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Stone Mask, Teotihuacan
A stone mask from Teotihuacan, 250-600 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
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Teotihuacan Incense Burner
A painted ceramic incense burner from Teotihuacan, c. 350-450 CE. It is decorated with feather shields, birds, and butterflies in ceramic. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
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Maya Diving Figure
A Maya diving figure from a lid of a ceramic vessel. Mexico, c. 1000-1100 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
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Teotihuacan Old God
A basalt brazier in the form of the Teotihuacan Old God. Teotihuacan, Early Classic Period, c. 400-500 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
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Maya Incense Burner
A Maya incense burner in the form of Itzamnaaj. The god wears a costume with feline headdress. Painted ceramic, c. 1200-1521, Peten, Guatemala (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
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Krishna & Radha
An idyllic scene depicting the Hindu hero Krishna and his wife Radha. 18th century CE opaque watercolour with gold on paper. (Musée Guimet, Paris)
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Antinous as Osiris
Statue of Antinous as Osiris in white marble, 131-138 CE, probably found in the Antinoeion at Hadrian's Villa (a sanctuary dedicated to Antinous). Now in Vatican Museums (Gregorian Egyptian Museum).
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Marcus Annaeus Lucanus
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, grandson of Seneca the Elder and nephew of Seneca the Younger, was a Roman statesman and Latin poet. Lucan was honoured with a prize at the first Neronian Games in 60 CE for a poem praising Nero and...
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Chous Depicting Dionysos & Satyr
A Red Figure Chous. Date: c. 430–420 BCE Dimensions: H. 22.5 cm The chous was a drinking vessel associated with the Anthesteria, a festival that celebrated both Dionysos and Hermes of the Underworld. Here we...
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Amarna Letters
The Amarna Letters are a group of correspondences exchanged between the rulers of the Ancient Near East and Egypt. The tablets cover the reigns of the rulers Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and possibly Smenkhkare or Tutankhamen, of the...
