Historical Fireplace Reliefs

Fragments of decorative fireplace coverings featuring coats of arms, griffins, and historical figures, showcasing intricate details and worn textures from various periods.

Hearing cover with the coat of arms of Karel V, Anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1558 Semi -round fireplace with Charles V weapon of Habsburg; Crowned shield with two -headed eagle with shield on the chest, on either side columns, on the left with Griffioen on the right with lion, around columns and behind shield banderol with inscription: plus oltre, border in relief with rosettes; Very worn, upper and break lines; Left half of broken fireplace (fracture to the left of shield). Southern Netherlands brick (clay product)

$Hearing cover with the coat of arms of Karel V, Anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1558 Semi -round fireplace with Charles V weapon of Habsburg; Crowned shield with two -headed eagle with shield on the chest, on either side columns, on the left with Griffioen on the right with lion, around columns and behind shield banderol with inscription: plus oltre, border in relief with rosettes; Very worn, upper and break lines; Left half of broken fireplace (fracture to the left of shield). Southern Netherlands brick (clay product)$

Fragment of akrater. Artist: Kunze Painter, Greek, Attic, 8th century B.C.

Hearing stone with a coat of arms with emperor crown, two large griffins such as tenants, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1700 Hearing stone with a coat of arms with emperor crown, two large griffins such as tenants. Netherlands earthenware Zeeland

Relief of Queen Nefertiti ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Relief of Queen Nefertiti 545992

Fireplace with a mermaid image. Fireplace. "A mermaid".

Hearing stone with a performance of climbing lion, c. 1575 - c. 1625 Hearing stone with a show of climbing lion to the left (heraldic), placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with a show of climbing lion to the left (heraldic), placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Hearing stone with representation of Sint Joris on horseback, who kills the dragon, c. 1525 - c. 1550 Hearing stone with representation of Sint Joris on horseback, who kills the dragon, with the princess on the right. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with representation of Sint Joris on horseback, who kills the dragon, with the princess on the right. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Scarab Depicting a Winged Sphinx. Egypt, Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, 12th-20th dynasties (1991-1081 BCE). Sculpture. Steatite

Frieze decorated with a stem from which grow acanthus leaves and two large heart-shaped leaves. Stone. 7th-8th centuries. From Toledo's Vega Baja archaeological site. Museum of Visigoth Councils and Culture. Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

Carved Door Lintel with Female in Moon Cartouche. Guatemala or Mexico, Peten or Chiapas, Usumacinta River Valley, nearby Yaxchilán, Maya, 750-850 CE. Stone. Limestone with pigment

Fragment of Punic Sepulchral Stele

Mosaic Fragment with Peacock Facing Right. Unknown

Furniture plaque carved in relief with man holding vessel to his mouth. Culture: Iran. Dimensions: 1.14 x 0.87 x 0.16 in. (2.9 x 2.21 x 0.41 cm). Date: ca. 9th century B.C..Excavations at Hasanlu in Iran yielded a large number of carved ivory fragments, many in a distinctive style found only at this site, which probably decorated wooden furniture or were used as small precious objects such as boxes. The citadel at Hasanlu was attacked and destroyed around 800 B.C., most likely by military forces of the powerful state of Urartu, centered in present-day Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. In the fire that destroyed the citadel, many objects were crushed and shattered. The blackened appearance of most of the Hasanlu ivories is due to their exposure to high temperatures at the time of the citadel's destruction.On this fragment, a figure faces right and drinks from a cup, the base of which can be seen protruding below his fist. His hair covers the back of the neck and is held

Ptah and Sakhmet 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period This tiny statuette represents Ptah and his consort Sakhmet before a high back slab.. Ptah and Sakhmet. 664-30 B.C.. Cupreous metal. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

Pakistan, Mohenjo-daro, Steatite seal depicting a zebu

Fireplace of baked earth, divided into two ovals containing climbing lions with shield and sword. Fireplace of baked earth, divided into two ovals containing against each other climing lions with shield and sword.

