801
Stone relief of an Assyrian warrior and his lion. Palace of king Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, northern Iraq ~ ca.713 BC. Louvre.
802
The Three Graces, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
803
Fish and ducks, Roman mosaic from Pompeii, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli.
804
Ancient greek theather with Klima beach in background, Milos, Greece. This theater dates back to the Hellenistic period in 3rd century BC. It was destroyed during Roman times and rebuilt out of marble. And to put it simply, it's remarkable. (Image via Alamy)
805
One of the amazing finds from Herculaneum- preserved food from 79 A.D. Pottery and carbonized food- bread, peas, figs, fava beans, wheat, and chickpeas. Image Copyright: Archivio dell'Arte / Luciano Pedicini.
806
Oblivious Cat, 18″ x 24″, 2013 AD. Art by Bachor.
808
The Great Mosque of Samarra and the Abu Dulaf Mosque were built in the 9th century and they testify the architectural innovations of the city.
809
El Castillo [Temple of Kukulkan] (detail, North Staircase), Chichén Itzá, Photograph date: ca. 1895-ca. 1935 Building Date: 9th-12th century. Cornell University Library.
810
Woman's Headdress, 2600 BC Iraq - Cemetery of Ur. Made from Cornealian, Gold, and Lapis Lazuli. Now on display at the British Museum.
811
Alabastron with two cocks and snake. Period: Greek archaic period, early Corinthian, c. 620–590 BC. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
812
Flower Diadem ornament, Egypt, 1st-3rd Century AD, Roman Period. Collection: British Museum.
814
Celebrate, clear-voiced Muse, daughter of great Zeus, the Mother of all gods and all mankind, whose pleasure is the din of cymbal-clappers and tambours and the bray of the shawms, the howling of wolves and fierce lions, the echoing mountains and wooded valleys.
815
Prehistoric rock carving of a whole bunch of deer. Bayankhongor, Mongolia. Photo by L. Ebegzaya.
816
The Ghosts of Hellas, by Vasily Polenov, 1905.
817
In the Tepidarium, 1881 Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912).
818
Gypsum bas-relief head of King Ashurnasirpal II from the Northwest Palace (room B, panel 4) in the Assyrian city of Nimrud. The relief dates back to 875-860 BC. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME.
819
Cherubs from the Casa dell'Efebo, Pompeii.
820
Gold ear piece in the shape of a flower from the Gupta Empire, dated to the 4th century AD. The Gupta Empire controlled much of the Indian subcontinent from 319-605 AD.
822
Detail of a Roman statue of Venus Genetrix, 2nd century A.D. Marble.
823
Head of the God Horus as a Falcon. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, ca. 2345-2181 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
824
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Spring, details - 1894.
825
Two Satyrs, 1619 by Peter Paul Rubens. Medium: oil,wood.
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