Images

A Roman mosaic emblemata depicting Medusa. 2nd-3rd century CE, Tarraco (modern Tarragona), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Tarragona)

Various amphorae excavated at Roman Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain. 1st century BCE to 6th century CE. (Archaeological Museum, Tarragona)

Celestial Musician (Gandharva), Western Chalukyan period, 11th century CE, India (Karnataka, possibly Dharwar). (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

A scene depicting the two opposing armies of the Pandavas and the Kauravas (left) in the Kurukshetra War of the epic Mahabharata. (1700 CE watercolour, Mewar, India)

Kunti leads the blindfolded Gandhari and a blind Dhritarashtra, parents of the 100 Kauravas, into exile in a scene from the Mahabharata. 16th century CE print by Dhanu.

Large scale terracotta sculpture depicting the Apollo of Veii (the Etruscan Aplu). From the roof of the Portonaccio Temple at Veii (Italy), around 510 BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome)

The ruins of this fortress (Bayazit Kalesi) and tomb date back to the 9th century BCE Kingdom of Urartu just outside present-day Dogubayazit, Turkey. The Kingdom of Urartu was centered in modern-day eastern Turkey, southwest Armenia, and...

A reconstruction showing how amphorae were packed in sailing vessels for transportation across the ancient Mediterranean. (Empuries Archaeological Site Museum, Spain)

A reconstruction of a Roman wine press. (Empuries Archaeological Site, Spain)

A 1st century CE Roman plaque depicting the transportation of wine in barrels by boat. Discovered on farmland at Cabrières d'Aigues, France. (Brotte Wine Museum, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France)