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Cypriot Pitcher
This Cypriot oinochoe or pitcher in Mycenaean geometric style dates from the late 8th to early 7th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Milan)
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Sarcophagus Interior Lid
Plastered and painted wood lid interior of the anthropoid coffin of Pa-di-Khonsu XXII-XXIV dynasty, Thebes. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Cesare Beccaria by Sala
A 19th-century portrait by Eliseo Sala of the Italian philosopher and legal reformer Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794). (Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
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Stag Rock Carving, Valcamonica
Stag rock carving at Valcamonica, Lombardy, Italy. 2800-2400 BCE. Plaster copy. (Archaeological Museum of Milan)
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Giuseppe Verdi, 1899
An 1899 photograph taken by Pietro Tempestini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Taken at Montecatini Terme. (Archivio Storico Ricordi, Milan, Italy)
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Egyptian Sphinx Head
Limestone sphinx head from the Ptolemaic period, Medinet Madi, Temple of Isis-Thermutis. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Amenemhat III
Limestone statue (seated) of Amenemhat III, XII Dynasty, Medinet Madi, Temple of Isis-Thermutis. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Ptolemaic King
Limestone head of Ptolemaic King, 2nd to 1st century BCE, Medinet Madi. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Sasso Corbaro Castle, Bellinzona
The medieval Sasso Corbaro castle of Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. The castle was developed and controlled by the Duchy of Milan when ruled by the Visconti (1277-1447 CE) and Sforza dynasties (1450-1535 CE).
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Egyptian Funeral Stele
Plastered and painted funerary stele from VII-IV century BCE. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)