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Kushan Empire & Neighboring States
This map shows the extent of the Kushan empire along with the various states and kingdoms that surrounded it at roughly the same time period. c. 100 - 240 CE.
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Ptolemaic Universe
A 17th-century map by Jan van Loon of the cosmos as proposed by the astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 - c. 170 CE).
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Colima Dog with Maize
Statue of a dog holding a cob of maize (corn) in its mouth, from Colima, Mexico, c. 100 BCE to 300 CE.
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.
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Claudius Ptolemy Portrait
A 15th-century portrait of the astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 - c. 170 CE) attributed to Justus van Gent or Pedro Berruguete. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Stanwick Horse Mask
The Stanwick Horse Mask is Celtic bronze horse head mask which was discovered as part of the Stanwick Hoard of North Yorkshire, England. The piece is concave and has side brackets to attach it to another object, perhaps an item made of wood...
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Darius III (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
A photorealistic representation of the Persian king Darius III (r. 336-330 BCE) as he may have appeared. This reconstruction is largely based on artistic evidence like the Alexander Mosaic (c. 100 BCE) and coins minted during the reign of...
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Bust of Sophocles
This bust of Sophocles is made from marble and from Lazio, Italy (150 CE). Sophocles was a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies in the 5th century BCE. This image was taken at the National Museum of Australia in the travelling exhibition...
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Venus of Milo
So-called “Venus de Milo” (Aphrodite from Melos). Parian marble, ca. 130-100 BC? Found in Melos in 1820.
On display at the Louvre, Paris.
Gift of the Marquis de Rivière to Louis XVIII of France, 1821
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Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan
The Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Constructed c. 100-150 CE the avenue leads from the Temple of the Moon across the city passing the Temple of the Sun, visible on the left.
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Early Writing Tablet
This table is made of clay and was found in Southern Iraq (3100-3000 BCE). Early writing was used as a way to keep track of the administration and it was only in later years its uses evolved. Early writing in Mesopotamia was made by pressing...
