Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York.
Deer stones are ancient Mongolian megaliths dating from the late second and early first millennia BC. Their name comes from their engravings of flying deer. There are five to eight hundred deer stones in northern Mongolia and Siberia. Their original purpose is still unknown.
Bronze ithyphallic figurine, 3rd century BCE. Colchian, found at Vani, Sanctuary 9
Ancient agora
ETRUSCAN TREFOIL OINOCHOE C. 300 BC.
Blessed Sumerians had a better medical knowledge than the middle ages. One of the earliest known descriptions of epilepsy comes from a Sumerian/Akkadian cuneiform medical text known as the Diagnostic Handbook, a medical treatise recorded on clay tablets that was copied over and over again from C.3000BC
Perfume bottle in the shape of a dove (109433) Blue glass perfume bottle shaped like a dove. The edge of the tail is broken, probably to pour out the contents (some form of cosmetic). Small jars in the form of birds such as this example, which very rarely survive, were used to contain cosmetic powders or perfumes. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Funerary portrait mask of a man from Roman period, Egypt (Roemer Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany).
Emperor Augustus above a Double Capricorn, late 1st century b.c.–early 1st century a.d. Roman
Amphitheater, Leptis Magna, Khoms, Libya
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Fort Shalmaneser: an Assyrian-style ivory inlay depicting a winged, eagle-headed genie holding a situla & a cone. Shalmaneser III's royal residence & royal arsenal. Nimrud
Frog effigy pendant with attached disk Quimbaya or Muisca , A.D. 500–1550 gold-1
Period: Mid-Imperial, Antonine. Date: ca. A.D. 149. Culture: Roman. Medium: Bronze. Dimensions: A: Overall: 5 3/16 x 4 1/8 x 1/16 in. (13.2 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm)...
House plan shows rooms size and its uses dates back to 2400 BC. Legash, Nasiriya #Iraq
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Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland #prehistoric #scotland #ancientsites
Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland #prehistoric #scotland #ancientsites
Legend of Teotihuacan: The City of the Gods! 🇲🇽 This ancient Mesoamerican metropolis, with its towering pyramids and mysterious origins, was once a bustling cultural and economic center. Explore the myths, mysteries, and grandeur of Teotihuacan! #Teotihuacan #AncientCities #MesoamericanHistory #ArchaeologicalWonder
Babylon's Ishtar Gate (mosaics, ca.525 BC) was originally one of the 8 monumental gates of the inner wall of Babylon, through which the temple of Marduk was accessed, where the celebrations of the New Year were celebrated Archeological Museum, Istanbul #ancientcities #art
