Archeology Collection

Krater depicting Zeus and gods of Olympus
Greek civilization, 4th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Krater depicting Zeus and the gods of Olympus

Marble Aphrodite Kallipygos or Callipygian Venus statue, Roman copy of Hellenistic original
Greek civilization, 3rd century b.C. Marble Aphrodite Kallipygos or Callipygian Venus statue. Roman copy of a Hellenistic original

High angle view of a palace and a temple, Solomons Palace, Solomons Temple, Jerusalem
Archaeology - Jerusalem. Temple and Palace. Colour illustration

England, London, Battersea Power Station
United Kingdom - England - Industrial Archeology. The Battersea Power Station in London

The Alfred Jewel. Enamel set in gold. It carries an inscription which says Alfred ordered me to be made. Anglo-Saxon, 871-899

Magatama (curved bead) pendant, Yayoi period 4th Century B.C.-3rd Century A.D, Italy, Rome, Museo Nazionale d arte Orientale (National Collection of Oriental Art), Japanese art

Cuneiform tablet written for King Ashurbanipals library, from Ashurbanipal Palace at Nineveh
Assyrian civilization, 7th century b.C. Flood tablet, cuneiform tablet written for King Ashurbanipals library. From Ashurbanipal Palace at Nineveh

Ear ornament, final Jomon period, terracotta 5th century B.C. Japanese art

Terracotta statue known as the Sleeping Lady from the Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum at Paola, Malta, Neolithic, Prehistory
Prehistory, Malta, Neolithic. Terracotta statue known as the " Sleeping Lady". From the Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum at Paola

Bronze jug from tomb 112 at Durrnberg
Austria, Bronze jug, tomb 112 Austria, Salzburg, Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteo (Archaeological and Art Museum), Celtic art

France, Sarthe, Mont-Saint-Jean, Sculpture representing a foreign God, limestone France, Paris, Saint Germain-En-Laye, Musee des Antiquites Nationales (Archaeological and Middle Age Museum)

Prehistory, Offensive weapons, From Bolsena, Lazio Region, Italy
Prehistory, Italy 6th century b.C. Offensive weapons. From Bolsena, Lazio Region, Italy

Funerary marble statue in honor of Marcellus, nephew and son-in-law of Augustus, signed by Athenian sculptor Cleomenes
Roman civilization, 1st century b.C. Funerary marble statue in honour of Marcellus, nephew and son-in-law of Augustus, signed by Athenian sculptor Cleomenes, circa 23 b.C

God of Bouray, bronze statuette of male bust, enamel painted eyes, from La Ferle Alois, Essonne
France, La Ferte-Alais, Essonne, Statuette known as the God of Bouray, bronze with enamel eyes 1st Century B.C. France, Saint Germain-En-Laye

Pottery vessels with geometric decorations, from Sicily Region, Italy
Prehistory, Italy. Castelluccio culture. Pottery vessels with geometric decorations. From Sicily Region

Terracotta figurine known as the Venus of Malta, from the Temple of Hagar Qim
Prehistory, Malta, Neolithic. Terracotta figurine known as the Venus of Malta. From the Temple of Hagar Qim

Portrait of Moctezuma II (or Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, 1466-1520), last Aztec king at Tenochtitlan by A
Portrait of Moctezuma II (or Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, 1466-1520), last Aztec king at Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Engraving by A. Delvaux, 1832

Mexico, Olmec civilization, Priest Relief
Mexico - Olmec civilization - Priest Ril

Spain, Catalonia, La Escala, Roman Ampurias, fish geometric floor mosaic
Spain - Catalonia - La Escala. Ruins of ancient Greek and Roman city of Ampurias (Empuries). Geometric mosaic floor of Roman period. Detail, fish figure

Statuette representing Nefertiti (circa 1370-1330 B. C. ), great royal wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)
Statuette representing Nefertiti (circa 1370-1330 B.C.), great royal wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), eighteenth dynasty, New Kingdom, 14th Century B.C

Reconstructed Ara Pacis Augustae, 1st century BC, Illustration
Roman civilization, 1st century BC. Reconstructed monumental Ara Pacis Augustae, erected 13-9 BC to celebrate Augustean policy. Illustrated cutaway view

Egypt, Silver sarcophagus of Pharaoh Heqakheperre Shoshenq II (circa 900-885 B. C)
Egypt, Silver sarcophagus of Pharaoh Heqakheperre Shoshenq II (circa 900-885 B.C.), twenty-second Dynasty, third intermediate period 9th Century B.C. Egyptian Museum, Egyptian art

