Images Dated 16th May 2018 (page 2)

Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BC
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection

Anglo-Saxon brooch of the Kentish type, from the British Museum

Roman mosaic with the text Know Thyself in Greek script over a skeleton, In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome

Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, 1st century
Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, surrounded by the four seasons, from La Chebba in Tunisia. Now in Bardo Museum in Tunus, 1st century

The Virgin of the Rocks, Between 1492 and 1508. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The Virgin of the Rocks, Between 1492 and 1508. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC. The mummy of Hunefer is shown supported by the god or a priest (wearing a jackal mask)

Self-portrait (In the Holy Family), c. 1510. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Self-portrait (In the Holy Family), c. 1510. Found in the collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Fashion Show, 1921. Artist: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)
Fashion Show, 1921. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Roman silver platter with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall treasure, 4th century
Silver platter with Bacchanalian figures from the Mildenhall Treasure, which was probably buried for safekeeping. It was ploughed up by chance in the 1940s at Mildenhall, Suffolk, 4th century

The Turog Stone, 3rd century BC
The Turoe Stone, in La Tene style, possible an Omphalos. In County Galway in Ireland, 3rd century BC

Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Though a standard subject for a Theban tomb painting, this banquet scene is one of the finest examples

Ceramic figurine of a Mother Goddess, sitting in a chair and nursing a baby, 2nd century
Ceramic figurine of a Mother Goddess, sitting in a chair and nursing a baby, Romano-British, 2nd century. This piece is mould-made from pipeclay and was found in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England

Greek relief of a family sacrificing
Greek relief of a family making an offer at an altar of Zeus. The father is holding a Patera

Bust of pseudo-Seneca, 1st century
Although this bust is supposed to be of Seneca, it is actually a copy of a 2nd Century BC original. From the Louvres collection, 1st century

The main street leading into Ostia: Ostia was the main sea-port for Rome, and flourished in the first and second centuries AD and declined after the fourth century AD

Greek Bronze of a Gorgons Head, c4th century BC. National Museum, Athens

Greek Icon of the Virgin and Child, from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens

Mosaic pavement of a Roman villa, 2nd century
Mosaic pavement of a Roman villa in Lullingstone, Kent, 2nd century

Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay
Inscription in Akkadian on a brick-stamp of baked clay of King Sarkali-Sarri of the Akkadian dynasty, from Nippur. from the Archaeological Museums collection, Istanbul

Giant fossil ammonite
A 70cm diameter fossil ammonite embedded in limestone, from Portland Stone Quarries in Dorset

Tayang Khan Presented with the Head of the Mongol Leader Ong Khan (Miniature from Jami al-tawarikh (Universal History), c. 1596. Found in the collection of the The David Collection

Krishna embraced by Radha, ca 1775. Artist: Indian Art
Krishna embraced by Radha, ca 1775. Found in the collection of the Museum Rietberg Zurich

Archaic Greek bronze statuette of a Spartan female athlete
Archaic bronze statuette of a Spartan female athlete, running and holding her gymnos. From the National Museum in Athens

Roman marble sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes, 2nd century
Roman marble sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes, also showing centaurs, fauns, and Silenus. From the National Museum in Rome, 2nd century

Statuette of Aphrodite from Soli, Cyprus, 1st century BC
Statuette of Aphrodite from Soli, Cyprus, from the Archaeological Museums collection in Nicosia, 1sy century BC

Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the Greek temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC
Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC

Lemba Lady, a cruciform female figurine, c. 41st century BC
The Lemba Lady from Cyprus, a cruciform female figurine, c.41st century BC

The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. Artist: Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople, 1876. The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire since the 4th century AD, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turkish army commanded by Sultan Mehmet II in

Study for the painting Bloody Sunday (22 January 1905), 1905. Artist: Vladimir Makovsky
Study for the painting Bloody Sunday (22 January 1905), 1905. The Russian Revolution of 1905 broke out after troops fired on protesters trying to deliver a petition to Tsar Nicholas II outside

The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC
The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, probably Deir el-Medina, Egypt, reign of Rameses IV, c1200 BC. At forty-two metres, this is one of the longest papyri still in existence from ancient Egypt

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Silver viking disc-brooch, imitating a byzantine coin possibly originating in York
Cast 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 century
Sacrificial 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 BC
Kouroi 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 century
Viking 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 century
A 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 Vase
The 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 BC
Babylonian 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

View from Kleine Scheidegg to the to the Jungfrau and Silberhorn in the Swiss Alps

Australian Aborigine bark painting

Pre-Columbian Mayan Maize-god

Regin the smith forging the sword of Sigurds father, 12th-13th century
Regin the smith (left) forging the sword of Sigurds father for Sigurd (right), from the wood portal of Hylestad Church in Norway, 12th-13th century

Viking runestone with a ship and the eight-legged horse Sleipnir, 8th century
Viking runestone with a ship and depiction of Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse of Odin, whose mother was Loki. Found in Tjangivde, Alskog, Gotland, Sweden, 8th century

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