1276
Large Ceramic Twin Octopus Vase by Shayne Greco, NC, USA.
1277
Skull of a female attendant, with jewelry and headdress of gold and lapis lazuli. Found in royal cemetery of Ur.
1278
A Cretan show based on theatrical dancing and acrobatic performances of the Minoan civilization.
1279
Roman pigeon mosaic from Capua Vetere, in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples.
1280
Gold alloy and shell ear plates. Date: 800–550 BC, Peru. Now on display at the Museo Kuntur Wasi, San Pablo, Peru.
1281
Maya jade necklace with a pendant of a dignitary’s head, dated to c. 550-950 AD.
1282
Assyrian letters on cuneiform tablets written around 1900 BC. Credit & Collection: British Museum.
1283
Odysseus and the sirens. Illustration: Unknown creator English School (20th century)
1285
An Aztec Turquoise mosaic mask representing Xiuhtecuhtli, the god of fire, 1400-1521 AD. The mask is of cedar with mother-of-pearl eyes and conch shell teeth. The British Museum. Photographer: © Hans Hillewaert / CC BY-SA 4.0.
1286
The Seated Scribe statue is one of the masterworks of Ancient Egypt. Egyptologist Auguste Mariette discovered the scribe in 1850 at Saqqara, an ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis.
1287
Terracotta krater. Period: Geometric. Date: ca. 750–735 BC. Culture: Greek, Attic Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 150.
1289
The Loot by Carlos Barahona Possolo. Medium: oil on canvas, 60x80 cm, 2011.
1290
Anatomical studies and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Credit: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man (by Martin Clayton and Ronald Philo); Royal Collection Trust.
1291
The Education of Achilles by Chiron by Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1782.
1292
Statue of Apollo (Kouros). Date: c. 1st century BC or AD. Materials: Bronze, copper, bone, dark stone, glass. Dimensions: 128 cm x 33 cm x 38 cm. Found in Pompei, Italy.
1293
Excavation findings in Pompeii (1st picture) and Herculaneum (2nd picture). Two towns close to the famous Vesuvius volcano (Italy) that erupt almost 1,933 years ago.
1294
Pebble mosaic depicting Bellerophon killing Chimera. Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, Greece. circa 300-270 BC.
1295
Antique leaded glass (c. 1900s) Spider Web window. Collection & Credit: Milleabros Auctioneers.
1296
‘Lady of Baza’, Limestone sculpture (really a cinerary urn) from Grave 155, Baza (Granada). 4th cent. BC. Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid. Photo via Alamy / Stock Image.
1297
Roman equipment from Costumes of All Nations, 1882.
1298
Parthenon, Athens, Greece, 1907. Photo: Underwood & Underwood.
1299
Sandro Botticelli - Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to a Young Woman, ca. 1483 (detail) Italian, 1445-1510 Fresco, detached and mounted on canvas.
1300
Landscape with a Roman Temple by Hubert Robert (French 1733-1808). Medium: oil-canvas.
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