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A copper alloy plaque with an inscription in the Etruscan alphabet. The inscription reads from right to left and the top line is the name of the god Culsans, the second line is as yet undeciphered. 3rd - 2nd century BCE. (British Museum...

Gold sheet plaques from Pygri, the port of Etruscan Cerveteri. In both the Etruscan and Phoenician alphabet they describe the separation of a space dedicated in the temple there for Astarte. c. 500 BCE (Museo di Villa Giulia, Rome)

Marble statue of Narcissus, from Gaeta (Italy), Roman copy of the 4th century CE. The statue type of the standing naked boy leaning with his left arm on a pillar is interpreted as the beautiful youth Narcissus who sees his own reflection...

Mosaic of Narcissus, from the House of Dionysos, late 2nd / early 3rd century CE, Paphos Archaeological Park (Nea Paphos), Cyprus.

Fresco depicting the myth of Narcissus, in the House of Octavius Quartio at Pompeii.

Dated to the New Kingdom (c. 1570 - c. 1069 BCE), and specifically to c. 1200 BCE, the text is written in demotic script and is the oldest treatise on anorectal disease (affecting the anus and rectum) in history.

A Roman sarcophagus showing three infamous figures from Greek mythology who were punished for their impiety: Sisyphus (who had to forever roll a stone up a hill), Ixion (who was tied to an ever-spinning wheel), and Tantalus (who could never...

Narcissus flowers, often called daffodills. In Greek mythology the handsome youth Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection and was transformed into the flower when he died.

A 16th century CE oil painting by Caravaggio depicting Narcissus the handsome youth of Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection. (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome)

The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (c. 1800 BCE) deals with conception and pregnancy issues as well as contraception. It is kept in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.