751
The Lewis Chessmen, 13th Century probably made in Norway; found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
752
Bracelet in the form of a snake. Culture: Greek Period: Hellenistic Period Date: late 4th–early 3rd century B.C. Medium: Silver. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
753
The colonnade in the courtyard of the Temple of Isis, Philae, Egypt, circa 1862.
754
Ancient Egyptian wooden kohl spoon in the shape of a gazelle; artist and date unknown. Now in the Louvre.
755
Temple of the God Horus at Behdet (Edfu): a loving sparrow next to the “Sacred Living Falcon” of Horus of Behdet.
756
Mayan plate with monkey tail in spiral. Date: c. 300-850 AD. Collection: Museo Nacional de Antropología, México
757
Famous Pirates Flags - recreated from a tattoo design. (today's design: 1/4)
758
Detail, mummy portrait of a woman- encaustic on limewood-Romano-Egyptian ca. 160-70 AD-portrait found in Rubaiyat, Egypt. Currently located at the British Museum.
759
Hellenistic Gold and Glass Floral Wreath, 3rd-2nd Century BC. Private Collection (?)
760
Hippopotamus, Egyptian, 2040-1638 BC. “Hippos were fearsome beasts.. The hippopotamus was also a power for good. Tawaret, a hippo goddess, protected women in pregnancy and childbirth.” Risd Museum.
761
Two Bracelets of Shoshenq II. Found on the mummy of King Shoshenq II, from his tomb at Tanis. Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, ca. 945-720 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
762
Hedgehog Model. Model of a hedgehog from Tomb 416 at Abydos (Egyptian faience). New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
763
Detail from an ancient Egyptian papyrus, depicting a lion playing the board game of senet against a gazelle. The scene is one of multiple satiric vignettes of animals behaving like humans. ca. 1250 BC.
764
Savery Roelant - The Tower of Babel. 1602.
765
Death and Life is an oil on canvas painting by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. The painting was started in 1908 and completed in 1915.
766
This drawing was made 750 years ago by a 7-years-old boy named Onfim who lived in Novgorod. (Novgorod birch-bank document No. 200) Self-portrait of Onfim as a threefingered horseman, striking the enemy.
767
Raised hands of great finesse, Kom Ombo Temple, Egypt.
768
Stone ship called Tjelvar’s grave on the island of Gotland, Sweden, dating from the late Bronze Age (1100-500 BC). According to a myth described in the Gutasaga, it is the grave of Tjelvar, the first person on Gotland.
769
Grapes with jade leaves. Medium: Amethyst Place of origin: China, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Private Collection (?)
770
Detail, the Lament for Icarus by Herbert Draper, 1898.
771
Hellenistic head of the goddess Aphrodite. Period: End of Hellenistic period or beginning of Roman period. Private Collection.
772
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831 - 1889) - Skeletons dancing - Painting on silk, hanging scroll.
773
Venus de Milo at the Louvre about to be evacuated at the beginning of the World War II (1939), photographed by Angèle Dequier.
774
The ancient Lycian sunken city of Simena, modern-day Antalya, Turkey. The city is a charming mix of ancient, medieval and nature.
775
Apollo in his chariot with hours / John Singer Sangent.
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