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Seated Figure of Amenemope
Amenemope was a royal scribe. He sits on a claw-footed chair with his wife, Hathor, who is seated on a low stool (on a pillow). They embrace each other. Painted wood. From Tomb 265 (TT265) at Deir el-Madina, Western Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom...
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Funerary Figurine of a Servant
This statuette is made of wood, as a piece of funerary equipment, and depicts a female servant. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1388-1351 BCE. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).
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Roman Statue of Luna
An early Imperial (1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE) statue of Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. The statue is a Roman copy of a 4th Century BCE Greek statue of Selene, Luna's Greek counterpart. The goddess is portrayed wearing a billowing...
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Statue of Queen Teuta
Statue of the Illyrian Queen Teuta (r. 231-227 BCE) and Pinnes in Tirana, Albania
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The Lady and the Unicorn: Taste
The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is unclear. Historians attribute...
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The Lady and the Unicorn: Touch
The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is unclear. Historians attribute...
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The Lady and the Unicorn: Smell
The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is unclear. Historians attribute...
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The Lady and the Unicorn: Hearing
The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is unclear. Historians attribute...
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The Lady and the Unicorn: Sight
The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is unclear. Historians attribute...
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Traditional Scythian-Occupied Region East of Ukraine
A map of the traditional areas inhabited by the Scythians, stretching east from the Ukraine.