1051
Head of a man with tight, curly hair. Date: Ptolemaic Period - Egypt, 2nd century BC. On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn Museum.
1052
Rock carvings in Aspebérget. Tanum, Sweden. UNESCO World heritage site. Dating to 1800 - 500 BC. Aspebérget provides a rich pictorial treasure with its mass of images and fascinating activities.
1053
The Fall of the Tower of Babel by Cornelis Anthonisz, 1547.
1054
Ornamental plate (lapis lazuli) with Winged Bull, Achaemenid Empire 500-400 BC. The name “lapis lazuli” means “blue stone.” The gorgeous blue color of lapis lazuli has attracted the attention of artists for thousands of years.
1055
The abduction of Persephone.Wall painting from Aigai, Macedonia, Greece. Date: 4th c.BC.
1056
Julius Caesar reconstruction by Hidreley Diao.
1057
The Great Sphinx and pyramids of Giza in Egypt on March 4, 1862, photographed by Francis Bedford. (Royal Collection Trust)
1058
Mythological figure in feathered costume. Place of origin: La Tolita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador Date: 100 BC.-A.D. 100. Medium: Clay.
1059
Woman's Headdress, 2600 BC Iraq - Cemetery of Ur. Made from Cornealian, Gold, and Lapis Lazuli. Now on display at the British Museum.
1060
2.000-year-old Medusa mosaic, which adorns the orchestra section of the 3,600-seat Odeon in the ancient city of Kibyra in the province of Burdur, Turkey. Photographer & Courtesy of: Cihancan Sezgin - @Cihancansezgin
1061
Members of the Japanese Mission to Europe in front of the Sphinx, Egypt, by Antonio Beato, 1864.
1062
Marduk, sun god of Babylon, with his thunderbolts pursues Anzu after Anzu stole the Tablets of Destiny. Black and white crop of full plate scan, from Austen Henry Layard’s ‘Monuments of Nineveh, Second Series’ plate 19/83, London, J. Murray, 1853.
1063
The Priestess of Bacchus by John Collier (1885-1889). Medium: oil on canvas, private collection.
1064
Owl dressed as a pilgrim with hat and drinking bottle. Standing on one leg, staff in the other leg. By Monogrammist MH (graveur), c. 1540. Collection: Rijksmuseum.
1065
Armour of King James II (1686) by Richard Hoden. Place: England, London, Tower of London. Collection: Royal Armouries.
1067
Head of a horse Greek (probably from Attica), Archaic Period, c. 515 B.C. marble Museo del Prado.
1068
Vase in the shape of a duck, Egypt, 3rd century BC. The vase is made of faience, a mixture made with powdered quartz, making it closer to glass than pottery. Multicolored faience objects like this one are rare because they were difficult to produce. Walters Art Museum.
1069
Representation of a zodiac with in the centre the sun surronded by signs of the zodiac. Date: 11.c. AD. Collection: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
1070
Tournament shield (targe), c.1500. The German motto around the owl reads in translation, “Although I am the hated bird, I rather enjoy that.” Below this are the quartered arms of the Tänzl and Rindscheit families, which were united by marriage in 1499. - from the Met.
1071
Greek Terracotta Pig Rattle, 6th-3rd Century BC, possibly from Cyprus. A child’s toy in the shape of a pig, probably mold made and with a pebble sealed within.
1072
Decorated Weight from Ur, Early Dynastic III (c. 2600-2400 BC). Now on display at the British Museum.
1073
A Roman glass chalice from Emona. City museum of Ljubljana.
1074
Scythian Gold Deer Ornament, 7th-6th Century BC. Private Collection.
1075
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.
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