Ethiopia, two angels holding swords, from Arab manuscript
Arab manuscript, Coptic Period, 14th century. Parchment with text on magic, from Ethiopia. Illustration shows two angels holding a sword

Reconstruction of the two Punic ports, Tunisia, Carthage (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979), drawing
Tunisia - Carthage (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Reconstruction of the two Punic ports, drawing

Hippopotamus ivory statue of a tambourine player from Syria
Egyptian civilization, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty XV-XVI. Hippopotamus ivory statue of a tambourine player. From Syria

Marble statue of seated togaed man
Roman civilization, 1st century b.C. Marble statue of a seated togaed man

Detail from The First New Chronicle and Good Government with Llama sacrifice in occasion of Inca feast
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1550- after 1615), Nueva Cronica y Buen Gobierno, 1587. Llama sacrifice in occasion of an Inca feast, engraving

Ruins of a temple, The Erechtheum, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece
Greece - Athens - Acropolis - Erechtheion

The Netherlands, Stevensweert, Silver cup found in the Meuse river 1st Century A.D. The Netherlands, Nimega, Rijksmuseum G.M. Kam, Roman art

Fictile oil lamp with relief depicting goddess Fortuna. From Tomb Rebato 41, nearby Este
Roman civilization. Fictile oil lamp with relief depicting goddess Fortuna. From Tomb Rebato 41, nearby Este (Veneto region, Italy)

Partial reconstruction of the Monument of the Nereids of Xanthos in Lycia, circa 390-380 b. C
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Partial reconstruction of the Monument of the Nereids of Xanthos in Lycia, circa 390-380 b.C

Pre-Columbian civilizations, Peru, Moche culture, masculine head from Trujillo
Pre-Columbian civilizations, Peru. Moche culture, masculine head from Trujillo

Italy, Latium region, Tarquinia, Etruscan Necropolis, Tomb of the Leopards, fresco depicting lyre player
Italy - Latium region - Tarquinia (Viterbo province). Etruscan necropolis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2004). Tomb of the Leopards, fresco, 5th century b.C. Detail: lyre player

Peru, Ollantaytambo, wall of a religious Inca building
Peru - Ollantaytambo, wall of a religious Inca building, 15th century

Reconstruction of Aztec social organization
Aztec civilization, 15th century. Reconstruction of Aztec social organization

Etruscan bronze figurine of togaed man, from Villa Cassarini, Bologna, Italy, 500 B. C
Etruscan civilization, 6th century b.C. Bronze figurine of togaed man, 500 b.C. From Villa Cassarini, Bologna, Italy

Italy, Viterbo, Montalto di Castro, Veio, Chigi vase showing details of battle, by Corinthian painter
Greek civilization, 7th century b.C. Chigi vase showing details of a battle circa 640 b.C. A masterpiece by the Corinthian painter. From Veio, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo

Bronze mirror with Hathor-headed handle, from Gurna
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XIX. Bronze mirror with Hathor-headed handle. From Gurna

Marble statuette of Isis, from Saqqara
Egyptian civilization, Greek-Roman Period. Marble statuette of Isis. From Saqqara

Turkey, Aegean Region, Aphrodisias, Portico of Tiberius, Odeon, temple of Aphrodite
Turkey - Aegean Region - Aphrodisias. Portico of Tiberius, 1st century AD, Odeon, 2nd-4th century AD, temple of Aphrodite, 1st century BC

Palace of the Columns, remains of ancient Ptolemais
Libya. Historical Cyrenaica. Ancient Ptolemais (Tulmaythah). Colonnaded hall

Red-figure pottery, cup depicting scene of assembly of gods: Zeus, Ganymede and Vesta, detail, Greek civilization
Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Cup depicting scene of assembly of gods: Zeus, Ganymede and Vesta. Detail

Ancient Rome, Pompeii, illustration
Ancient Rome. Pompei (Italy - Campania Region). Reconstructed street. Color illustration

Young woman, bronze 6th Century B.C. France, Paris, Musee du Louvre, Etruscan art

Black-figure pottery. Hydria depicting blinding of Polyphemus from Cerveteri, Rome, detail
Etruscan civilization, 5th century b.C. Black-figure pottery. Hydria depicting the blinding of Polyphemus. From Cerveteri, Rome. Detail

Etruscan civilization, Situla from Chiusi, Siena Province
Etruscan civilization, 6th century b.C. Situla from Chiusi, Siena Province

Vase-portrait of leer
Pre-Inca civilization, Peru, 3rd century b.C.-8th century A.D. Moche culture. Vase-portrait of a leader

Aerial of the main center of Lazio, drawing
Ancient Rome. Areas of principal Latium cities. Color illustration

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