Funerary Portrait of a Man, Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine, early 2nd century AD, encaustic. Cleveland Art Museum.3yr ⋅ zanthos99 ⋅ r/ancient_art
Mummy Portrait of a Man Wearing an Ivy Wreath, circa 101-150 CE, Roman; The Fayum, Egypt. Medium: Lime (linden) wood, beeswax, pigments, gold, textile, and natural resin. Art Institute Chicago.3yr ⋅ Anon4425 ⋅ r/ancient_art
Alexander Mosaic. Roman Copy of Greek Original. Showing Alexander III of Macedon fighting Darius III. ~100 BCE.3yr ⋅ Demderdemden ⋅ r/ancient_art
The fluid style of Amarna Art, Hand of a Royal - but which one? 18th dynasty, New Kingdom3yr ⋅ TN_Egyptologist ⋅ r/ancient_art
Broad Collar (with missing pieces) a gift to one of his 3 favorite wives (sisters given as a gift to King Tutmosis lll, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom3yr ⋅ TN_Egyptologist ⋅ r/ancient_art
Just wondering if anyone could identify these carvings..? I was advised they were mesoamerican. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you..2yr ⋅ Delmorro10 ⋅ r/ancient_art
My friend's grandparents bought this long before they passed away. Can anybody identify? On the back of the frame there is faded pencil saying probably stolen from temple. Could that really be true?7yr ⋅ naitsoci ⋅ r/ancient_art
Roman Statue of the Egyptian god Anubis, 1st to 2nd century CE7yr ⋅ GobletOfFirewhiskey ⋅ r/ancient_art
Fragment of a painted kylix (cup) depicting a painter painting a kylix. 480 BC, Athens9yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
[xpost] Cat Sarcophagus, Late Egyptian Period, Bronze [OC] [4528 x 6921]6yr ⋅ ArtHistoryBrussels ⋅ r/ancient_art
Mosaic of the gorgon Medusa, c. 200 AD, from the Odeon of Kibyra, southern Turkey.9yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Roman emperor addresses his soldiers (adlocutio), relief from the south side of the Arch of Constantine, Rome (early 4th century).10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
Pages from the Garima Gospels, carbon dated to 390-660 AD, one of the oldest Christian manuscripts and the oldest known Ethiopian manuscript. [xpost /r/AfricanArt]10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Queen of the Night, a 4000 year old Mesopotamian relief depicting a goddess flanked by owls and lions. (High-res close up pics in comments)10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
Lady of Baza: Iberian limestone sculpture of a seated female figure dating to the 4th century BC9yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
The peace side from the Standard of Ur, a shell-inlay on a wooden frame (c. 2600-2400 BC)10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
An antlered figure, likely the ancient Celtic god Cernunnos, from the Gundestrup Cauldron (dated between 200BC and 300AD).10yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/ancient_art
[xpost] Very rare Gallo-Roman sculpture of a mother goddess, 2nd century AD [OC] [1152 x 2048]6yr ⋅ ArtHistoryBrussels ⋅ r/ancient_art
Helmet wearing the name of Mamluk sultan Ibn Qalawun, 1293-1341 AD, steel with gold incrustation (more details in comments) [OC] [3543 x 4629]6yr ⋅ ArtHistoryBrussels ⋅ r/ancient_art
Merovingian brooch found in Marilles, Belgium, dated around 560-610AD. More info in comments! [OC][1890 x 2072]6yr ⋅ ArtHistoryBrussels ⋅ r/ancient_art
Decorations on the soundbox of the Golden Lyre of Ur, oldest known surviving string instrument, c. 2500 BC.10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
Mayan king and priests with war captives being tortured, circa 8th century, classic period.10yr ⋅ AmericanDeise ⋅ r/ancient_art
Bronze Horned God statuette made in Enkomi, Cyprus around the 12th century BC10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
Golden comb made by Greek craftsmen for Scythians, 4th century BC10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
Statue depicting Vajrapani as Herakles protecting the Buddha done in Greco-Buddhist style, 2nd century10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Teotihuacan Spider Woman, fresco depicting a goddess from the city of Teotihuacan, unclear date (see comments)10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
Narmer Palette, one of the first significant pieces of ancient Egyptian art and the earliest depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh, c.31st century BC9yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
Golden crown depicting deities from the Chavin culture in Peru. (c.1000 to 200 BC)10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Lady of Carthage, a mosaic from the late 5th/early 6th century. Possibly the portrait of an Eastern Roman empress, perhaps Theodora.10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, one of the masterpieces of Greek sculpture. 2nd century BC.9yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Romance Papyrus, a fragment of a scroll considered the earliest illuminated manuscript (2nd century AD).10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
The Hunters Palette, a cosmetic palette from the Egyptian predynastic period depicting a lion hunt (dated between 3250 and 3100 BC).10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
Canon table from Rabbula Gospels, 6th century (x-post from /r/medievalart).10yr ⋅ CallMeDeaconBlue ⋅ r/ancient_art
An ivory plaque depicting a Sphinx. Phoenician, 9th-8th century BC.10yr ⋅ QueenAtziri ⋅ r/ancient_art
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