Images

Sekhet. Louvre. (Granite. Height 0·50 metres.) From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).

The goddess Bast. (From a bronze in the Louvre). From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).

Osiris, from a bronze in the Louvre. From A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).

Ptah, from a bronze in the Louvre. From "A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)" (1883).

Amen or Ammon, from a bronze in the Louvre. Height 22·04 inches. From "A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)" (1883).

Hunting in the Marshes; from a bas-relief in the tomb of Ti. From "A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I" (1883)

The column of Phocas in the Roman Forum, Rome. The column is 13 metres high and stands on a brick base surrounded by marble steps. The inscription on the base reveals that the column was dedicated to Phocas, a centurion who became emperor...

The temple of Mars Ultor ('The Avenger') in the Forum of Augustus, 1st century BCE, Rome. It was built by Augustus to commemorate the Battle of Philippi and the defeat of Julius Caesar's assassins in 42 BCE.

Trajan's Market in Rome, 107-110 CE. The complex was originally on three street levels and only a part was devoted to commercial purposes. The upper level included a covered shopping arcade whilst the lowest level alcoves set in the semicircular...

The floor plan of the theatre of Marcellus, Rome, late 1st century BCE.