Images Dated 16th May 2018 (page 69)

Greek sculpture known as the Moscophorus, 6th century BC
The Moscophorus ( calf-bearer ). He is carrying an offering to Athena. from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 6th century BC

Depiction of Typhon from the pediment of an early temple near the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis, now from the Acropolis Museums collection

Byzantine mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, in the dome of the church of the monastery at Daphni, near Athens

Archaic bronze of Odysseus and a ram, escaping from the cave of Polyphemus. In the Delphi Museum in Greece

Scene from the Gigantomachy on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, 6th century BC
Scene from the Gigantomachy on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, showing one of Cybeles lions attacking a giant. In Delphi Museum, 6th century BC

Archaic bronze lion from Dodona
Laconian archaic bronze lion from the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, at the Museum of Ionnina, Epirus

Archaic Greek bronze of a horse and rider, 6th century BC
Archaic Greek bronze of a horse and rider in the National Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Scene of an Athenian street

Byzantine icon of St Christopher with a dogs head, at the Byzantine Museum in Athens

Detail of the Last Supper of Salonika embroidered on vestments, 14th century
Detail of the Last Supper ( Epitaphios ) of Salonika, embroidered on vestments, probably made in Constantinople. from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

Byzantine mosaic of Virgin and Child, 14th century
Byzantine mosaic of Virgin and Child from Asia Minor, 14th century

Byzantine icon of the Archangel Michael, 14th century
Byzantine icon of the Archangel Michael, from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

Detail of late Roman period Greek sarcophagus, showing Dionysiac revels. In the National Museum in Athens

Greek stele of a girl holding a bird, 4th century BC
Greek stele of a girl holding a bird, in the National Museum in Athens, 4th century BC

Greek statue known as the Anavyssos Kouros, 6th century BC
The Anavyssos Kouros, from Anavyssos in Attica. Now in the National Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Stele of a hoplite known as Aristion. Artist: Aristokles
Stele of Aristion, a hoplite, by Aristokles. In the National Museum in Athens

Greek bronze hoplite putting on armour, 5th century BC
Greek bronze hoplite putting on armour, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 5th century BC

Greek terracotta figure of a man sawing wood, 6th century BC
Greek terracotta figure of a man sawing wood from Boetia, Now in the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 6th century BC

Greek red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, 4th century BC. Artist: Illupersis Painter
Red-figured volute krater with scene from the sack of Troy, showing Cassandra clinging to the altar of Athena, with Ajax the lesser approaching from the right

Vase known as Athena a la Ciste, 4th century BC. Artist: Cephisodotus
Athena a la Ciste, a replica of a 5th century Greek original from Crete, formerly attributed to Cephistodes, father of Praxiteles, but recently attributed to Alcemene

Mosaic of Abraham and three angels at the sacrifice of Isaac, 6th century
Mosaic of Abraham and three angels at the sacrifice of Isaac from San Vitale, 6th century

Roman wall-painting of Io being received by Isis
Roman wall-painting of Io (note the cows horns) being received by Isis (with snake), from the Ekklesiasterion (the great hall on the west side) of the temple of Isis at Pompeii

Greek bronze of a warrior, 6th century BC
Greek bronze of a warrior, from the National Museum in Athens, 6th century BC

Marble fragment of a lions head gargoyle, 5th century BC
Marble fragment of a lions head gargoyle, from the temple of Athena of Pisistratides. Now from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 5th century BC

Statue of Idrimi, Late Bronze Age / Syrian, 16th century BC
Head of a statue of Idrimi, a king of Alalakh, Late Bronze Age/Syrian, 16th century BC. An inscription in Babylonian cuneiform script says that he was one of the sons of the royal house of Aleppo

Tablet with bilingual inscription erected by King Hammurabi
Tablet with bilingual inscription in Sumerian and Akkadian erected by King Hammurapi of Babylon from Ur, from the British Museums collection

