Mosaic Hybrid creature – Hybrid creature eating a small animal, maybe a lizard – Maybe a Chimera? – Mosaic, looks like it is part of a larger narrative…
Herakles and Pholus Black figured Hydria 520- 510 BC According to Greek mythology the centaur, Pholus, depicted in the original picture was a friend of Herakles. He lived…
Nereid Riding a Sea-Bull Support Image Part of Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus 2nd Century. Roman Bas-relief, Marble Housed at the Glyptotheck in Munich The Nereid is a part…
Nereid Riding a Sea-Bull Part of Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus 2nd Century. Roman Bas-relief, Marble Housed at the Glyptotheck in Munich Here we have a part of a…
Class Notes – Early 7th cent – Unglazed terracotta? – Contrast between black, almost silhouette, figures, and the gold/yellow back ground – Detailed pattern in border – Black…
This is a cat sculpture from Egypt. It wears a necklace which is symbol of Re. It got a smooth back line. Shapes and space which creative 3-dimensinal…
This piece of stela was made for Deniuenkhonsu who is a musician of Amun and wife of Ankhkhonsu. The stela told a story about Deniuenkhonsu. In this piece…
Stela of Deniuenkhonsu Support Symbols explained. Interestingly both the winged disc and the scarab beetle flanked by jackals in the arch of the stela are symbols for the…
Gayer-Anderson Cat Support Originally the cat would have had stone or glass eyes. The wedjat originates from the god Horus. Wedjat stands for “the sound one” which comes…
Gayer-Anderson Cat Held at The British Museum From Saqqura, Egypt Late Period (661 – 332 B.C.) Height 42cm. Width 13cm Painted Bronze. Lost-wax casting The cat would have…