62 Items Categorized "Group 2" (page 4 of 6)
This metal piece is a bronze shield decoration, measuring 27” by 18”. The wooden structure of the shield has disintegrated. The verdigris patina of aged bronze is evident…
This work is a red figure bell krater design. There are 3 satyrs with lyres advancing from left to right, toward a clothed male figure in a long,…
This piece is an amphoriskos, a tall terra-cotta vase glazed in black, standing only 7” high and 3 ¼” wide. It has a bird head on the neck…
Winged serpents were placed as guardians over Pharaohs. The feathered serpent is most often associated with rulers and kings or queens, as protectors or guardians. The image is…
The winged sun is one of the oldest Egyptian symbols that appeared as early as the “old kingdom” (around 2600 BC). It is a symbol of royalty, divinity…
This image appears to be a wall painting in an Egyptian burial chamber or other room within a tomb complex. It features hieroglyphics and hybrid images of divine…
Preliminary notes Three figures are arranged in a fairly symmetrical, harmonious picture. The figure on right is Anubis (dog-headed, Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife) in twisted…
Proto-elamite striding figure. This artwork is a sculpture of a muscular, bearded, male humanoid figure in mid-stride, with arms flexed. He is naked apart from a cap with…
I. Proto-elamite striding figure. 1. This artwork is a sculpture of a muscular, bearded, male humanoid figure in mid-stride, with arms flexed. He is naked apart from a…
Inanna was the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, procreation, and of war who later, became identified with the Akkadian goddess Ishtar, and further with the Phoenician Astarte and…
A recurring motif of rams incorporated in Mesopotamian artifacts is illustrated with these three rams standing on their hind legs as if they were humans. Due to weathering…
Nisroch I. 1. This bas-relief panel depicts a hybrid creature, Nisroch,d with an eagle’s head and a human body, wearing a toga-like garment over one shoulder that reaches…