Steatite bowl with mythological scenes ( Lord of the Animals ) from Khafalji, but possible of Elamite origin. The figure could be the goddess Inanna, later Ishtar

Limestone libation vase, late Uruk, Warka, Southern Iraq, 3300BC-3000BC
Limestone libation vase with two lions attacking young bulls, late Uruk, Warka, Southern Iraq, 3300BC-3000BC. From the British Museums collection

Portrait of Babylonian King Marduk-Nadin-Akke in black limestone. This appears on a Babylonian boundary-stone, recording the purchase of a field on the Shumunder Canal, by Marduk-Nasir

Babylonian boundary-stone recording a gift of land
A Babylonian boundary stone (kudurru), Kassite dynasty, about 1125-1100 BC, probably from southern Iraq. The cuneiform inscription records the gift of land near Edina in South Babylonia to Gula-eresh

Detail of a limestone statue of a woman, about 2500 BC, from Tello (ancient Girsu), Southern Iraq, which was part of the Kingdom of Lagash

Romano-British pot in the form of a head, a style fashionable in the early 3rd century AD from Fishergate, York. Currently at the York Archaeological Society Museum

Romano-British pottery head from Micklegate, York. The hair is set in two rows of curls and remains of a head-dress above. Similar heads in metal have been found in Britain in religious contexts

Viking Jellinge-style Disc-Brooch
Viking Disc-Brooch from York, in the Jellinge Style

Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch from a grave, 5th century
Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch from an inhumation grave at Hornsea, east Yorkshire. Currently at the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Museum, York, 5th century

Anglo-Saxon glass necklace, 5th century
Anglo-Saxon necklace of mixed polychrome glass, plain glass and amber beads, from an inhumation grave at Hornsea, east Yorkshire

Anglo-Saxon radiate-headed brooch, 5th century
An Anglo-Saxon radiate-headed brooch with chip-carved decoration, inlaid with garnets. From a cemetery at Hornsea, east Yorkshire

The Ormside Bowl, an Anglo-Saxon bronze-gilt bowl
The Ormside Bowl. This artifact was buried at Ormside Churchyard, Yorkshire. It is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and has a bronze-gilt inner bowl with a silver-gilt outer sleeve

Sculpture of Moses from the Chapter House of St Marys Abbey, York. He carries the Law tablets and a staff around which twists the brazen serpent. His horns follow St. Jeromes mistranslation of Exodus

Silver pennies of William I (1028-1087), part of a hoard of 600 silver pennies deposited in Jubbergate, York. They would have purchased 2000 sheep at the time

An Anglo-Scandinavian Cross showing a warrior, c. 10th century
An Anglo-Scandinavian cross from Middleton Church, Yorkshire. It shows a Scandinavian warrior, laid out with weapons in a pagan viking burial, on the face of a Christian cross, c.10th century

Fragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross-shaft showing a warrior, c. 10th century
Fragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross-shaft from Middleton Church, Yorkshire. It shows a Scandinavian warrior, laid out with weapons in a pagan viking burial, on the face of a Christian cross

Interior of the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta
Interior of the Hyopgeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta. This is an underground rock cut temple, carved to imitate Maltese megalithic temples from above ground

Stone head of Fat Lady from a Copper Age Megalithic temple on Malta, from the Valetta Museums collection

Southern Gigantija temple on Malta, 31st century BC
Southern Gigantija temple on Malta. The second chamber is on the left, and the rear chamber on the right, 31st century BC

Tarxien temple on Malta, 3150 BC
Main entrance to the Tarxien temple on Malta, 3150 BC

Hagar Qim temple on Malta, 3rd century BC
Hagar Qim temple on Malta, showing a rock-cut doorway slab, 3rd century BC

Stone female figure from the Tarxien temples. 31st century BC
Stone female figure from the Tarxien temples on Malta, at the Valetta Museum. 31st century BC

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