1226
The war god Huitzilopochtli’s weapon, the Xiuhcoatl (fire serpent). Culture: Aztec, c. 1300-1521AD. Collection: British Museum. Photographer: Charles Tilford / via Flickr.
1227
Bronze hand used in the worship of Sabazios. Date: Roman 1st–2nd century AD. Hands decorated with religious symbols were designed to stand in sanctuaries or, like this one, were attached to poles for processional use. Collection: British Museum.
1228
Pair of earrings with female figure. Culture: Greek. Date: late 4th century B.C. Medium: Gold. Collection: Dallas Museum o fArt.
1229
The Temple of Edfu in 1849, Egypt.
Dedicated to the deity Horus and located on a hill overlooking the Nile, the spectacular Temple of Edfu is considered to be the best preserved of the Ancient Egyptian shrines.
1230
Ring of gold enamelled in pale blue, white and black and set with diamonds, decorated with skull and crossbones and nielloed inscription. Place of origin: Scotland (probably). Date: c. 17th century. Collection: National Museums Scotland, UK.
1231
A Letter written to his sister Ludmila by Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1905.
1232
The Caryatides, 1860-1865. Photographer: Dimetrius Constantine.
1233
A crouching Aphrodite in a shell. H. 17.2 cm. Terracotta. Roman, 1st century B.C- 1st cent. A.D.
1234
The Ming Tombs in Nanjing, China, circa 1868. Photograph by John Thomson. Source: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
1235
The cave paintings of Altamira date back between 36.000 and 15.000 BC. The colorful ceiling paintings depict wild animals in motion and at rest, including deer, wild horse in addition to bison all of which represent a high point of Ice Age cave art. Photo: berata / Stock.
1236
Roman flasks, 1st century. Collection: The Getty.
1237
Man standing in front of hieroglyphics on the Great Temple, Medinet Habu Site, Egypt. Photographer: Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon), Created / Published [between 1867 and 1899]
1238
The Second Delphic Festival, 1930. Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams, National Geographic.
1239
Spoon with Jackal Handle. Place of origin: Saqqara, Egypt Date: ca. 1539-1292 B.C. Period: 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom. - Now on display at the Brooklyn Museum.
1240
Terracotta krater. Period: Geometric. Date: ca. 750–735 BC. Culture: Greek, Attic Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 150.
1241
John Beasley Greene, Ramesseum with the Head from a Colossus of Ramesses II, 1855.
1242
A collection of various rings, ca. 1295-1070 B.C.E, 19th Dynasty (Ramesside period), New Kingdom.
1243
Battle of Salamis Monument in Modern Salamis, Greece. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC. Photo Credit: nippletitlove - deviantart.
1244
Apollo - Repost: Greek Gods via aboookthing Tumblr blog.
1245
Roman Mosaic with Octopus - This mosaic with an octopus is made of limestone and dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD. It is from Villaquejida (León), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid).
1246
The development of Western body armour through the centuries. Illustration: Encyclopedia Britannica.
1247
Roman Marble Dog Columbarium Panel. Date: c. 1st-2nd Century AD. Depicting a dog wearing a collar, with short ears and incised fur, the tail curling upwards, with two lines of carved Latin text: “For darling Metilianus, Lucius Novius Aprilis made (this)”
1248
The Cat and the Mouse in the House. Art by Shaun Tan (b. 1974) for a special edition of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
1249
The Temptation of Adam (detail) oil on canvas James Barry (1741–1806)
1250
Ancient Mayan temples in Tikal National Park, Guatemala, Central America. (Photo Credit: Galyna Andrushko via Shutterstock)
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