3D Images

Peplophore, Roman replica of an original of the first half of the 4th century BCE, Rome (?), Marble. Musée du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made with ReMake and ReCap Pro from AutoDesk. The young woman wears the peplos, stapled on...

The ancient Nabataean city of Avdat (Oboda), which is located in present-day Israel, was initially a station on the 'Incense Route' in the Negev highlands. It was built by the Nabateans starting in the 3rd century BCE. During the Roman period...

Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world, with the site measuring 162.6 hectares (402 acres). It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple of god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, gradually...

Al-Khazneh (Arabic: الخزنة‎; “The Treasury”), is one of the most elaborate temples in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in present-day Jordan. As with most of the other buildings in this ancient town, including the Monastery (Arabic: Ad...

The Chapel Saint-Georges was the private chapel for the Catholic dukes of Savoy in the Middle Ages. Although the chapel was no longer used after the Swiss Reformation in the 16th century CE, the room served as an attic and powder deposit...

This silver coin is a late Roman argenteus minted in Constantinople under the first Christian emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 CE). The coin, which is in the university coin collection of Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany...

Upper part of standing figure with head; carved and polished mottled green dolerite; but neck restored. Gudea was the ruler of the city-state of Lagash. One of a dynasty of rulers in southern Mesopotamia who expanded their authority following...

Dara or Daras (Greek: Δάρας) was an important East Roman and Byzantine fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic importance, it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts...

Part of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines). The inscription is a decree passed by a council of priests, one...

Steatite Seal Width: 1.87 inches Date: 2600-1900 BCE Indus seal from Mohenjo-daro, modern Pakistan, about 2600 to 1900 BCE. Some of the earliest evidence of the use of symbols and script in India, from the Indus Valley cities of Mohenjo-daro...