Ancient Egyptian Wall Painting: Woman Holding a Sistrum, between circa 1250 and circa 1200 BC (New Kingdom).
The woman in this fragmentary painting from a tomb wall has a wig of long, full hair, held in place by a flowered headband and topped with an ointment cone, a perfumed substance placed on wigs that gave off a fragrant aroma as it melted. A lotus blossom adorns the front of the headband. She holds a rattle called a sistrum, which women often played during temple ceremonies. What remains of the inscription suggests that she may have served with the temple staff of the god Amen.
Currently located at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
Young woman spinning and servant holding a fan. Fragment of a relief known as The Spinner. Bitumen mastic, Neo-Elamite period (8th century B.C.–middle of the 6th century B.C.). Found in Susa.
Vue romantique de Rome, avec le Tibre, le mur servien et le pont Sublicius, dominée par le Capitole et le temple dédié à la triade de Jupiter, Junon et Minerve - Romantic view of Rome with the Tiber, the Servian wall and the bridge Sublicius, dominated by the Capitol and the temple dedicated to the triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
La louve capitoline (selon la légende, Rome est fondée par Romulus et Rémus, qui, dans leur enfance, auraient été nourris par une louve) - The Capitoline she-wolf (according to legend, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, who, as children, were fed by a wolf)
Énée portant Anchise, œnochoé à figures noires, vers 520-510 av. J.-C., musée du Louvre (F 118) - Aeneas carrying Anchises oinochoe black-figure, ca 520-510 BC., Louvre (F 118)
Parapet avec bucranes provenant de la « rotonde d’Arsinoé » (Musée de Samothrace) (plan, no 15) - Parapet with bucranes from the “Rotunda of Arsinoe” (Museum of Samothrace) (map, # 15)
Monnaie de Syracuse frappée sous le règne d’Agathocle ; sous Pégase est figuré le triskélès que l’on retrouve sur des monnaies d’Italie du Sud - Money of Syracuse struck during the reign of Agathocles; Pegasus is depicted in the Triskeles found on coins of Southern Italy
La Victoire de Samothrace, musée du Louvre (plan, no 9) - Victory of Samothrace, Louvre (plan, No. 9)
Frise des Danseuses provenant du Téménos (Musée) (plan, no 14) - Frieze of Dancers from Temenos (Museum) (map, # 14)
Chapiteau d’ante de la façade Ouest du Propylée de Ptolémée II - griffons dévorant une biche (Musée) (plan, no 20) - Capital ante of the western facade of the Propylaea of Ptolemy II - griffins devouring a doe (Museum) (map, # 20)
Apollon, Hyacinthe et Cyparisse, Alexandre Ivanov, 1834 - Apollo and Hyacinth Cyparissus, Alexander Ivanov, 1834
Agamemnon, le héraut Talthybios et Épeios - peut-être une scène d’initiation au culte des Cabires, relief découvert à Samothrace. Vers 560 av. J.-C., musée du Louvre - Agamemnon, the herald and Talthybios Epeios - perhaps a scene of initiation into the cult of the Cabiri, relief discovered at Samothrace. Around 560 BC., Louvre
Tête en bronze d’un roi d’Akkad retrouvée dans le temple d’Ishtar de Ninive, vers 2250 av. J.-C., Bagdad, musée national d’Irak - Bronze head of a king of Akkad found in the temple of Ishtar of Nineveh, by 2250 BC., Baghdad, Iraq National Museum
Scène de combat, détail d’une stèle fragmentaire du règne de Rimush ou de Naram-Sin - Fight scene, a detail fragmentary stele from the reign of Rimush or Naram-Sin
Murex portant le nom de Rimush, « roi de Kish », c. 2270, Musée du Louvre - Murex named Rimush, “King of Kish”, c. 2270, Louvre Museum
