Images

Striding and standing limestone statue of Ipi. Ipi was a court musician. From Dahshur (Dashur), modern-day Egypt. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, circa 2400 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

A sample of Linear B script. This piece contains information on the distribution of bovine, pig and deer hides to shoe and saddle-makers.

Terracotta sculpture found on the site of Lefkandi (Euboea), dated to c. 950 BCE (Archaeological Museum of Eretria).

Overview of the different pottery styles found in Greece between 1050 BC to 700 BC.

Granite statue of Amenhotep II, Dynasty XVIII (1427-1401 BCE). From the temple of Amun, Thebes. Amenhotep holds two spherical wine vessels in offering to the god Nu. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

Example of a Linear B clay tablet found at Knossos. It records quantities of oil apparently offered to various deities.

Cerdic of Wessex from the 2004 movie "King Arthur". Image Guardian Unlimited: http://www.theguardian.com/film/pictures/image/0,8545,-10704979171,00.html.

An artistic impression of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus. Engraved frontispiece of Edward Ivie’s Latin translation (or versification) of Epictetus’ Enchiridon, printed in Oxford in 1751 CE.

The bronze statuette from Dodona depicting a hoplite warrior.

The theatre of Dodona, 3rd century BCE.