The Baptism in the river Jordan (mould with original impression), c. 1540 A concave, negative mold with a representation of the baptism of Christ in the Jordaan by John. Christ is folded with hands and dressed in a loincloth in the water. John, dressed in an animal sheet and cloak, pour the water over Christ's head from a bowl. He holds a staff in his left hand. Both figures are under a double-arched Gothic architecture, resting on the left and right side on a slender column with Nodus in the middle. In the middle of the double arch, a hanging keystone has been crowned by a pinacle on, while leaves sprouts from the arches. A wall work is located above it. The background of the performance is finely shaded. Corresponding a positive print. Leiden terracotta (clay material) Leiden A concave, negative mold with a representation of the baptism of Christ in the Jordaan by John. Christ is folded with hands and dressed in a loincloth in the water. John, dressed in an animal sheet and cloak,

Hearing stone with representation of two climbing lions, placed in two windows, Anonymous, 1634 Hearing stone with representation of two climbing lions, placed in two windows and accompanied by the year 1634. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with diamond-shaped flowers. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with representation of two climbing lions, placed in two windows and accompanied by the year 1634. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with diamond-shaped flowers. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Wall panel ca. 6th century A.D. Sasanian. Wall panel 322385

Hearing stone with representation of two flying deer, c. 1614 Hearing stone with representation of two flying deer and the year 1614, placed in profiled window. The half windows at the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with leaf motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with representation of two flying deer and the year 1614, placed in profiled window. The half windows at the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with leaf motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Fireplace with presentation of Sint Joris on horseback, who kills the dragon. Fireplace with presentation of Sint Joris on horseback, who kills the dragon, with the princess on the right. Around the show a decorated edge.

Equestrian. Egypt, 305 BCE - 641 CE. Sculpture. Terracotta

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Furniture plaque carved in relief with man holding vessel to his mouth ca. 9th century B.C. Iran Excavations at Hasanlu in Iran yielded a large number of carved ivory fragments, many in a distinctive style found only at this site, which probably decorated wooden furniture or were used as small precious objects such as boxes. The citadel at Hasanlu was attacked and destroyed around 800 B.C., most likely by military forces of the powerful state of Urartu, centered in present-day Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. In the fire that destroyed the citadel, many objects were crushed and shattered. The blackened appearance of most of the Hasanlu ivories is due to their exposure to high temperatures at the time of the citadels destruction.On this fragment, a figure faces right and drinks from a cup, the base of which can be seen protruding below his fist. His hair covers the back of the neck and is held at the forehead with a fillet. The eye and nose are emphasized over the rest o

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

South Arabia as a general term refers to several regions as currently recognized, in chief the Republic of Yemen; yet it has historically also included Najran, Jizan, and 'Asir which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar presently in Oman. The frontiers of South Arabia as linguistically conceived would include the historic peoples speaking the related South Arabian languages as well as neighboring dialects of Arabic, and their descendants. Anciently there was a South Arabian alphabet, which was borrowed by Ethiopia. South Arabia as generally conceived would include the lands inhabited by peoples partaking of its distinctive traditions and culture, which overlap recently demarcated political boundaries. Yemen or al-yaman means 'the south'. One etymology derives Yemen from yamin the 'right side' as the south is on the right when facing the sunrise; yet this etymology is considered suspect. Another derives Yemen from yumn meaning 'felicity' as the region is fertile; indeed the Romans

CIERVA AMAMANTANDO A UN CERVATILLO - RELIEVE IBERICO PROCEDENTE DE OSUNA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Pottery seated figure of the Mayan god Tlaloc. Teotihuacan, Mexico 150 BC -AD 750

Preixana Stela. Bronze Age. Argar Culture (2000-1500 BC). Tombstone with the figure of a warrior with sword and belt. Cervera Regional Museum. Spain.

A fragment of the stele from couples Ma 20th century BC ; Medium PaDeposit of the University of Warsaw from 1937-1939, scenes.gal.g., Laska (iconogr.), Peruka (iconogr.)

Relief Fragment from the Tomb of Neferu or Khety ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief Fragment from the Tomb of Neferu or Khety 577170

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Stela - Cippus of Horus .

Fireplace with a presentation of a mascaron between two fruit festivoes. Fireplace with a mascaron between two fruit festons, the whole surrounded by a fruitfeston.

Haardsteen, half man, half vis, anonymous, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1599 fireplace with a representation of Triton with a weapon in one hand and a lap axle in the other Antwerp earthenware fireplace with a representation of Triton with a weapon in one hand and a lap axle in the other Antwerp earthenware

ESCULTURA DE ARCILLA. Author: ANTONIO BALLESTER BALLESTER.

