1826
The Venus of Willendorf dates to between 28.000-30.000 BC, making it one of the oldest and most famous surviving works of art. It was found in 1908 at a paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria near the town of Krems.
1827
Lion Bowl. Place of origin: Northern Syria Date: 9th-8th century B.C. Medium: Steatite, carved. Now on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
1828
The Yachou Axe, with grinning face design. China, Shang Dynasty, Period/ Date: Late Shang Period (16th century B.C.-11th century B.C.).Dimensions: Length 32.7cm, Width 34.5cm. Unearthed from Subutun Tomb M1 in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province in 1965. Shandong Museum, China.
1829
Greek Silver Tetrobol of Hecatomnus, from Caria, C. 391-377-6 BC. Obverse ΕΚΑ inscription with a lion’s head. Reverse Star-like floral pattern.
1830
Royal procession passing through the Ishtar Gate on New Year's Day in ancient Babylon. Illustration by Peter Jackson, British (1922–2003)
1831
Odysseus and the sirens. Illustration: Unknown creator English School (20th century)
1832
Emperor Justinian and Members of His Court. Date: Reproduction, early 20th century (original dated 6th century). Medium: Glass and stone. Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1833
Round decorative diadem with an eagle at the centre. Date: c.650 BC. Collection: NAMA - National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
1834
Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Illustration: English School (20th century).
1835
Part of a muse cycle. Roman fresco (4th style) from the thermae of the Hospitium dei Sulpicii in Murecine near the Porta di Stabia of Pompeii. Photo Credit: Pompeji. Hirmer, München 2002.
1836
The Papyrus Fresco from the Room of the Ladies from the house of the same name, Akrotiri, Thera. Papyrus is not indigineous to Thera and therefore suggests that the Cycladic artists were borrowing iconography from elsewhere, perhaps Egypt or Minoan Crete.
1837
Autumn Landscape from the workshop of Tiffany Studios (design attributed to Agnes F. Northrop). 1923-24. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
1838
Hanging gardens of Babylon. Illustration by Richard Hook, English (b.1938).
1839
Roman cistophorus by Augustus, struck in Pergamum c. 27-26 BC. Obverse: IMP CAESAR and Augustus with a bare head. - Reverse: AVGVSTVS and a seated Sphinx.
1840
Sarcophagus Lid of Pakal the Great - Tomb of the Pakal the Great Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico c. 683 AD. The discovery of the tomb of the great Mayan ruler Pakal, deep inside the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque, is one of archeology's greatest stories.
1841
Workers carry mummified cats out from the tomb of Khufu-Imhat, Egypt, November 2018. Photo via Alamy.
1842
Asenath, Daughter of the Priest of On, 1921 by John Riley Wilmer (English, 1883–1941)
1843
In the 1600s BC, one of the largest volcanic eruptions that humanity has ever seen occurred on the Aegean Island of Thera (now Santorini). The volcanic ash preserved the remains of buildings, streets, frescoes, and many artifacts and works of art. Illustration: Roger Payne.
1844
The Roman Empire’s 250,000 miles of road re-imagined as a subway transit map. Created by Sasha Trubetskoy @sasha_trub.
1845
Brunetto Latini - Detail from the Book of the Treasure (Li Livres Dou Tresor) - c.1450-1480, Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève.
1846
Silver Stater minted at Knossos, Crete c. 500-431 BC. On the coin is the Minotaur running, holding an unidentified object in his raised hand. The inscription KNOSI[ON] is beside him.
1847
Gustav Klimt. Grand staircase of Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum. (1890-1891)
1848
Queen's Apartment at Knossos, Crete, Greece. Illustration from Ancient Times, A History of the Early World, by James Henry Breasted (Ginn and Company, Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, San Fransisco, 1944).
1849
The Sphinx. Attic red-figure pyxis, 2nd half of 5th cent. BC. Found at Nola, Italy; now in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris. Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.
1850
Aztec Stone Coiled Snake. Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 AD. Snakes/serpents provide a fascinating element of Pre-Columbian iconography, as important symbols of power, rebirth, transition, and renewal. Private Collection.
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