1401
Dolphin frieze from the Mycenaean citadel of Gla (1600–1100 BC ). Now in the Archaeological Museum of Thebes.
1402
The lovers of Bordeaux - This intimate Gallo-Roman couple was made by Pistillus, a potter who was working in France, 2nd century. The two figures, naked, but partially covered with a blanket, are tenderly entwined.
1403
The Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheion, Athens. Photo by William J. Stillman (1828 - 1901)
1404
Lion (or tiger?) head detail from "Young Dionysos drinking and riding a tiger" mosaic, the House of the Faun, Pompeii. Source: Naples Archaeological Museum.
1405
Roman flasks, 1st century. Collection: The Getty.
1406
Bathtub (Larnax). Date: mid 14th Century B.C. Period: Late Minoan IIIA.Culture: Minoan Medium: Ceramic. Image & Collection: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta.
1407
Detail, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still (Josh 10-12) by Martin, John (1789–1854) circa 1840. Medium: Oil on canvas. Collection: Yale Center for British Art.
1408
Ferdinand Keller - Selene thrown down by Argus, 1886.
1409
“Flora” by Max Nonnenbruch (Detail, 1892).
1410
One of only two authentic old Jolly Rogers known in the world. This 19th century Barbary pirate flag is now on display at The Åland Maritime Museum in Finland.
1411
Pair of ancient Egyptian rings (gold with glass, lapis lazuli, and carnelian inlay) depicting lotus flowers. Date: ca. 1400-1200 BC (18th or 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom). Collection & Credit: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
1412
Mosaic representing the labyrinth with the Minotaur in Conimbriga Roman ruins, Portugal. Photo by Matyas Rehak on Adobe Stock.
1413
Round decorative diadem with an eagle at the centre. Date: c.650 BC. Collection: NAMA - National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
1414
Amethyst intaglio warship. Date: Roman, 1st century AD. Collection:Bertolami Fine Arts.
1415
Bat Before the Moon by Takahashi Biho (1910)
1416
Viking Iron Lock and Keys, 9th-11th Century AD. Private Collection.
1417
Norwich pattern books. These happy-looking books from the 18th century contain records. Not your regular historical records - who had died or was born, or how much was spent on bread and beer - but a record of cloth patterns available for purchase by customers.
1418
Photographs of Persepolis, Iran taken in 1935 on the Schmidt Expedition, and Professor Matthew Stolper and the colossal bull from Persepolis from the Achaemenid Period, 550-330 BC. Collection Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
1419
Carl Friedrich Lessing (German, 1808 – 1880) Mountainous landscape: ruins in a gorge, 1830, Städel Museum - Artothek, Germany.
1420
Ippolito Caffi (1809 - 1866) The Pantheon by Moonlight.
1421
Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle correctly and, having heard Oedipus' answer, the Sphinx was astounded and killed herself.
1422
Egyptian words and phrases that incorporate the honey bee hieroglyph. (Photo: Gene Kritsky via World Media Foundation)
1423
Detail, Gypsum wall panel relief showing the god Ninurta and monster Anzu. The god is Ninurta, chief god of the city of Nimrud and has a thunderbolt in each hand; he pursues the monster Anzu.
1424
Portable diptych sundial. Maker: Hans Tröschel the Elder (German, 1549–1612) Date: ca. 1598 Culture: German, Nuremberg. Medium: Ivory, brass. Collection: The Met, NYC.
1425
Egyptian Priest Entering a Temple. Oil on panel, 47 x 34.3 cm, 1892, Art by Ludwig Deutsch.
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