1. aleyma: Head of a Princess of the Amarna period, made in Egypt, c.1360-1350 BC.

    aleyma:

    Head of a Princess of the Amarna period, made in Egypt, c.1360-1350 BC.

  2. thehereticpharaoh: Ptolemaic statue, presumably of Queen Cleopatra VII 

    thehereticpharaoh:

    Ptolemaic statue, presumably of Queen Cleopatra VII 

  3. ancientart: Horse head, gilded silver, 4th century AD, Sassanid art. Found in Kerman, Iran. Photo taken by Jastrow at the Louvre, France.

    ancientart:

    Horse head, gilded silver, 4th century AD, Sassanid art. Found in Kerman, Iran.

    Photo taken by Jastrow at the Louvre, France.

  4. heracliteanfire: Lapis lazuli bust of Zeus Sarapis. Roman, ca. 300 (via British Museum)

    heracliteanfire:

    Lapis lazuli bust of Zeus Sarapis. Roman, ca. 300 (via British Museum)

  5. heracliteanfire: Pottery amphora decorated in the Fikellura style with a running man. Attributed to The Running Man Painter. Miletus, Turkey, ca 530BC-500BC. (via British Museum)

    heracliteanfire:

    Pottery amphora decorated in the Fikellura style with a running man. Attributed to The Running Man Painter. Miletus, Turkey, ca 530BC-500BC. (via British Museum)

  6. triglifos-y-metopas: Headrest with two goddesses Tutankhamun’s tomb. Valley of the Kings, Egypt. 18th dinasty (New Kingdom), 1332-1323 B.C.

    triglifos-y-metopas:

    Headrest with two goddesses

    Tutankhamun’s tomb.

    Valley of the Kings, Egypt.

    18th dinasty (New Kingdom), 1332-1323 B.C.

  7. uncertaintimes: Inlay depicting a falcon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C.

    uncertaintimes:

    Inlay depicting a falcon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C.

  8. theancientworld: Pair of Earrings with a Disc and a Crescent-Shaped Pendant, 330-300s BCE The Hermitage Museum

    theancientworld:

    Pair of Earrings with a Disc and a Crescent-Shaped Pendant, 330-300s BCE

    The Hermitage Museum

  9. heracliteanfire: Relief plaque with face of an owl. Egypt, 400–30 B.C. (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

    heracliteanfire:

    Relief plaque with face of an owl. Egypt, 400–30 B.C. (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

  10. triglifos-y-metopas: Bust of Artemis, marble. (Roman copy after a Greek original) Aricia, Italy. c. 130-140 A.D. [Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli]

    triglifos-y-metopas:

    Bust of Artemis, marble.

    (Roman copy after a Greek original)

    Aricia, Italy.

    c. 130-140 A.D.

    [Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli]

  11. theancientworld: Marble bust of Clytie Roman, about AD 40-50 Said to be from near Naples, Italy The British Museum

    theancientworld:

    Marble bust of Clytie

    Roman, about AD 40-50
    Said to be from near Naples, Italy

    The British Museum

  12. triglifos-y-metopas: Bowl with a Gorgon’s head Corinth, Greece. 625-600 B.C. [British Museum]

    triglifos-y-metopas:

    Bowl with a Gorgon’s head

    Corinth, Greece.

    625-600 B.C.

    [British Museum]

  13. theancientworld: Seated Female Figure, Northern Afghanistan, Ancient Bactria, circa 2500 - 1500 B.C. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Located in the Hammer Building room 302

    theancientworld:

    Seated Female Figure, Northern Afghanistan, Ancient Bactria, circa 2500 - 1500 B.C.

    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Located in the Hammer Building room 302

  14. triglifos-y-metopas: Painted sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa Chiusi, Itlay 150-140 B.C. [British Museum] how so rad, Etruscans? <3

    triglifos-y-metopas:

    Painted sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa

    Chiusi, Itlay

    150-140 B.C.

    [British Museum]

    how so rad, Etruscans? <3

  15. theancientworld: Figure of a Man, Egypt, 2687 - 1081 BCE Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

    theancientworld:

    Figure of a Man, Egypt, 2687 - 1081 BCE

    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view