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Ehecatl, God of the Winds
A statue of Ehecatl, the Mesoamerican god of the Winds. The eyes are of obsidian and he wears his typical beaked mask. Aztec, Late Postclassic period. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)
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Temple of Ehecatl, Calixtlahuaca
The Temple of Ehecatl at Calixtlahuaca, Toluca Valley, Mexico. Ehecatl was the Mesoamerican god of the Winds. Postclassic Period.
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Postumus
Silver coin depicting Emperor Postumus (260-269 CE), minted in Cologne.
British Museum, London.
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Roman Republic at the Beginning of Caesar's Civil War
This map depicts the territories under Julius Caesar and Roman Senate in the wake of the outbreak of Caesar's Civil War in 49 BCE in the Roman Republic. Caesar crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome...
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Egyptian Warriors
Egyptian wooden warrior figures from the tomb of Mesehti, 11th Dynasty. (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)
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Reed Arrow Shafts
Reed arrow shafts, c. 80 cm long. From Asyut, Egypt, 6th Dynasty.
The British Museum, London.
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Ornamental Axe
Flat, ornamental axe-head with original wooden haft and black leather binding. It is certainly non-functional. From Thebes, Egypt, c. 1550-1285 BCE.
British Museum, London.
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Middle Kingdom Axe-head
Arsenical copper axe-head, dating to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It has nine binding-holes, three in each tang. Traces of the original wooden haft survive and the remains of some organic material are preserved in the corrosion...
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Tlaltecuhtli, El Tajin
Tlaltecuhtli, the earth-fertility goddess, represented as a toad supporting the corner of a pyramid platform at El Tajin.
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Tlaltecuhtli
A stone sculpture representing Tlaltecuhtli, the Aztec earth-fertility goddess. Excavated in the Templo Mayor area of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
