Images

This is the head of a Roman lady of the Julian-Claudian era. Marble. End of the 1st century to the mid-2nd century CE. From Troy, Turkey. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

This ceramic jug was painted with a scene showing a horse and a chariot. From Cyprus. 8th to 6th century BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Limestone statue of the goddess Aphrodite. She was the great goddess of Cyprus. From Idalion (modern-day Dali), Nicosia, Cyprus. 3rd quarter of the 5th century BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

This is a detail of a large limestone relief (showing a boat trip) that came from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The throne name (prenomen) cartouche of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose II (regined 1493–1479 BCE...

This is a detail of a large limestone relief (showing a boat trip) that came from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The throne name (prenomen) cartouche of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III (regined 1479–1425 BCE...

This bronze wheeled stand once supported a cauldron. 12th to 11th century BCE. Probably from Kition in modern-day Larnaka, Cyprus. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

The Battle of Red Cliffs, 208 CE, China, between the Cao Cao and warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

This winged scarab was put on a mummy cover. Gold and faience. From Thebes, Egypt. Late Period, 746-332 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Photo showing display cases and video screens at the exhibition Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

Visualization showing the skeleton of a young child, from Hawara, Roman Egypt, about 40-60 CE. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.