Tile from walls of Throne Room in the palace of Ramesses II ca. 1279-1213 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside This tile once decorated the palace of Ramesses II in Piramesse, which he made into one of the greatest royal cities of ancient Egypt. Thanks to the royal favor and its strategic location, Piramesse soon became an important international trade center and a cosmopolitan metropolis, boasting a harbor, a military base, and temples dedicated to various gods like Amun-Re-Harakhty-Atum, Seth, Astarte, etc. Poems were written in the city's praise, and its name, which translates as "The House of Ramesses, Beloved of Amun, Great of Victories" when fully written, came to us through the Old Testament as Raamses.’ The tiles bear the names of Seti I, Ramesses II and later Ramesside kings, who renovated the palace and changed its decoration through the reigns. New tiles were made, and the old tiles may be have been dismantled and buried together. Based on the tiles, we can still reconstruct quite a

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Ivore decorative plaque. Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud, Iraq. Sphinx. 900-700 BC. Ivory. British Museum. London. GRB.

Double-Faced Crossbar from a Railing, c. 150 BC. India, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut, Shunga Period. Plum-colored sandstone; overall: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.). This lens-shaped section of a crossbar is from one of the the earliest known Buddhist monuments in India to be embellished with stone relief carvings. It is from a circular fence that surrounded a stupa and demarcated the sacred space from the outside world.

Relief with men following an official ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Relief with men following an official. ca. 1353-1336 B.C.. Limestone, paint (mostly modern). New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18

plaque of a portable oratory, 15th century, Muñatones castle, Muskiz, Arkeologi Museoa, museum aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.

Figural Ostracon with Depiction of the King. Egypt, probably New Kingdom, 18th Dyn. (1504-1372 BCE) or Ramesside Period, 19th-20th Dyn. (1315-1081 BCE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Terracotta

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a griffin in a floral landscape ca. 9th-8th century B.C. Assyrian A griffin, a hybrid creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion, faces right and extends its beak upwards to nibble on the top of a tripartite palmette tree in this fragmentary low-relief plaque. This piece was found in a large storeroom at Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was probably used to store tribute and booty collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign. A forest of papyrus flowers and palmettes surrounds the griffin. The scene is framed by a raised border on three sides that probably also continued on the left edge. The skillful carving technique, evident in details such as the long curled locks hanging from the head, and individually articulated wing feathers, combined with the slender proportions of the body, suggests that this piece can be attributed to the Phoenician style. Two tenons project from the upper and

Engaged Capital with Birds and Dragons, late 1100s. Western France, Bordelais or Dordogne, late 12th Century. Limestone; overall: 28 x 26.1 x 20.7 cm (11 x 10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.). Monstrous images were prevalent in the decoration of religious buildings during the Middle Ages. Such images must have impressed, perhaps even terrified, the monks and visitors who spent much of their time within the cloister or church, a place of prayer, contemplation, and reflection. Scholars have speculated how such images would have been received by the people given the ubiquity of monsters in medieval society. The carved monsters, often symbolizing vice and retribution for sin, were possibly designed to provoke a range of emotional responses including laughter, wonder, surprise, fear, and shock. This striking imagery must have had a strong impact, which in turn led Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), the spiritual head of the Cistercian order, to admonish their use as distracting from prayer.

Fireplace with a presentation of a mascaron between two fruit festivoes. Fireplace with a mascaron between two fruit festons, the whole surrounded by a fruitfeston.

Fragment of a Relief

Bowing Attendants ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period In this fragment, three officials, bowing at the waist, hold curious sticks with frayed ends. The parted lips of the figure at the left suggest that he is talking or chanting. The two preserved faces both show signs of aging. These men are probably minor actors in a royal or religious scene.. Bowing Attendants. ca. 1353-1336 B.C.. Limestone, paint. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18

Babylonian terracotta figure of a male musician. Artist: Unknown

Fragment plakietki wotywnej w formie naosu z boginią płodności Izydą-Hathor () i Besami. unknown, author

Hearing stone, on which a rider with club galloping horse, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1600 Hearing stone, on which a rider with club galloping horse. From fine baked earth. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone, on which a rider with club galloping horse. From fine baked earth. Southern Netherlands earthenware

. Plasterprint to the middle panel of the seven reliefs to the outer cart by the Dom in Prato.

Fireplace with suzanna representation, which is led by the two elders before the judge. Fireplace with suzanna representation, which is led by the two elders before the judge.

Console with angel's head and wings, console building element sandstone stone, sculpted Console with an angled head on the front with curly hair on the side wings.

