[memories-of-ancients]

Red figure kylix, Greece, 375-350 BC

from The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

[tridentandtales]

Egyptian vessel with a shell

1st century BCE

J Paul Getty Museum 79.AA.175

[tridentandtales]

Roman statue of the goddess Luna

2nd century CE

Musée d’art et d’histoire de la Ville de Genève MF 1317

[tridentandtales]

Roman mosaic depicting Triton, a dolphin, and a fish, found in the Sanctuary of Artemis (Ephesus)

ca. 200 CE

British Museum 1872,0803.72

[hildegardavon]

Aphrodite

Statuette of Aphrodite emerging from the sea, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, late Hellenistic Period 150-100 BC, marble probably from the Greek island of Paros, 43x29 cm

Museum of Fine Arts de Boston Inv. 1986.20

[bulljumpingfresco]

Limestone statue of Artemis Bendis, Cypriot. Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century BCE

[egypt-museum]

Gold Inlaid Bracelet of King Psusennes I

Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, reign of Psusennes I, c. 1047-1001 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 85160

Read more

[mariaslozak]

Dating to the mid-11th century, the Essen Crown is the oldest surviving example of a fleur-de-lys crown in Europe. At one point it was belived to have been the coronation crown of Otto II (980-1002), Holy Roman Emperor. Recent scholarship has determined that the mid-11th century is the more ikely period of manufacture.

[coolancientstuff]

Roman articulated doll made of carved amber

It was part of a child's grave goods. It was found alongside four other articulated ivory dolls in a villa. This is possibly the only surviving example of an amber doll from antiquity.

Found in the Roman villa of Las Eras. 3rd century CE, Provincial Museum of Albacete, Spain

Photo cred

[memories-of-ancients]

Rock crystal bracelet, Moche culture, Peru, 1-800 AD

from The Museo Larco, Lima, Peru

[tridentandtales]

Roman gem depicting a handshake (dextrarum iunctio - a symbol of unity (e.g. in a political or wedding context)). In the background, a herald’s staff, a poppy flower on a long stem, and an ear of corn on either side

1st century CE

MK&G Collection 2011.164

[bulljumpingfresco]

Fresco of Bacchus adorned with grapes in front of Mount Vesuvius

[ltwilliammowett]

Copenhagen Sarcophagus, dated approximately 220-240 AD, depicting a Roman ship with a spritsail

The marble sculpture shows three nude male figures aboard a ship in rough waters.One figure is in the water next to the ship, while another sea creature is visible beneath the waves.

The ship depicted is an ancient Roman trading vessel, notable for its use of a spritsail (a square sail supported by a diagonal spar). This depiction is one of the earliest and clearest visual evidences of the use of the spritsail in antiquity.

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.

[m1male2]

When Howard Carter uncovered the body of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, among the numerous amulets and jewels that accompanied the king were some beautifully crafted toe and finger covers and gold sandals.

[tridentandtales]

Greek or Egyptian rhyton with griffins

3rd - 2nd century BCE

Walters Art Museum 48.368

[tridentandtales]

Egyptian necklace with cowrie-shell beads and pendants in the form of fishes, beards, and a lotus flower with Heh (the god of eternity)

Middle Kingdom, ca. 2055 - 1650 BCE

British Museum EA3077

[ducissatenebrarum]

Altar dedicated to Isis. Left: mystic stone with snake and right: Anubis-Hermès. The words 'Iside Sacr' are engraved on the snake. 2nd century. Musei Capitolini, Rome