1576
The Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheion, Athens. Photo by William J. Stillman (1828 - 1901)
1577
“Tobias and the Angel Derail” by Filippino Lippi, 1482.
1578
The Forum Baths in Pompeii were established in 80 BC and were the only baths still in use after the earthquake of 62 AD. The walls are beautifully decorated with frescoes of garden scenes, and the vault ceilings are embellished with stucco friezes. @pompeii_sites
1579
9,000 year-old-flutes found in China, made of bones. They are still playable.
1580
Pegasus/Bucephalus. Detail from the Armenian version of the Alexander Romance, 1544. Copied and illustrated at Sulu Manastir in Constantinople by Zakʿariay. Collection: Manchester, John Rylands University Library, Armenian MS 3, fol. 42v.
1581
Deesis Mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 1990. In the mosaic; Virgin, St. John the Baptist and the Christ are begging for the salutation of man by showing emotions in a realistic style. The mosaic is accepted as a pioneer of the Renaissance Art.
1582
Detail, Pieta by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905).
1583
Head of a Funerary Couch in the Form of a Cheetah or Lion, Thebes, Egypt. Tutankhamun Treasure.
1584
Ferdinand Keller - Selene thrown down by Argus, 1886.
1585
Minoan Snake Goddess figurine. Date: c. Late Bronze Age, about 1600 BC. Place of discovery: Knosos, Palace, sacred treasury-rooms. Heraklion Arch. Museum, Crete Island, Greece.
1586
An Exceptional Viking Sword with Gold and Silver Inlaid Blade and Hilt, early 10th century. Overall length: 94 cm (37"); Blade length: 80.6 cm (31.75") Photo Credit © Peter Finer.
1587
Aztec Stone Coiled Snake. Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 AD. Snakes/serpents provide a fascinating element of Pre-Columbian iconography, as important symbols of power, rebirth, transition, and renewal. Private Collection.
1588
Fame escorting Pegasus by Eugene Louis Lequesne, 1875. Photographer: Louis-Emile Durandelle, Musee D’Orsay, Paris. @ClassicalMyths
1589
Mandrake (gr. ΜΑΝΔΡΑΓΟΡΑ, in capital letters). Folio 90 from the Naples Dioscurides, a 7th century manuscript of Dioscurides De Materia Medica (Naples, Biblioteca Nazionale, Cod. Gr. 1).
1590
Tea bowl with design of spiny lobster (19th century) by Kashu Mimpei (Japanese, 1796–1871). Medium: awaji ware; stoneware. Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
1591
Orion rising above "El Castillo" (Spanish for "castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulkan. El castillo was built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization sometime between the 9th and 12th centuries. Photographer: © Stéphane Guisard
1592
A bee decorates the engraved bezel of this Greek gold ring. On either side of the insect, the Greek letters epsilon and phi signal an abbreviated form of the name of the ancient Greek city of Ephesos. Date: 3rd century B.C. Now on display at the Getty Museum.
1593
The Fisherman Frescoes from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini). The male may actually be a youth offering fish as part of a religious ceremony rather than a fisherman. From Room 5 of the West House, c. 17th century BC. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
1594
Inscribed brick in Akkadian from Ešnunna, Iraq which a dog once walked over, leaving behind their paw prints. Circa 2000-1900 BC.
1595
A farmer stands on the Nile floodplains near the pyramids of Giza (Cairo, 1936). Photograph via Rare Historical Photos.
1596
Detail of The Delphic Sibyl, 1509, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)
1597
Aztec Calendar Stone, Mexico City, Mexico, circa 1897.
1598
Detail, Dante And Virgil In Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1850. Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
1599
Rock Crystal Dish in the Form of a Temple. Period: Roman or Byzantine, 3rd–5th century AD. Found in a cistern in Carthage (now in Tunisia, North Africa) . On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301.
1600
Small sculptures, hedgehog, head of a cat and head of a baboon, from late 18th Dynasty to Late Period. Now in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. #museumweek
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