1501
Naïade (water nymph) comb designed by Eugène Grasset, 1900. Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris.
1502
Snail Houses. Detail from Secrets de l’histoire naturelle. Cognac, c1480-1485. Artist Robinet Testard. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 22971, f. 60v.
1503
Kevin Bubriski, Ritual Masked Dancers (Selenium-toned gelatin silver print), Limitang Village, Humla, Nepal, 1985.
1504
The Royal Game of Ur. Date: 2600-2400 BC. Place of origin: Iraq,Royal Cemetery Period/culture:Early Dynastic III. Medium: Wood, shell. Now on display at the British Museum. The Royal game of Ur is an ancient game and not everything about the game is known including its name.
1505
Reclining Pan Statue, 1535 attributed to Francesco da Sangallo (Italian, 1494-1576). Collection: The Saint Louis Art Museum, Louis, Missouri.
1506
The Venus of Brassempouy (or Lady of Brassempouy) is one of the earliest representations of the human face. It was sculpted in mammoth ivory about 25,000 years ago. It was discovered in a cave at Brassempouy, France in 1892.
1507
A few figures from Greek Mythology by illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon: Atalanta, Zeus, Heracles and Cadmus. From the book, Classical Greece (1965).
1508
Mosaic pavement of a 6th century synagogue at Beth Alpha, Jezreel Valley, northern Israel. It was discovered in 1928. Signs of the zodiac surround the central chariot of the Sun, while the corners depict the 4 “turning points” of the year, solstices and equinoxes
1509
‘Medea Restoring Aeson’s Youth’ by Charles-Alexandre Crauk, 1865.
1510
Mask of the Red Queen. Date: AD. 672. Place of origin: Mexico, Chiapas. Culture: Maya. Medium: Jadeite, malachite, obsidian, limestone. Collection: Met Museum, NY.
1511
Stele of the Royal Scribe Ipi. Date: Second half of the 14th century B.C. Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Medium: Limestone. Now on display at the Hermitage Museum.
1512
Pegasus. Roman fresco of the 2nd cent. AD. Now in the National Museum of Rome - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme. Photographer: Carole Raddato @carolemadge
1513
A stone slab from Göbekli Tepe (c. 10.000 - 8.000 BC), with a carving depicting a woman in a birth giving.
1514
Detail, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still (Josh 10-12) by Martin, John (1789–1854) circa 1840. Medium: Oil on canvas. Collection: Yale Center for British Art.
1515
Parakeet. Culture: Roman. Date: A.D. 3rd-4th century AD. Medium: Mosaic. Source/Collection: risdmuseum.org
1517
Ancient Roman garnet intaglio inscribed with the head of Sirius, the Dog Star. The gem dates to the 1st century BC. Around the body, a collar inscribed with artist's signature in Greek ["Gaios epoiei"]. Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
1518
Two Hands by Auguste Rodin, 1909. Collection: Musée Rodin.
1519
Ram’s head pendant. Culture & Origin: Punic (present-day Tunisia). Date: c. 5th-4th century BC. Collection: The Walters Art Museum
1522
Sculptural ceramic ceremonial vessel that represents sexual union of a man and a woman, Moche style, Period: 1 AD - 800 AD. Currently located at Museo Larco in Peru. #museumweek #sexualityMW
1523
Amethyst figure of the goddess Twaeret. Date: Egypt, 18th Dynasty, 1500 - 1391 BC. Collection: Phoenix Ancient Art.
1524
Round decorative diadem with an eagle at the centre. Date: c.650 BC. Collection: NAMA - National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
1525
Nose Ornament, Date: 2nd–6th century AD. Geography: Peru. Culture: Vicús. Medium: Gold. Collection: The Met, NYC.
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