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Olive Oil Amphora From Africa
Olive oil amphora from Africa and found at Ostia. 3rd century CE. Museo delle Navi Romane di Fiumicino. (National Maritime Museum, Sydney Australia) This amphora is stamped with its place of manufacture; Sullechtum in the Roman province...
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Lamp with Crescent Moon Handle, Pompeii
A ceramic lamp which features an image of the Egyptian god Zeus-Ammon above an eagle on the handle. Pompeii, 1st century CE. Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, (National Maritime Museum, Sydney Australia).
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Running Leopard of Erebuni
Secular and religious mural painting occupied a unique place in the Urartian culture. The palace and temple of Erebuni Citadel were richly decorated with multicolored and beautiful frescoes, covering around 2,000 square meters in surface...
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Cuneiform Inscription of Arguishti
The famed "Cuneiform of Arguishti," which celebrates his construction of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BCE and his martial exploits in nearby regions. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia.)
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Basalt Pillar with Cuneiform, Armenia
An ancient balsalt pillar in the southeastern section of the Erebuni Fortress, located on the outskirts of present-day Yerevan, Armenia. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia.)
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Ruins of Erebuni Fortress
The ruins of the Erebuni Fortress located in the suburbs of present-day Yerevan, Armenia date from 782 BCE. In Armenian, the fortress and archaeological site is known as “Arin-Berd” or the “Fortress of Blood,” and the name of this fortress...
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus
A Roman period statue of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, general and five-time consul (c. 270-208 BCE). Capitoline Museums, Rome.
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Tomb Marker of Marcellus
The remains of the tomb marker of Roman commander Marcus Claudius Marcellus who was killed in an ambush in the town in 208 BCE. Venusia, modern Venosa, southern Italy.
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Assyrian Female Musicians
Gypsum wall panel depicting two female musicians beside a palm tree. From the North Palace at Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 660-650 BCE.
Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
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Colored Ceramic Fragment from Assur
This is a fragment of a colored ceramic vessel depicting a jumping male goat. Neo-Assyrian Period, 8th to 7th century BCE. From Assur (Ashur; modern-day Qal'at Sherqat). (Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany)
