1601
“Tobias and the Angel Derail” by Filippino Lippi, 1482.
1602
The crowning of Dionysus, a roman mosaic found in the ancient city of thysdrus, 2nd century AD. El Djem Archaeological Museum, Tunisia.
1603
The Bewitched Man (also known as The Devil's Lamp) is a painting completed c. 1798 by Francisco Goya. The painting shows the protagonist, Don Claudio, who believes he is bewitched and that his life depends on keeping a lamp alight.
1604
Ottoman Calligrapher Tools, 19th Century. Private Collection: Sotheby's.
1605
Artemis, known as the ‘Diana of Versailles’ 1st–2nd centuries AD. Roman copy of Greek statue attributed to Leochares, Musée du Louvre.
1606
The Inca Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Cusco, Peru. The complex was built by the Inca in the 15th century, particularly under Pachacuti and successors. They built dry stone walls constructed of huge stones. Photo: Stock Image.
1607
Roman Carved Rock Crystal Fish, 1st Century AD. Photo Credit: Timeline Auctions - Private Collection.
1608
The Forum Baths in Pompeii were established in 80 BC and were the only baths still in use after the earthquake of 62 AD. The walls are beautifully decorated with frescoes of garden scenes, and the vault ceilings are embellished with stucco friezes. @pompeii_sites
1609
Dancing Maenads Roman, 1st century AD. Private Collection.
1610
The cave paintings of Altamira date back between 36.000 and 15.000 BC. The colorful ceiling paintings depict wild animals in motion and at rest, including deer, wild horse in addition to bison all of which represent a high point of Ice Age cave art. Photo: berata / Stock.
1611
“Schlafende Diana (Sleeping Diana)”, 1913, “Emil Epple” (1877-1948).
1612
Angel from Aurora Consurgens, c.1420. The Aurora consurgens is an alchemical treatise of the 15th century famous for the rich illuminations that accompany it in some manuscripts.
1613
Table's pedestal (Trapezophoros) with two griffins devouring a deer. Polychrome marble carving (4th century BC) belonging to a Dauni's citizen high society grave.
1614
A sumerian dagger and sheath from the Royal Cemetery at Ur. Date: c.2600 - 2400 BC Now located in the National Museum of Iraq.
1615
Eros by Johan Julius Ferdinand Kronberg (1850 –1921).
1616
Three penis sheaths made of gold. Geography/Culture: Colombia, Narino culture, c. 600-1500 AD.
1617
The Minotaur. The surrounding inscription reads ὁ παῖς καλός (”The boy is handsome/beautiful”). Tondo of an Attic black-figure kylix. Date: ca. 515 BC. Now in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid. Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons.
1618
Gold and carnelian swivel ring. Culture: Etruscan. Date: c.400-300 BC. Credit & Collection: Apollo Art Auctions.
1619
Frog pendant. Place of Origin: Panama (Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí). Date: 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest). Credit & Collection: The Walters Art Museum.
1620
Stone Frog Weight. Culture: Babylonian, Mesopotamia, ca. 2000–1600 B.C. (Old Babylonian period) . Dimensions: 12.3 x 21.8 cm. Collection: Met Museum.
1621
Classical Black-figure Octopus Jug,. Culture: Greek. Place of origin: Sicily. c. Late 5th Century BC.
1622
Apulian red-figure terracotta fish plate. Attributed to the workshop of the Darius Painter; ca. 340-320 BCE. Now in the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas. Photo via Alamy.
1623
The Lascaux Caves are a complex of caves in southwestern France that is famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. They contain 900 of the most perfect surviving examples of Upper Paleolithic art and are estimated to be 17.300 years old.
1624
Minoan Snake Goddess figurine. Date: c. Late Bronze Age, about 1600 BC. Place of discovery: Knosos, Palace, sacred treasury-rooms. Heraklion Arch. Museum, Crete Island, Greece.
1625
Aerial view of Parthenon, Athens. Image via Shutterstock.
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