Aqua Appia: 312 BCE; Aqua Anio Vetus: 272 BCE; Aqua Marcia: 144 BCE; Aqua Tepula: 125 BCE; Aqua Julia: 33 BCE; Aqua Virgo: 19 BCE; Aqua Alsietina: 2 BCE; Aqua Claudia and Aqua Anio Novus: 52 CE; Aqua Traiana: [constructed under Trajan, CE]
Roman copies of c. 477 BCE Greek bronzes by Kritios and Nesiotes; "The head of Harmodios [figure on right], taken to be similar to that of the Kritios Boy, has a typically Archaic hairstyle (closely packed, patterned curls) juxtaposed with a...
From the "Cuneiform Writing" section of the "Art of the Ancient Near East" chapter (Chapter 2). Time periods shown are: pictograph, c. 3100 BCE; early cuneiform sign, c. 2400 BCE; later cuneiform sign, c. 700 BCE. Examples shown...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
From Hierakonpolis, Egypt. "In Predynastic times, Egypt was divided geographically and politically into Upper Egypt (the southern, upstream part of the Nile Valley), a narrow tract of grassland that encouraged hunting, and Lower (northern)...
Sculpture; Stelae; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; Women; Queens; People associated with politics & government; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Families; Family; Children; Girls; Clothing & dress; Headgear; Headdresses;...
From Tell el-Armana, Egypt. "A sunken relief stele, perhaps from a private shrine, provides a rare look at this royal family. The style is familiar from the colossus of Akhenaton [from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca....
Sculpture; Men; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Warriors; Nudes; Muscles; Genitals; Hairstyles; Reproductions
Roman marble copy from Pompeii, Italy, after a Greek bronze original of ca. 450-440 BCE. "One of the most frequently copied Greek statues was the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer) by Polykleitos, a work that epitomizes the intellectual rigor of...
Sculpture; Herms; Heads (Anatomy); Portraits; Men; Military officers; Generals; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Heroes; Beards; Helmets; Headgear; Armor; Inscriptions; Reproductions
Roman marble herm copy after a bronze original of ca. 429 BCE.
An adaptation of a Greek wallpainting of c. 310 BCE by Philoxenos of Eretria. The culminating moment in the Battle of Issos between Greeks and Persians, the confrontation between Alexander and Darius.
The "border shows a row of stepped pyramids and a band of guilloche, and between these a wide acanthus scroll. The latter consists of foliate male masks similar to those placed in the corners and from which branches spring in either direction....