Relief of Queen Neferu having her hair done. Dimensions: 26.3.353k: 26 x 8.5 cm (10 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 11. Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early. Date: ca. 2051-2030 B.C..Several of the monuments created for the wives of Mentuhotep II include scenes showing aroyal woman having her hair dressed. These two small fragments come from a comparable depiction in Neferu's tomb.For other reliefs from the tomb of Neferu, see 31.3.1 and 26.3.353*. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Relief with man sweeping ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Relief with man sweeping. ca. 1353-1336 B.C.. Limestone, paint (mostly modern). New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten); Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu). Dynasty 18

BASA Y CAPITEL DE MARMOL S XI. Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN.

Athenian red-figure vase fragment of a Satyr reaching out to Dionysos or amaenad. Artist, attributed to: Cleveland Painter, Greek, Attic, active ca. 475-450 B.C.

Panel fragment ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Iran. Panel fragment 324189

Funeral slab ". Terracotta. Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Paris, Cernuschi museum. Chinese art, funeral slab, han dynasty, han time, piece, decorative motif, terracotta

Limestone grave stele of Sogenes ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Greek, Cypriot The stele is fragmentary and only the first two lines of the Greek inscription can be read: "Sogenes, (son) of Sokrates.". Limestone grave stele of Sogenes 242002

Marble fragmentary inscribed block ca. 4th century B.C. Cypriot. Marble fragmentary inscribed block 242001

King David overlooks the window. Rectangular fireplace; Three windows in Renaissance style in a row, from window on the right looks man with crown, beard and staff (David); Edges crumbled, right side and bottom breaking line.

The Goddess Maat guards the foot of the (replica) gold outermost coffin (sarcophagus), from the tomb of King Tutankhamen of Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1323 BC

Fragment of Wall Painting with a Scene of Two Horsemen Slaying a Serpent. Dimensions: H. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)W. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm)Wt. 41 lbs. (18.6 kg). Date: early 20th century.Medieval texts report that wall paintings often decorated building interiors, and some examples have been excavated. However, extant wall paintings from the Seljuq period are rare. This fragment, probably from the spandrel of an arch, contains a row of standing and kneeling figures in the upper register and a scene of two horsemen slaying a serpent in the lower register. Even more than mina'i ware pottery, it gives an impression of the little-known pre-Mongol painting style. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Uszebti. unknown, author

Console with lion head, console building element sandstone stone, sculpted Console with lion head at the top of curl.

Plaque fragment ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Plaque fragment 323613

CAPITEL CON TETRAMORFOS-VISIGODO. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Hearing stone with representation of Suzanna, who is fed by the two elders, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1600 Highstone with representation of Suzanna, who is taken to court by the two elders. Southern Netherlands (possibly) earthenware Highstone with representation of Suzanna, who is taken to court by the two elders. Southern Netherlands (possibly) earthenware

Fragment of a Mother Goddess Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) 2nd century BCE View more. Fragment of a Mother Goddess. Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). 2nd century BCE. Terracotta. Sculpture

Islamic art. Fragment of an arch of an Andalusian palace. Castle Formo_s built in Balaguer (1040-1045). Harpy (legendary creature). Regional Museum of the Noguera. Balaguer. Catalonia, Spain.

Relief depicting the Mayan King K'inich K'an Joy Chitam as a captive. Found at Tonina, Palenque Mexico 600-900 AD

ESTELA IBERICA CON LA FIGURA DE UN JINETE PROCEDENTE DE OSUNA (SEVILLA) - S III Y II AC. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Fossils on dispaly, Museum of fossils from Meride, Unesco world heritage site Monte San Giorgio, Switzerland, Europe

Plaque with a Woman. Unknown

Acephalous male bust from the innocent. Pierre, 1500. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 54610-2 Aceceptal, male bust, innocent, stone, without head, back view

DAMA DE ELCHE - ALICANTE - ESCULTURA IBERICA SIGLO IV - VISTA DE PERFIL- DESCUBIERTA EN 1897. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Protoattic Pottery. Neck of a hydria featuring decoration depicting ten dancing women, 700-675 BC. Museum of the Ancient Agora. Athens, Greece.

