2076
Vulture Pectoral. Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Culture: New Kingdom, Egypt. Medium: Gold sheet. This Vulture pectoral, probably depicting the goddess Nekhbet, was a traditional funerary emblem. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 118.
2078
A portrait of St Anne (detail), the mother of the Virgin Mary. Date: c. 8th century. Place of discovery: Faras Cathedral, Lower Nubia, on the border between modern Egypt and Sudan. Medium: tempera on plaster. Now on display at the National Museum in Warsaw.
2079
‘The Emperor’ by James Carroll Beckwith (American, 1852-1917).
2080
Detail, Pectoral, in the form of a double-headed serpent. Made of cedro wood and covered with mosaic made of turquoise and red thorny oyster shell (Spondylus princeps). Culture: Mixtec/Aztec. Date: 1400-1521. Excavated/Findspot: Mexico. Collection: British Museum.
2081
Necklace of Princess Khenmet, daughter of Amenemhat II. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991-1803 BC. Collection: Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
2082
The development of Western body armour through the centuries. Illustration: Encyclopedia Britannica.
2083
Egyptian blue faience ring featuring the Wadjet eye. It dates to the 18th Dynasty, 16th century to the 13th century BC. Collection: Egyptian Museum in Berlin.
2084
Armour for Man and Horse. Date: ca. 1480. Maker/Artist: Possibly Ulrich Rämbs. Place of origin: Germany. The Wallace Collection.
2085
Helmet. Culture: Thracian. Date: 4th century BC. Medium: Silver. Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts.
2086
Killer Cat by Johannes Fijt aka Jan Fyt (Belgian-Flemish, 1611-1661, b. Antwerp, Belgium, d. Ibid).Medium: Oil on Canvas.
2087
Sitting Minotaur by Bahman Mohasses (1931-2010), 1972, Iranian. Medium: bronze, Dimensions: 12cm.; 4 7/8 in.
2088
Damned souls protest in vain and try to deny the colossal and minutely detailed account of sins, foolishnesses and assorted wicked things that they committed in life. Detail from the Triptyque de l'Apocalypse by Jacobello Alberegno. Date: ca.1390.
2089
Underground Tunnels of Colosseum. This underground area was divided into 15 corridors set to the side of a central gallery along the longest axis of the building (east-west), and were used for the various complex operations of the amphitheatre and hydraulic infrastructure.
2090
A Restauration Mantel Clock of Alexander the Great (detail view) by Louis Stanislas Lenoir Ravrio. (French 1783-1846). circa 1820. Medium: gilt bronze.
2091
Hammurabi’s Law Code archaeostore.com/blog/hammurabi…
2092
A modern interpretation of Antinous. Amazing work of Becca Saladin / royaltynowstudios.com
2093
Achilles cries out for vengeance by Peter Connolly.
2095
Roman Carved Rock Crystal Fish, 1st Century AD. Photo Credit: Timeline Auctions - Private Collection.
2096
Statue depicts the Egyptian queen Arsinoe II (c. 316–270 BC). Discovered in the ancient Egyptian city of Canopus. Photographer: Christoph Gerigk. © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation.
2098
Ancient Capitals by L. Sprague De Camp, 1966.
2099
Roman trade routes and principal products in each region.
2100
Requiescat by Briton Rivière , 1888, oil on canvas, 191.5 x 250.8 cm. Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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