1851
“Flora” by Max Nonnenbruch (Detail, 1892).
1852
Satyre et Bacchante by James Pradier (1790-1852), detail. Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris.
1854
Medinet Habou, Thebes, Egypt. Photographer: William Henry Goodyear (1846–1923) Credit: Brooklyn Museum Collections, Goodyear Archival Collection.
1855
W. side of Acropolis, Athens. Photographer:Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, 1842. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1856
The Temple of Mars was a temple dedicated to the Roman god Mars, situated atop the akropolis of Cyrene (modern-day Libya). Reconstruction made by Ubisoft for the game Assassin’s Creed.
1857
The so-called Kaufmann head (ates to the first half of the 2nd century BC), a Roman copy of Praxiteles’s Aphrodite of Knidos, which dates to the mid 4th century BC. Found place: Tralles, Aydin, Turkey. Now on display at the Louvre Museum.
1858
The Uraeus cobra that once adorned the crown of Pharaoh Senusret II, likely dropped when his pyramid was looted in antique. It’s made from Solid gold and adorned with black granite, Ultramarine pigment, Turquoise and carnelian inlays. Egypt, 12th Dynasty, 1991 to 1803 BC.
1859
Ancient Doorway, Medina Habu (Medinet Habu), Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Stock Image / Shutterstock.
1860
A recreation of the Palace of Knossos by Harry Green.
1861
Detail of a wall painting from Level III, Catal Hoyuk (modern-day Konya, Turkey): Deer Hunt, c. 5750 BC.
1862
Detail, Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD). Medium: Gilded bronze. Collection: Capitoline Museums, Rome.
1863
Running a great building like the Roman Colosseum needed a large staff and tireless managers to organize them. Some Colosseum staff could be seen by the spectators as they swept and cleaned, guarded the entrances, and lugged heavy safety fences into place.
1865
Eros and the Goddesses of Destiny - Julius Kronberg, 1908.
1866
Dice players. Fresco from Room b of the Osteria della Via di Mercurio, Pompeii. Photograph: Stock Image / Alamy.
1867
Ring, 1700s, with the inscription, “Many are the stars i see but in my eye no star like thee.” Collection: British Museum.
1868
Figurine of a woman baking. Date: c. Iron Age II, 8th-6th century BC. Found place: Akhzib. Medium: Pottery. Photo & Collection: © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
1869
Gold locket with the hair of Queen Marie Antoinette. Collection: British Museum. Photo Credit: Kotomi_ on Flickr.
1870
John William Waterhouse (1849 -1917): "Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May". Gather ye rosebuds while ye may is the first line from the poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick. The poem is in the genre of carpe diem, Latin for "seize the day".
1871
Terracotta Vase in the Form of a Lobster Claw. ca. 460 BC. Greek, Classical. Collection: The Met.
1872
Petroglyph depicting mountain sheep. Date: c. AD 600–1300. Place of origin: Sand Tank, Inyo County, California. Medium: Basalt. Collection & Credit: The National Museum of the American Indian.
1874
Medusa by Vincenzo Gemito (Italian, 1852 - 1929). Collection: The Getty.
1875
Cosmetic dish in the shape of a trussed duck. Date: 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period - c.1353-1327 BC. Collection: The Metropolitan Museum, NYC.
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