Images

Detail of a lion found along the processional way from Ishtar Gate into the city of Babylon. The Ishtar Gate was constructed around 575 BCE by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, made of fired bricks and decorated with animals made in glazed...

This map shows the world in 2000 BC.

It shows ancient Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania in 1300 BC.

Carved and guilded wood representation of Bacchus (ca. 1677 CE). Attributed to Filippo Parodi. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

A stone carved labrys or double axe, a common motif in Minoan art and architecture, Malia (1700-1450 BCE).

A section of the semi-circular seats at the end of the stadium of Delphi. Such stone seats behind the starting line were a common Roman addition to Greek stadia, these being added at Delphi in the second century CE.

Roman marble copy from the late 1st century CE - early 2nd century CE after a Greek original of 450-440 BCE (right hand restored). Possibly here as Hermes Psychopompos, leader of souls - the left hand beckons. Part of a monument in Athens...