1851
Shaman Transforming into Polar Bear by Abraham Anghik Ruben (b. 1951).
1852
Under a sacred sycamore the sun god Ra, in the form of a cat, slays the snake Apep , god of the underworld and symbol of the forces of chaos and evil. Detail of a wall painting from the tomb of Inherkhau . New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, ca. 1080 BC. Deir el-Medina, West Thebes.
1853
Killer Cat by Johannes Fijt aka Jan Fyt (Belgian-Flemish, 1611-1661, b. Antwerp, Belgium, d. Ibid).Medium: Oil on Canvas.
1854
The World's Oldest Owl - the Chauvet Cave - France. This owl, circa 45cm in height, is found in the second section of the cave. c. 33.000 years ago.
1856
Medieval Gold Ring with Rare Pink Sapphire, 15th Cen. AD. Pink sapphire was very rare in Medieval Europe. It probably arrived with a batch of blue sapphires from Myanmar. Private Collection.
1857
Colossal Foot, 1st - 2nd Century AD, Roman Imperial Period. (Collection: The British Museum)
1858
Silver coin: Athena and Pegasus, Greek, Syracuse and Corinth, 4th century BC.
1859
Earrings. Place of origin: Italy Date: ca. 1870. Medium: Gold with granulation and filigree work. Now on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
1860
Great helm, Heaume, Topfhelm, 14th century. Iron. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg.
Hans Rieter zu Kornburg was the owner of this helm. It was designed for knights on horseback. Worldwide only 24 are obtained, this one is the best-preserved.
1861
Byzantine gold wedding seal ring, circa 500 AD. Collection & Credit: Pax Romana Auctions.
1862
Swabian - Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family and detail, c.1470. Collection: The National Gallery, London, UK.
1863
Rings from Anglo-Saxon England. Date: c. 8th-10th century AD. Excavated/Findspot: Aberford, British Isles, UK. Inscription transliteration: + EA⃒ÐELSVIÐ⃒REGNA. Inscription translation: Queen Æthelswith. Materials: gold and niello. Collection: British Museum.
1864
Statuette of a Woman: “The Stargazer”. c. 3000 BC Early Bronze Age. Place of origin: Western Anatolia(?). Dimensions: 17.2 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm. Now on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
1865
A modern interpretation of Antinous. Amazing work of Becca Saladin / royaltynowstudios.com
1866
Roman fresco recovered at Arles, France. Photo Credit/ Read More: archaeology.org/issues/207-160…
1867
Painted antelope on a 5000-year-old “Ninavite 5” jar found in Northern Mesopotamia. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Photo by Babylon Chronicle.
1868
The 12 Olympian gods of ancient Greece. Top row left to right: Zeus, Athena, Hera, Apollo. Middle row left to right: Demeter, Artemis, Hermes, Hephaistos. Bottom row left to right: Aphrodite, Dionysos, Poseidon, Ares.
1869
Examples for the Viking “Bros/Oseberg Style” (c. AD 780-850) Animal-head post found in the Oseberg viking ship, seen in the Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway.
1870
Carnelian fish pendant. Culture: Egyptian. Date: 1390-1290 BC. Collection: The Walters Art Museum.
1871
Gold signet ring- on the bezel Athena seated with an owl. The Greek inscription reads Anaxiles. 5th century B.C. ca., excavated in Polis-tis-Chrysokhou, Cyprus. Now on display at the British Museum, London.
1872
Nasca Vessel. Culture: Nasca. Place of origin: Perú, south coast. Date: 100 B.C. – A.D. 800. Medium: Ceramic. Collection: Fowler Museum at UCLA.
1873
Askos in the form of a duck. Culture: Etruscan, 350-325 BC. From Vulci, ancient Etruria (now in Lazio, Italy). Collection: The British Museum.
1874
Gold Crocodile Pendant. Quimbaya Culture, Colombia. Collection: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
1875
Christian Dior models under the Caryatids of the Erechtheion temple on the north side of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Date: 1951.
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