Fragment ortostatu z dekoracją reliefową. nieznany warsztat nowoasyryjski, workshop

Carved Panel. Egypt, 10th century. Wood. Wood, cypress

Temple Model 1400-1521 Aztec Aztec emperors ruled over a vast portion of what is now Central Mexico and parts of Guatemala at the time Spaniards arrived in the capital of Tenochtitlan in 1519. From humble beginnings in the fourteenth century, the Mexica (as the core cultural group is properly known) formed alliances with established kingdoms and city-states, consolidating their tribute-based empire with considerable speed. Part of their imperial strategy included the dissemination of an official religion. Aztec temple models were distributed widely, functioning as tools of empire to promote the expansion of the state religion at the household level. Aztec temple models replicate key details of their full-size counterparts and may have acted as stand-ins for these buildings or served as earthly homes for deities. Some include a figure at the summit, perhaps representing a deity, a deity impersonator, or even a personification of the temple itself. Most of these models are square from th

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano51. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek an

Faience ram's head amulet. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). Date: 712-664 B.C..Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lead figure of a winged goddess, possibly Artemis Orthia late 7th-6th century B.C. Greek, Laconian Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta.. Lead figure of a winged goddess, possibly Artemis Orthia. Greek, Laconian. late 7th-6th century B.C.. Lead. Archaic. Miscellaneous-Lead

Fragmentary marble inscription. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H.,6 3/4",W5 5/8", D.,1 3/4". Date: 1st half of 4th century B.C..The inscription lists small sums of money expended in connection with an athletic festival; the Odeon, the Parthenon, and the temple of Dioskouroi are mentioned. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Scarab Inscribed Hatshepsut United with Amun ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom During the 1926-1927 excavation season, the Museum's Egyptian Expedition uncovered three foundation deposits along the eastern enclosure wall of Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri in Western Thebes. Among the contents were 299 scarabs and stamp-seals. Sixty-five of these are now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and the rest were acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.Among the inscriptions on the bases of these scarabs and seals are examples of every title Hatshepsut held, from the time she was "king's daughter" during the reign of her father, Thutmose I; through the time she was queen of her half-brother, Thutmose II; and during her co-reign with her nephew/step-son, Thutmose III.Thirteen of the scarabs (27.3.199 to 27.3.212) are inscribed with various writings of the extended form of Hatshepsuts personal name, Hatshepsut-united-with-Amun, which sometimes appears, enclosed in a cartouche, as

Relief Fragment Depicting Atum and Hatshepsut. Dimensions: H. 41 cm (16 1/8 in.); W. 29 cm (11 7/16 in.); Th. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

FRAGMENTO TALLADO EN PIEDRA CALIZA - SIGLO XI. Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN.

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Het with winged deer, Anonymous, 1614 Het with winged and running down deer. Shared by windows, in two of which and the year 1614. In the parts of the further windows a lily (). Fried. Very damaged. Southern Netherlands earthenware Het with winged and running down deer. Shared by windows, in two of which and the year 1614. In the parts of the further windows a lily (). Fried. Very damaged. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Daniel in the Lion's Den, c. 1125-50. France, Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, 12th century. Limestone; overall: 72.4 x 68.6 x 36.2 cm (28 1/2 x 27 x 14 1/4 in.).

Terracotta head of a goddess 4th century B.C. Greek, Cypriot The head, a variant of the Kition goddess type, is hollow, with a mold-made face; the headdress and veil were added by hand. The back is handmade, flattened, and concave behind the headdress.. Terracotta head of a goddess 241045

Tile, Anonymous, 1530 - 1570 Tile with a multicolored (blue, purple and yellow) creature, half -man and half lion to the right of a vase. Iberian Peninsula earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile with a multicolored (blue, purple and yellow) creature, half -man and half lion to the right of a vase. Iberian Peninsula earthenware. tin glaze majolica

THYMIATERION DE TERRACOTA FENICIO - QUEMADOR DE PERFUMES FENICIO - S IV AC - ALTURA 68 CM. Location: MUSEO DE CADIZ-ARQUEOLOGIA. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Phoenician ivory sphynx, 9th century BC, Lebanon

Head of a Ptolemy as Pharaoh (Sculptor's Model); Egypt; 250-50 B.C; Egyptian limestone; 7.7 × 6.8 × 4.8 cm (3 1,16 × 2 11,16 × 1 7,8 in.)

Hearing stone with a representation of Suzanna, c. 1499 - c. 1699 Highstone with a representation of Suzanna. Suzanna is taken away for the stoning. Southern Netherlands earthenware Highstone with a representation of Suzanna. Suzanna is taken away for the stoning. Southern Netherlands earthenware

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