1101
The girl with a pomegranate (1875) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
1102
Shield of Achilles by Philip Rundell (1746-1827). Silver gilt. Dimensions: 90.5 x 90.5 x 18.0 cm (whole object). Collection: The Royal Collection Trust.
1103
Eagle with blood dripping from mouth, detail of mural located at the Palace of Tetitla in Teotihuacan, Mexico (100 - 700 AD)
1104
Empress Eirene Mosaic, Hagia Sophia, 13th century AD.
1105
The Aztec Double-headed serpent. It is a snake with two heads composed of mostly turquoise pieces applied to a wooden base. It came from Aztec Mexico and might have been worn or displayed in religious ceremonies.
1106
Garden of Eden by Suad Al-Attar (Iraq, b. 1942) Medium: oil on canvas. Dimensions: 183 x 153 cm. Private Collection.
1107
Sarcophagus Lid of Pakal the Great - Tomb of the Pakal the Great Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico c. 683 AD. The discovery of the tomb of the great Mayan ruler Pakal, deep inside the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque, is one of archeology's greatest stories.
1108
Illustration from beekeeping manuscript. From a Bestiary by Manuel Philes, 1566.
1109
Moche necklace with gold beads in the shape of toads (1-800 AD). Collection: Museo Larco – Lima, Peru.
1110
The Queen's Bath, Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece, 16th Century BC.
1111
Mosaic of a Double-headed Serpent, c. 15th-16th century, cedrela wood, turquoise, pine resin, oyster shell, hematite, and copal, 20.5 x 43.3 x 6.5 cm, Mexico © British Museum. #MuseumWeek
1112
The lovers of Bordeaux - This intimate Gallo-Roman couple was made by Pistillus, a potter who was working in France, 2nd century. The two figures, naked, but partially covered with a blanket, are tenderly entwined.
1113
Mold-blown glass flasks in the form of a dried grape and a bunch of grapes. Period: Roman, Date: circa 50-100 A.D. Collection: British Museum. #museumweek
1114
Perseus and Andromeda (1891) by Lord Frederic Leighton.
1115
Winged Genie Wearing Fancy Bracelets - Room H, Northwest Palace, Nimrud (Kalhu), Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashur-nasir-pal II, c. 883-859 BC, alabaster - Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY.
1116
Sumerian Silver Lyre, from Ur, southern Iraq, c. 2600-2400 BC. Collection: British Museum.
1117
Detail, Love on the Look Out by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1890).
1118
Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator. Culture: Moche culture, 100 B.C./A.D. 500, Chimbote, Santa Province. Collection: Peru Art Institute of Chicago.
1119
Where is everybody? Hidden spaces by José Manuel Ballester. Spanish artist José Manuel Ballester removes the people from classical paintings, revealing unnoticed hidden spaces (hence the name) and objects.
1120
Roman Glass Cup with Medallions, From the Rhine Valley, C. 1st Half of the 4th Century AD. With six medallions depicting female faces. This may have been been used as a lamp. Private Collection.
1122
A Roman Banded Agate Amphoriskos , circa: 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D. Private Collection.
1123
Crow tipi village, Montana 1906. Joseph Henry Sharp Photograph Album.
1124
Details from Basilique Sainte Foy, Conques (Aveyron), France. Photo by Dennis Aubrey. These statues are on the outer archivolt of a façade whose tympanum represents the Last Judgement. Are they angelic figures? No one really knows, so have they been called "The Curious".
1125
Ancient Sarmatian gilded silver roundel with griffins and precious stones inlays. 1st-2nd century AD. Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
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