Antiquity Collection (#91)

Mausoleum of emperor Hadrian or Castle Sant Angelo. Rome
Italy. Rome. Mausoleum of emperor Hadrian or Castle Sant Angelo

Front of a columnar sarcophagus. Early Christian. 300-325 AD
Front of a columnar sarcophagus depicting a shepherd carrying a ram on his shoulders, flanked by two seasonal genii. Origin unknown. 300-325 AD. Vatican Museums. Vatican City

Portrait os Zeus. Byllis. 3rd century BC. Albania. Tirana. National Archaeological Museum. Inside

Statue. 3rd century BC. Byllis. Albania. Tirana. National Ar
Statue. 3rd century BC. Greek city of Byllis (theatre). Albania. Tirana. National Archaeological Museum. Inside

Bust of Hermes. 3rd century BC. Sculpture from Gjyral (Elbasan). National Archaeological Museum. Tirana. Albania

Greek art. Relief. Horseman. 3rd century BC. From Apollonia (Illyria). National Arcaheological Museum. Tirana. Albania

Lioness attacking a bull. Relief. Probably part of the origi
Greek art. Lioness attacking a bull. Limestone relief. Probably part of the original Parthenon. 570 B.C. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

Caryatid of the Erechtheion. Athens 421-407 BC. Original. Th
Caryatid from the Erechtheion, standing in contrapposto, displayed at the Acropolis Museum. 421-407 BC. Athens. Greece

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Bust by sculptor Leochares, 330 AC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

6th century BCE. Votive statue of a sphinx. BC 560-550. Acro
Greek art. 6th century BCE Greece. Votive statue of a sphinx. BC 560-550. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece

Culture of Verracos. Megalithic monument. Pre-romanic celtic
Culture of Verracos (3rd-4th centuries). Detail of Verraco. Granite megalithic monument. Represented pigs or bulls. Est Iberian meseta. Pre-romanic celtic peoples. Ciudad Rodrigo

Publius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17 / 18). Roman poet. The Me
Publius Ovidius Naso ( 43 BC AD 17/18), known as Ovid in the English. Roman poet. The Metamorphoses. Latin narrative poem. Book II. Cadmus. Edited in Frankfurt, 1601

Aesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist. Aesops Fabl
Aesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesops Fables. Engraving of french edition. Paris, 1801

Aristophanes (c. 446 BC c. 386 BC). Cover of his comedies
Aristophanes (c. 446 BC c. 386 BC). Comic playwright of ancient Athens. Cover of his comedies. Edition in Leiden (Lugdunum Batavorum), 1624. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE). Altar with a
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE) with an altar depicting a sacrificial scen. The sacrificer and his aide bring the sacrificial bull, while the priest, a veil over his head

Spain. Salamanca. Roman wall
Spain. Salamanca. Section of the roman wall. Castile and Leon

Roman remains in the facade of a house. Spain
Roman remains in the facade of a house. Penalba de Castro. Castile and Leon. Spain

Spain. Calafell. Iberian Citadel. 6th - 2nd centuries BC
Spain. Calafell. Ruins of an Iberian Citadel. 6th - 2nd centuries BC. Catalonia

Mosiac. Great Palace of the Byzantine Empire. Istambul Mosaic Museum. Turkey

Gold crown of leaves. Thrace. 5th B. C
Thracians. Gold crown of leaves. Thrace. 5th B.C

Relief of Cupid with torch burning passion. Roman Art. Makta
Cupid. Classical Mythology. Good of desire. Relief of Cupid with torch burning passion. Roman Art. Maktar. Tunisia

Magna Graecia. Archaic Greek. Temple C. Selinunte. Metopa. Helios on chariot. 580 BC. Museum of Palermo. Italy

Iberians. Idol. Bust in human form. From Guadix. Spain
Iberians. Idol. Bust in human form. From Guadix. Province of Granada. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Khosrau II (579-590) The Victorious. King of the Sasanian Empire. Chichil Sutun. Palace. Fresco inside the palace. Isfahan, Iran

Roman tombstone depicting a fish. Plaster copy. After 4th cn
Roman tombstone with Christian iconography depicting a fish. After 4th AD. Plaster copy. Museum of Roman Civilization. Rome. Italy

Roman tombstone depicting the Good Shepherd. Baths of Diocle
Early Christian Art. Italy. Roman tombstone depicting the Good Shepherd. Baths of Diocletian, part of the National Roman Museum Rome. Italy

Italy. Milan. Porta Nuova. Medieval gate. It is sited along the ancient Navigli Ring on the perimeter of the medieval walls of the city. Originally built in the 12th century

Roman Art. Gravestone, dating the 1st century AD. Porta Nuov
Roman Art. Gravestone, dating the 1st century AD. Reused in the Middle Ages to build the Porta Nuova city gate in Milan. Italy

Augustus ( 63 BC A?i? 14 AD). First Emperor. Statue Via Lab
Augustus ( 63 BC A?i? 14 AD). Was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC-14 AD. Statue Via Labicana Augustus. Augustus as Pontifex Maximus. 12 BC

Roman art. Italy. Relief of a sarcophagus depicting a group of freedmen sitting around a table. Museum of the Baths of Diocletian. Rome

Early Christian Art. Italy. Roman tombstone with Christian i
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Fish symbol. Detail. 4th century BC. Rome. Baths of Diocletian, part of the National Roman Museum Rome. Italy

Roman tombstone. Relief depicting apostles Peter and Paul. P
Early Christian. Roman tombstone. Relief depicting apostles Peter and Paul. Plaster copy of an original from the Vatican Museums. C. 313 AD. Museum of Roman Civilization. Rome

Pergamon Altar. Statue. Detail
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Decorative sculptures of the altar. Tritons, divinities and Poseidon. Marble. Pergamon Museum

Theatrical masks made in terracotta. Ukraine
Classical theatre. Theatrical masks made in terracotta. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine

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