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A fragment of wall fresco from a Roman villa depicting a bird. 2nd century CE. (Archaeological Museum, Como, Italy)

A Roman fibula (brooch or fastener) in gilded silver with semi-precious stones. 5th century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum, Pavia, Italy)

GIF map drawn to demonstrate the siege by Etruscan Lars Porsenna against Rome and the battle for the Wooden Bridge, c. 508 BCE.

Black and White photo image of a pre-1845 painting by Francois-Joseph Navez of Brutus, S Lucretius, L Tarquinius Collatinus and Publius Valerius swearing oath to overthrow Lucius Tarquinius Superbus as Lucretia lies dead. (Royal...

A fragment of a limestone slab which depicts a relief of a head of an unidentified Egyptian king (in profile). The king looks to the right. From Thebes, Egypt. Ramesside Period, 1292–1069 BCE. The Petrie Museum...

This is a limestone block which depicts the heads and bodies of two goddesses; both are looking to the left side. The background was left rough. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown. Ptolemaic...

This limestone wall-relief block depicts a bull-headed god; the god has a human body and looks to the right side. He is standing between parts of two other partially shown figures. The background wall was left rough. From...

This limestone fragment depicts part of delicate raised relief. It shows the head and shoulders of a male figure. The man has a small beard, looks to the right side, and holds a bunch of lotus flowers in his left hand...

This is a fragment of a clay handle of a delta ceramic oil lamp; the loop handle is preserved. The fragment shows a bust of Serapis wearing a polis. From Egypt. Roman Period, 30 BCE to 641 CE. The Petrie Museum of...

This is a sandstone stela. In the upper part, there is a winged disk with pendent uraei above a mummy in a boat; a jackal is present on either side of the boat. In the middle of the stela, there is a waz sceptre...