1076
Orthodox Priest with little cat. Meteora Monasteries, Greece, 1954. Photographer: David Seymour.
1077
Mosaic floor depicting a dog and a knocked-over gold vessel. Discovered in 1993 during construction of the new Alexandria Library, Egypt. Now currently in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria. Width: approx. 70 cm. Date: approx. 200-100 BC.
1078
Men observe the giant statues of Easter Island in Polynesia, December 1922.Photograph by J. P. Ault, National Geographic.
1079
The lion hunts of Ashurbanipal - details from the hall reliefs of the Palace at Ninevah.
1080
Mode in Hats and Headdress (Masterwork of Fashion and History) : Ancient Greek. Author: R. Turner Wilcox Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (NY), 1952.
1081
"The Last of his Race". Photographer: L.M.A. Roy - Pictorial Photographers of America, Tennant and Ward, New York Publisher's Agents, 1920.
1082
The Parthenon, Athens in 1908. Photographer: Frédéric Boissonnas.
1083
'Memento mori' gold pendant in the form of a coffin enamelled in black and white with a hinged rock-crystal cover and a skeleton in high relief. The reverse and insides are enamelled with tongues of fire. Made in France, 16th c. Length: 2.8 c . Collection: British Museum.
1084
The Gaddi Torso, part of Hellenistic sculpture of the 2nd century B.C. Italy, Florence, Uffizzi Gallery.
1085
Locket ring belonging to Queen Elizabeth I, c. 1575. It wasn’t discovered until her death that the ring opened up to reveal two portraits of her and her mother Queen Anne Boleyn (?). Photo Credit: © Bridgeman Images & Historic Royal Palaces.
1086
Fall of Icarus after he flew too close to the Sun, scene from Greek mythology. Creator: Roger Payne, British (b.1934). Artwork medium: colour lithograph.
1087
Glazed Brick with Bird Man. Culture: Assyrian Place of origin: Mesopotamia Date: ca. 900-650 B.C. Medium: Ceramic. Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts.
1088
The Lyre from Ur. The Lyre of Ur or Harps of Ur are considered to be the world's second oldest surviving stringed instruments after the ones discovered in the Maykop culture.
1090
The 'Mouth Puller' grotesque carving at Castletown, Ireland. Photo taken by Jimmy Green. In Medieval times these were placed at doorways and windows to scare off evil spirits.
1091
Orpheus (detail) Attributed to Hugues Jean François Paul Duqueylard (1771–1845).
1092
Shield of Achilles by Philip Rundell (1746-1827). Silver gilt. Dimensions: 90.5 x 90.5 x 18.0 cm (whole object). Collection: The Royal Collection Trust.
1093
Doctor monkey examining an owl. Detail from the Book of Hours, Arras ca. 1296-1311 Cambrai, BM, ms. 87, fol. 138r.
1094
Close-up detail of Venus Callipyge also known as Aphrodite Kallipygos or Callipygian Venus, is a Roman marble copy “Venus of the Beautiful Buttocks”, National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
1095
Details from “The Fall of the Damned” (c.1468) by Dirk Bouts.
1096
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1097
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450 AD. The interior of the mausoleum is covered with rich mosaics.
1098
Black hole. Hours of Louis de Laval, France c. 1480 BnF, Latin 920, fol. 2v.
1099
Deesis Mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 1990. In the mosaic; Virgin, St. John the Baptist and the Christ are begging for the salutation of man by showing emotions in a realistic style. The mosaic is accepted as a pioneer of the Renaissance Art.
1100
A stone slab from Göbekli Tepe (c. 10.000 - 8.000 BC), with a carving depicting a woman in a birth giving.
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