Images

A Roman marble reclining figure representing Autumn. She wears a crown of grapes while four cupids gather the fruit harvest. 2nd century CE, although the head is a later replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A Roman marble reclining figure representing Winter. The five cupids are hunting and fishing. 2nd century CE, although the head is a later replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A marble statue of Bes, the Egyptian god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humour, and war. 1st-2nd century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A marble torso of a satyr (or centaur), from Asia Minor, 2nd century CE. (Palazzo Altemps, Rome)

A Roman floor mosaic depicting a Dionysiac mask. From a 1st century BCE villa in Rome.(Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

Seated Roman aristocratic lady. A detail of the 1st century BCE fresco which entirely decorated a cubiculum (probably a bedroom) of the Villa of the Farnesina in Rome. The room has a distinct Egyptian flavour mixed with scenes from Greek...

A stained glass window from Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney showing Harald Hardrada, king of Norway (aka Harald III, r. 1046-1066 CE)

A depiction of Harold Godwinson (Harold II), king of England (r. 1064-1066 CE) hawking. From the Bayeux Tapestry, 1067-1079 CE. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)

A 19th century CE painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831-1892 CE) depicting the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066 CE. At the Battle, Harold II, king of England, defeated an invading army led by Harald Hardrada, king of Norway (r...

Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA