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Detail of Roman Sarcophagus with an Elephant
Detail of the "Pashley Sarcophagus", a Roman sarcophagus with a relief showing the triumphal return of Dionysos from India, circa 125-150 CE, found in Arvi (Crete). Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (UK).
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Slaves on an Antiguan Sugar Plantation
A scene showing slaves working on an Antiguan sugar plantation. Created in 1779 by Thomas Hearne. On the left are slaves cutting the cane, in the centre is the windmill for processing the cane and on the right slaves transport the refined...
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Bucket Held by an Apkallu
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing an Apkallu holding a bucket-like object. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of a panel lining Room I, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)
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Iris on an Attic Lekythos
Iris on an Attic lekythos, attributed to the Diosphos Painter, found in Tanagra, c. 500-490 BCE.
Louvre, Paris.
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Greek Fighting an Amazon (Detail)
Greek warrior fighting an Amazon, detail from a painted alabaster sarcophagus, photograph by Sailko, Italy, 01 January, 2014. Section of the painted alabaster sarcophagus known as the "Amazon Sarcophagus" found in Tarquinia, Italy. The...
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Fractured Femur of an Egyptian Mummy
This right femoral bone shows evidence of malunion and misalignment of a healed fractured. From Abydos, Egypt. Late Period, after 664 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Marble Statue of an Old Woman
Roman sculpture of an elderly woman, c. 14-68 CE, a copy of a 2nd-century BCE Hellenistic original.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Assyrian Archers Attacking an Egyptian Fortress at Memphis
Detail of a large gypsum wall panel showing the Assyrian army attacking the Egyptian city of Memphis and commemorating the final victory of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal II over the Egyptian king Taharqa in 667 BCE. Panel 17, Room M of the...
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Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman
A Greek statuette of an emaciated woman from Smyrna, Asia Minor. The woman depicted has an emaciated, skeletal frame and distended belly. Her pose, dress, and youthful hairstyle indicates that she is a young woman suffering from a debilitating...
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Seleucid Silver Tetradrachm Depicting an Elephant
This silver tetradrachm coin belonged to Seleucos I. It depicts a striding elephant. Reign of Seleucos I Nicator, 305-281 BCE. Minted in modern-day Iran. Donated by Richard Payne Knight. (The British Museum, London).