2276
Anatolian Marble Two-headed Idol, Circa Late 3rd Millennium BC. Private Collection. Detailed post: instagram.com/archaeologyart
2277
An ostrich egg found a grave in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, in modern-day Iraq. #HappyEaster
2278
Roman pigeon mosaic from Capua Vetere, in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples.
2279
The Owl, detail from the apse mosaic, San Clemente, Rome.
2280
Vessel with Condor and Human Head. Date: A.D. 400-1000 Place of origin: Perú, Tiwanaku style.
2281
Camels and their riders standing in water near the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, date circa 1920s.
2282
Frog Effigy Pendant from northwestern Colombia. Dates from AD 900. Courtesy & currently located at the Walters Art Museum, via their online collections. Accession number: 2009.20.78.
2283
Wreath of oak leaves and acorns Greek, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C.
2284
Lidded effigy container in the form of a diving god. Date: ca. A.D. 1500. Period: Late Postclassic, Maya. Place made: Maya area, Northern Belize or Quintana Roo, Mexico.
2285
Tutankhamun’s Lotus Chalice. The handle is a lotus flower and bud supporting with god Heh, the symbol of eternal life. Found at the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
2286
Base of the Obelisk of Theodosius, Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) by James Robertson (1855).
2287
Janiform kantharos with addorsed heads of a male African and a female Greek. Date: ca. 480–470 B.C. Period: Greek, Attic. The Princeton University Museum of Art.
2288
Detail, Roman mosaic from Pompeii. Collection: National Archeological Museum of Naples.
2289
Sandal-Tying Hermes. Marble. Roman copy of the 2nd cent. AD after a Greek bronze original by Lysippos c. 330 BC. Collection: Copenhagen, New Carlsberg Glyptotek (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek).
2290
Roman Silver Mouse with Nut, c. 1st-2nd century AD. An ancient and cute detailed model of a mouse squatting with a nut in its forepaws, tail raised and coiled.
2292
Mode in Hats and Headdress (Masterwork of Fashion and History) : Ancient Greek. Author: R. Turner Wilcox Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (NY), 1952.
2293
Greek Tetradrachm from Abdera, Thrace, c. 439-410 BC
Obverse: a leaping Gryphon. Reverse: an eagle flying in a square surround by the letters E–KA / TA / IO / S. All within an incuse square.
2294
Ancient Greek black figure pottery-inspired nails, featuring Theseus facing the Minotaur on one hand, and Oedipus pondering the riddle of the Sphinx on the other.
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2295
A view right down the caldera of Mt. Vesuvius, from the International Space Station. #pompeii
2296
Drowned by Josef Manes, 1867, oil on canvas.
2297
Ganymede Waters Zeus as an Eagle by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1817. Located in the Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen.
2298
Detail of the Lion Gate at Mycenae by David Monniaux. Lion Gate is the popular modern name for the main entrance of what was the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece. It was erected around 1250 BC, in the northwestern side of the acropolis.
2299
A gilded bronze bracelet terminating in snake heads. Culture: Western Greek. Made in Italy, found at Cumae. Date: c.200-100 BC. Diameter: c.6.2 cm. Collection: British Museum.
2300
Entry of Alexander into Babylon, or The Triumph of Alexander by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690).
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