952
The Roman Emperors (Work: Et Tu Antiquities)
953
“Assyrian” Comb by Eugene-Samuel Grasset (1845-1917), Paul Vever (1851-1915), and Henri Vever (1854-1942). Date: c. 1900. Medium: Horn, repousse gold, cloisonne enamel, and sapphires. Collection: Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Petit Palais.
954
A Little Sea Maiden, William Henry Margetson (1860–1940). Private collection.
955
Details from Basilique Sainte Foy, Conques (Aveyron), France. Photo by Dennis Aubrey. These statues are on the outer archivolt of a façade whose tympanum represents the Last Judgement. Are they angelic figures? No one really knows, so have they been called "The Curious".
956
The Great Sphinx and pyramids of Giza in Egypt on March 4, 1862, photographed by Francis Bedford. (Royal Collection Trust)
957
Väinö Rouvinen (Finnish, b. 1932, Tuupovaara, North Karelia, Finland): A cat, 1995.
959
Silver drachm of Ephesos with image of a bee (Ephesos, Ionia). 480-450 B.C. Image and text courtesy MFA Boston.
960
Diana the huntress (Diane chasseresse) by Lucien Charles Edouard Alliot, ca.1920/30. Medium: bronze. Collection: Carnegie Museum of Art.
961
Snail attack. Detail from the Gorleston Psalter. Collection: The British Library, ms 49622, f. 180v.
962
The Amulet (detail) by Joseph Coomans, 1882.
963
Roman-era floor mosaic on Delos depicting Eros riding on dolphins, c. 120–80 BC. House of Dolphins on the Greek island of Delos, Greece.
964
A creature (?) detail from the Book of hours, Flanders c. 1300-1310. Collection: Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.37, fol. 187v.
965
Tutankhamun’s Sarcophagus: Artwork showing the various parts of the sarcophagus of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (ca. 1341-1323 BC). Credit: Science Photo Library.
966
Sandro Botticelli, Primavera (detail), ca. 1482.
967
Venn diagram of shared and unshared letters of the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic writing systems. #languages
968
Lune de Miel perfume by Depinoix, circa 1926, in opaque turquoise glass with silver gilt detail and label. Private Collection.
969
Roman snake armlet. Diameter: 10 cm. weight: 295 g. Place of origin: Egypt. Roman Period, 1st century AD. Private Collection.
970
Rock carvings in Aspebérget. Tanum, Sweden. UNESCO World heritage site. Dating to 1800 - 500 BC. Aspebérget provides a rich pictorial treasure with its mass of images and fascinating activities.
971
Pelike (two-handled urn with flat bottom) depicting an acrobat shooting an arrow with her feet. Greece, 4th century BC. Photographer: Marcus Cyron via Wikimedia Commons.
972
Detail, Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci by the Italian Renaissance painter Piero di Cosimo, dating from about 1480 or 1490. It is in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France.
973
Antinous at Delphi, c. 130 AD. (Discovered in 1894) - Stricken by the death of Antinous, Hadrian, ordered that statues of the beautiful young man, whom he had loved so passionately, be erected in all sanctuaries and cities of his vast empire.
974
Pocket watch by René Lalique (1860-1945), c. 1900. Medium: Yellow gold, classical watch mechanism. Decorated with masks, after a drawing by Rodin. Diameter: 5 cm.
975
Lion paws in Rock Fortress Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, AD 495. Sigiriya is an ancient palace, built-in 480 AD, located in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka.
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