976
Three penis sheaths made of gold. Geography/Culture: Colombia, Narino culture, c. 600-1500 AD.
977
Allegory of the River Nile from the Chiaramonti Sculpture Gallery. The Nile surrounded by sixteen children that represent the flooding of the river. A Roman copy of a Greek Hellenistic original from the temple of Isis and Serapis, found in the Campo Marzio, Rome.
978
Phidias in his workshop, carving the statue of Minerva for the Parthenon (1869), by Raffello Sorbi.
979
Ancient Egyptian cosmetic container (soapstone) with round receptacles and inscriptions. Artist unknown; 663-332 BC (Late Period). Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.
980
Ophelia by Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Heyser (1857-1921).
981
Table's pedestal (Trapezophoros) with two griffins devouring a deer. Polychrome marble carving (4th century BC) belonging to a Dauni's citizen high society grave.
982
Theseus defeats the Centaur (1805-1819) is a neoclassical sculpture by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), on display on the Grand staircase at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
983
“Principal types of pottery in Ancient Egypt.” The Encyclopaedia Britannica. v.9. 1922, Fig. 112.
984
‘Medea Restoring Aeson’s Youth’ by Charles-Alexandre Crauk, 1865.
985
Amethyst bottle, made in Egypt, c.2.675-2.130 BC - National Museum of Asian Art. This small container made of beautifully veined stone would have been a luxury item, most probably filled with an expensive, fragrant oil. The container would have had a stopper.
986
The Goddess Uma. Medium: Sandstone. Geography/ Culture: Cambodia, during the Angkor period, 900s AD. Photo: National Museum of Asian Art.
987
Aztec Sun Stone, 1886. Photograph: New York State Archives. The Aztec Sun Stone - also known as the Aztec Calendar Stone - is an enormous circular stone carved from basalt, covered with hieroglyphic carvings, weighing 25 tons, 3.60 meters in diameter and 98 cm thick.
988
Rock crystal statuette of the goddess Bastet in her form of sacred cat. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (?)
989
Jephthah's Vow: The Marty by Edwin Long (1829–1891). Collection: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum.
990
Ancient Greek gold earrings with pendants of amphoras, dated to the 2nd century BC. Private Collection (?)
991
Bust of a woman, possibly the younger Antonia. Long identified as the nymph Clytie. Date: c. 40/50 AD. Excavated/Findspot: Naples. Now on display at the British Museum.
992
Giusto de’ Menabuoi (1330-1390): Cycle of the Apocalypse (fresco).
994
Nessus Abducting Dejanira. Modeled in 1814–15, carved in 1821–23 or 1826 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish). Now on display at the Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548, NY.
995
Memorabilia, Ludwig van Beethoven by Salomon Garf (Dutch, 1879–1943)
996
Roman fresco recovered at Arles, France. Photo Credit/ Read More: archaeology.org/issues/207-160…
997
Tomb in the Crypt of Arundel Castle by Samuel Rayner (English, 1806–1879)
998
Head of a goddess or princess, from Alexandria (blue chalcedony, height: 6.8 cm) Ptolemaic Period. ca. 120-80 BC. Now at the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva.
999
A man stands on Ramses II lap. Abu Simbel. Egypt, c. 1910s.
1000
Statue of Diana the Huntress in a landscape by Charles Meynier (1768 – 1832).
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