1026
A window on the Quai Voltaire, Paris, 1928. Photographer: André Kertész.
1027
Details from Pazyryk Rug, Pazryryk Valley, Siberia, c. 500 BC.
1028
A Mesopotamian leopard. Date: Late Uruk, Jemdet Nasr period, circa 3300-2900 B.C. Medium: inlaid limestone. Dimensions: 2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high. Photo Credit & Collection: © Christie’s Images Ltd.
1029
Ouroboros* drawing from a late medieval Byzantine Greek alchemical manuscript. Date 1478.
*The ouroboros or uroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.
1030
Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity. Illustration from Pohadky Staroveke (Ancient Myths), by Frantisek Ruth (Solc a Simecek, Prague, c1920).
1031
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.
1032
The lyre of Orpheus. Art by Eduard Ritter Von Engerth (1818 -1897)
1033
Mercury / Hermes (Detail). Wood engraving by Jonnard after William Blake Richmond, 1866. Collection & Credit: Wellcome Collection, London, UK.
1034
Ancient Egyptian carved siltstone figure, inlaid with shell ring-beads, is more than 5,000 years old (. 3600–3500 BC.) and is just 8cm tall. It was excavated at Naqada by Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. Now on display at the Ashmolean Museum.
1035
The triumph of Shapur I over the Roman Emperor Valerian, Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran (©Bruno Barbey-Magnum Photos, 1976)
1036
Statue of Diana the Huntress in a landscape by Charles Meynier (1768 – 1832).
1037
Ruins of the colossal sandstone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III at the necropolis of Thebes, Egypt, during an inundation of the Nile River. Photographed by Eliot Elisofon, 1965.
1038
Head of a funerary couch in the form of a cheetah or lion, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. Photo Credit: Treasures of Tutankhamun by Katherine Stoddert Gilbert.
1039
The Wave by Ai Weiwei. 2005 (15,6 x 43 x 37,5 cm). Medium: Glazed ceramic.
1040
Wreath of oak leaves and acorns Greek, Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C.
1041
Deer skulls with carved eyeholes dating to 11,000 years ago have been discovered at Star Carr Mesolithic archaeological site, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. Photographer: Josh Murfitt / MAA - via Haaretz.
1042
A Masque for the Four Seasons, by Walter Crane, 1905-1909, oil on canvas - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany.
1044
John William Waterhouse - Ulysses and the Sirens, detail.
1045
Embroidered textile feline with long tail, multi-colored. Date: ca. 200 B.C.–A.D. 400 Period: Early Intermediate. Culture: Nasca. Medium: Camelid fiber. Now on display at the Princeton University Art Museum.
1046
Mont-Saint-Michel, Côté Nord-Est, France, 1900. Photographer: Neurdein Frères .
1047
Details, Portrait of a Young Woman (Simonetta Vespucci) by Sandro Botticelli, c.1480–1485.
1048
Theseus and Minotaur by Maestro dei Cassoni Campana, Detail. Date: c. 1510 - 1515.
1049
“Principal types of pottery in Ancient Egypt.” The Encyclopaedia Britannica. v.9. 1922, Fig. 112.
1050
Gold Wreath of Oak Leaves and Acorns. c. 4th Century BC. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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