Images Dated 16th May 2018 (page 44)

Mycenaen amphora with octopus design, 16th century BC
Mycenaen amphora with octopus design in palace style. From Prosymna in Greece, and in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 16th century BC

Detail of the Greek Warrior Vase, 13th century BC
Detail of the Warrior Vase, discovered in Mycenae. At the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 13th century BC

Gold Greek cup with a wild bull motif, 15th century BC
Greek gold cup with a wild bull motif, from Vaphio. At the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 15th century BC

Gold death mask of Agamemmon, 17th century BC
Gold death mask of Agamemmon from Myceneae, discovered by Schliemann. In the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 17th century BC

Gold death mask of a Mycenaean king, 17th century BC
Gold death mask of a Mycenaean king from a shaft-grave at Myceneae, in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 17th century BC

Minoan chariot-riders from Knossos
Minoan chariot-riders from the palace of Knossos

Greek vase painting of a Greek soldier with a trumpet

Greek terracotta of a haruspex inspecting pigs entrails
Greek terracotta of a haruspex and cockerel inspecting pigs entrails, from south Italy

Statuette of an owl from the Acropolis
Statuette of an owl, sacred to Athena, from her sanctuary on the Acropolis

The Rampin Horseman, 6th century BC
The Rampin Horseman, from the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Greek bronze of Zeus with a thunderbolt, from Corinth. In the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Greek bronze horse and foal, 9th century BC
Greek geometric period bronze horse and foal, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 9th century BC

Greek bronze of Scylla, the sea-monster in the Odyssey who devours ten of Odysseus crew, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Greek votive relief of actors
Greek votive relief from Piraeus of actors holding their masks to make offerings to Dionysus, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Greek gravestone of an athlete holding a strygil and a boy slave with oil. In the National Museum in Athens

Detail from a Greek geometric period vase, 9th century BC
Detail from geometric period vase, showing a man and horse. Found at Argos, Greece, and now in the Argos Museum, 9th century BC

Lead tablet from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, c. 4th century BC
Lead tablet from the Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona. Some of the Korkyrians and Orikioi ask to which god or hero they should sacrifice so as to govern the land in the best way

Greek theatre at Dodona, 3rd century BC
Greek theatre at Dodona, site of the Oracle of Zeus, 3rd century BC

Detail of the Charioteer of Delphi, 5th century BC
Detail of the bronze statue, the Charioteer of Delphi. Note his copper eyelashes. In the Delphi Museums collection, 5th century BC

Sculpture from the pediment of the Siphnian treasury, 6th century BC
Sculpture from the pediment of the Siphnian treasury. Apollo and Artemis prevent Heracles from stealing the Delphic tripod, 6th century BC

Detail of a frieze on the Treasury of the Siphnians, 6th century BC
Detail from the east frieze on the Treasury of the Siphnians at Delphi, showing the Council of the Gods. From left to right are Aphrodite, Artemis, and Apollo, 6th century BC

Temple of Apollo at Delphi, 6th century BC
Temple of Apollo at Delphi, built on the site of earlier temples during the 7th and 6th century BC. The site of the famous Oracle

Roman mosaic of Dionysus from Corinth, Greece

Tholos of Athena Pronaia, 4th century BC
The Tholos of Athena at Delphi, her temple within the sanctuary, 4th century BC

The Parthenon, 5th century BC
The Parthenon on the Acropolis, with the Cyclopean walls in the foreground, 5th century BC

Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, 2nd century BC
Temple of Olympian Zeus with Corinthian captials, from Athens, Greece, 2nd century BC

Marine Venus of Durrell, a Greek statue, 3rd century BC
Statue of Aphrodite (Venus Pudica) found in the sea off of Rhodes, in the Archaeological Museums collection in Rhodes, 3rd century BC

Doric temple in Sicily, 5th century BC
Unfinished Doric temple in Sicily, 5th century BC

Detail of animal-style decoration on a gold Viking bracelet
Detail of animal-style decoration on a Viking period gold bracelet from Norway, at University Historical Museum, Oslo

Detail of the great runestone of Harald Bluetooth, 10th century
Detail of the great runestone of Harald Bluetooth, King of Denmark, made at Jelling in Denmark. The photo is of a cast, coloured as the original was

Bronze matrix for making decorative plaques for helmets, 8th century
Viking bronze matrix for making decorative plaques for helmets, showing a man with an axe holding a chained bear, from Torslunda, Bjornhovda, Sweden

Carved stone with Christian motif
Late Viking period carved stone with Christian motif from Sweden, now in the Museum in National Antiquities in Stockholm

Image of the martyrdom of St Edmund, 9th century
Wall-painting of the martyrdom of St Edmund (841-869), in the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Pickering, Yorkshire, 9th century

Viking gilt bronze brooch at the University Historical Museum, Oslo

Hoard of arabic metalwork from a Viking grave in Sweden, showing the extent of Viking trade. In the Museum of National Antiquities collection in Stockholm

Norse dragon cross-slab from the Isle of Man, 11th century
Norse dragon cross-slab at Michael, on the Isle of Man. In Scandinavian style, interlacing the two stylised dragons at each side of the cross shaft, their heads below the ring at the cross-shaft

Viking metalwork from a hoard on the Isle of Man
Viking metalwork, from a hoard found on the Isle of Man, in the Manx Museums collection

Cross-shaft fragment showing a warrior with sword, spear, 10th century
Cross-shaft fragment showing a warrior with sword, spear, and pointed helmet. From Sockburn in county Durham, 10th century

Early bronze age burial from Denmark, 16th century BC
Early bronze age burial from Denmark, of a man buried in an oak coffin which was preserved in a bog. From the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 16th century BC

Tapestry fragment showing a Viking horseman from Baldishol Church (Hedmark) in Norway, at the Museum of Applied Arts in Oslo

Bronze-age figure from Denmark, 9th century BC
Bronze-age figure made of Bronze, found with a group of figures, from Denmark. In the National Museum in Copenhagen, 9th century BC

Waterfall in Iceland
A waterfall in north Iceland

Old Viking-style Icelandic turf farm
Old Icelandic turf farm west of Akureiri: the sort of farm which the Vikings would have built

Germanic Iron Age helmet, 7th century
Germanic Iron Age helmet from grave one at Vendel, Uppland, Sweden. At Statens Historika Museums collection, Stockholm, 7th century

Detail of a tapestry showing Bathsheba and David, 17th century
Detail of a Norwegian tapestry showing Bathsheba and David, from Hol church in Hallingdal. From the Folk Museum in Oslo, 17th century

Crucifixion scene from an altar-piece, 17th century
Crucifixion scene from a Norwegian altar-piece at Oslo Folk Museum in Norway, 17th century

Norwegian tapestry detail of the Journey of the Magi, 18th century
Norwegian tapestry detail of the Journey of the Magi, from the Museum of Applied Arts, Oslo, 18th century

Norwegian painting of the last supper, 13th century
Norwegian painting of the last supper, from the apse of Stave church from Gol in Hallingdal. The church was built around 1200 AD

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