1702
Olmec head, Veracruz, Mexico, circa 1938.
1705
Purity by Barry X Ball @BarryXBall. Sculpture: Translucent Pink Iranian Onyx, stainless steel. Pedestal: Macedonian Marble, stainless steel, wood, acrylic lacquer, steel, nylon, plastic.
1706
Model is wearing replicas of a variety of ancient Sumerian jewelry offered for sale by New York’s Metropolitan Museum, photo by Nina Leen, 1952. #MuseumWeek #CreatorsMW
1707
Vessel in Form of a Dog with Turtle Shell. Place of origin: Mexico, Colima Date: 200 B.C.-A.D. 500 Medium: Burnished ceramic with slip. Source: LACMA. #MuseumWeek #creatorsMW
1708
A Little Sea Maiden, William Henry Margetson (1860–1940). Private collection.
1709
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, circa 1906.
1710
Una and the Lion by Briton Riviere (1840-1920).
1711
Relief of a bird-headed Apkallu from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud. Apkallu reliefs also appear in Assyrian palaces as guardians against evil spirits, like the modern gargoyle. Photographer: BurgererSF via Wikimedia Commons.
1712
The Colossi of Memnon by Carl Werner, 1808 - 1894.
1713
Small sculptures, hedgehog, head of a cat and head of a baboon, from late 18th Dynasty to Late Period. Now in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. #museumweek
1714
Prometheus creating the first Man. [Graeco-Roman Ringstone, ~30 BC] Credit - Collection: Thorvaldsen Museum.
1715
Hellenistic or Roman bronze head of an athlete, dated to the 2nd to 1st centuries BC, likely after a 4th century BC original by Lysippos. Currently located in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. #museumweek
1716
Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestis (c.1869-1871) by Frederic Leighton.
1717
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.
1718
Camille Flammarion, Observatory at Alexandria (L'Astronomie Populaire), 1880.
1719
A bear, surrounded by bees, trying to stick his paw into bee hives, set upon a table, in order to feed on honey Image taken from Flore de Virtu e de Costumi. Originally published/produced in N. Italy; first quarter 15th century. Source: Harley 3448, f.10v. Language: Italian.
1720
Mold-blown glass flasks in the form of a dried grape and a bunch of grapes. Period: Roman, Date: circa 50-100 A.D. Collection: British Museum. #museumweek
1721
Pin (Fibula) with Snail Roman, Imperial period, 2nd-3rd century A.D. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. #museumweek
1722
Ancient Sarmatian gilded silver roundel with griffins and precious stones inlays. 1st-2nd century AD. Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
1723
Relief plaque of cobra on a neb basket. Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period Date: c. 400–30 B.C. Geography: From Egypt. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
1725
1st century AD fresco depicting a Nilotic scene with a tribe of pygmies fighting a hippopotamus and a crocodile. The fresco is part of a cycle found in the garden of a domestic dwelling known as Casa del Medico (House of the Physician), in Pompeii.
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