Images

The stucco and painted wood Stele of Neskhonsupakhered. The deceased wears a transparent robe and approaches the god Harakhty on his throne. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXII, 1070-736 BCE. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

A limestone statue of Pendua and his wife Nefertari. The couple embrace in an unsual depiction. Deir-el-Medina, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292-1186 BCE. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

A face of a woman fragment from an Egyptian coffin. New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1550-1070 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Turin.

The limestone Pyramidion of Ramose, from the top of the tomb of the 'Necropolis Scribe'. Scenes on all four sides depict the worship of the sun and the solar cycle. From Deir-el-Demina, New Kingdom, XIX Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE. (Egyptian Museum...

A tombstone of the First Dynasty pharaoh Djet, reign c. 3000-2990 BCE. From Abydos, Egypt. (Louvre Museum, Paris)

A marble statue of Cupid (Eros) and Psyche. From the Aventine, Rome. Copy of a 2nd century BCE Greek original. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A marble Herme of Zeus Ammon. Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A 1st century CE bust of Roman emperor Titus, reign 79-81 CE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A Roman marble relief panel depicting Perseus and Andromeda. 2nd century CE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A marble bust of a youthful Caracalla, Roman emperor 211-217 CE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)