BC. A kudurru is also known as a boundary stone but is more of a document describing land boundaries rather than an actual

Bronze model of a cult place for ceremony of the rising of the sun, c1150 BC
Bronze model of a cult place for ceremony of the rising of the sun (Sit-Shamsi), c1150 BC. It carries a dedication from the greatest king of Elam, Shilhak-Inishushinak

The Princess of Bactria wearing a Kaukenes dress, Bactrian, Late 3rd millenium BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Bronze figurine of The God with the Golden Hand, early 2nd millenium BC. The horned crown symbolises divine power. The figurine was originally covered completely by gold

Inscription on a golden bowl of the King hunting wild bulls, Temple of Baal, c14th-12th century BC
Inscription on a golden bowl of the King on a chariot hunting wild bulls, Temple of Baal, Ras Shamra, Syria, c14th-c12th century BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Bronze figurine of a kneeling worshipper, Larsa, 2nd millenium BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Bronze Statue of Adonis, Saida, Lebanon, 2nd century. From the collection at The Louvre

Terracotta figure of Cybele, Baalbek, 4th - 3rd century BC
Terracotta figure of Cybele, Baalbek, 4th-3rd century BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Vase with geometric decoration, Susa, Iran. From the collection at The Louvre

Hittite relief of the weather-god Teshub with lightning. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Ivory cosmetic box cover depicting a goddess feeding caprids, Tomb at Minet-el-Beida, c1250 BC
Ivory cosmetic box cover showing a goddess feeding caprids, Tomb 3 at Minet-el-Beida, Syria, c1250 BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Hittite relief of a chariot. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Bronze finial with two bulls, Hatti Culture, 3rd millenium BC. In the Oriental Antiquities Museum, Istanbul

Stone relief of Horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th - 9th century BC
Stone relief of Horseman, Tell Halaf, Syria, c10th-9th century BC. In the collection at The British Museum, London

Detail of hieroglyphic inscription, Neo-Hittite, c9th century BC

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the North frieze of the Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, c180-c159 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, 180-159 BC
Detail of the Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, c180-c159 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Assyrian relief of a Sacred tree flanked by two winged genies. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Assyrian relief of Winged genie carrying a cedar-cone. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Assyrian relief of a procession, Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Assyrian relief of a procession. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail showing the goddess Innana on the Facade of the Temple, c1475 BC

Detail of the Facade of the Temple of Innana, Uruk, c1475 BC
Detail of the Facade of the Temple of Innana, Uruk (Warka), c1475 BC. It is now at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin and is made of moulded baked brick

Glazed brick relief of archers from the Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian, 522-486 BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Relief of a besieged fortress, Kalakh, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Sculpture in high relief of gods, Palmyra, c2nd - 1st century BC
Sculpture in high relief of gods, c2nd-1st century BC. At the centre of the composition is Baalshamin the supreme deity, to his right is the moon god Aglibot, and to the left is the sun god Malakbet

Assyrian sculpture of a man holding a lion, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian sculpture of a man holding a lion, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

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