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Assyrian Lamassu statue with a human head, bull’s body, and eagle wings. These stood at palace gates to guard against evil and show royal power. From the Neo-Assyrian Empire, around 9th century BCE

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Assyrian Lamassu statue with a human head, bull’s body, and eagle wings. These stood at palace gates to guard against evil and show royal power. From the Neo-Assyrian Empire, around 9th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Bas-Relief of the Lion Hunt from the palace of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud, Neo-Assyrian empire, ca. 883–859 BCE. They show the ritual "hunt" in an arena where captured Asian lions were released from cages for the king to kill with arrows...

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Bas-Relief of the Lion Hunt from the palace of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud, Neo-Assyrian empire, ca. 883–859 BCE. They show the ritual "hunt" in an arena where captured Asian lions were released from cages for the king to kill with arrows...

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Statue showing an Assyrian Hero, often identified as Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk. He is holding a lion in a powerful grip. This symbolizes the kings strength and power, domination over nature and ability to protect the people. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th–7th century BCE

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Statue showing an Assyrian Hero, often identified as Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk. He is holding a lion in a powerful grip. This symbolizes the kings strength and power, domination over nature and ability to protect the people. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th–7th century BCE

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A beautiful Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE, showing a labyrinth. The object was found in the imperial palace in Gamzigrad . The labyrinth is surrounded by a wall and watchtowers.

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A beautiful Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE, showing a labyrinth. The object was found in the imperial palace in Gamzigrad . The labyrinth is surrounded by a wall and watchtowers.

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Silver Roman ring, with an agate intaglio showing two fishes hanging from an anchor, one of the earliest symbols for Christianity in the Roman Empire, 3rd century CE. Found in 2014 in the ruins of the Roman fort «Vinovia», near the English village of Binchester in County Durham

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Silver Roman ring, with an agate intaglio showing two fishes hanging from an anchor, one of the earliest symbols for Christianity in the Roman Empire, 3rd century CE. Found in 2014 in the ruins of the Roman fort «Vinovia», near the English village of Binchester in County Durham

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Bronze statue of a young man. The figure shown is in the middle of a prayer - hence its name "Praying Boy". The object was found in Rhodes, and is dated to the 3rd century BCE.

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Bronze statue of a young man. The figure shown is in the middle of a prayer - hence its name "Praying Boy". The object was found in Rhodes, and is dated to the 3rd century BCE.

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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A well-preserved Sassanid relief at Taq-e Bostan of Iran , showing Ardashir II receiving the diadem from Shapur II during his coronation, with Mithra standing to the left and the Roman emperor Julian under their feet.

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A well-preserved Sassanid relief at Taq-e Bostan of Iran , showing Ardashir II receiving the diadem from Shapur II during his coronation, with Mithra standing to the left and the Roman emperor Julian under their feet.

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Pink silk faille shoes, late 19th century. Made by Gartrell / Rue St. Honoré No. 359 / Paris, these stylish boots are trimmed with lace and have embossed pewter buttons. From the collections of the Charleston Museum,South Carolina.

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Pink silk faille shoes, late 19th century. Made by Gartrell / Rue St. Honoré No. 359 / Paris, these stylish boots are trimmed with lace and have embossed pewter buttons. From the collections of the Charleston Museum,South Carolina.

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Seated figure and stone columns with niches for human skulls from the ancient Celtic sanctuary of Roquepertuse in France. 3rd century BCE. The reconstruction in the bottom image shows how the architecture and sculptures were all originally painted

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Seated figure and stone columns with niches for human skulls from the ancient Celtic sanctuary of Roquepertuse in France. 3rd century BCE. The reconstruction in the bottom image shows how the architecture and sculptures were all originally painted

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Athena Parthenos Chiaramonti, colossal head of Athena, Rome, late 1st century CE. Found together with an arm and a foot, it was part of an acrolith statue believed to be a copy of an original from the circle of Phidias

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Athena Parthenos Chiaramonti, colossal head of Athena, Rome, late 1st century CE. Found together with an arm and a foot, it was part of an acrolith statue believed to be a copy of an original from the circle of Phidias

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Keeping Up With The.....Venus figurines from Nebra, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. heavily stylised female statuettes dating to the Late Palaeolithic

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Keeping Up With The.....Venus figurines from Nebra, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. heavily stylised female statuettes dating to the Late Palaeolithic

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A Hellenic or Roman marble head of a goddess statue, defaced with a Christian cross during the Late Antique period. The statue dates back to 2-1st century BC. Defaced during late Antiquity . Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece.

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A Hellenic or Roman marble head of a goddess statue, defaced with a Christian cross during the Late Antique period. The statue dates back to 2-1st century BC. Defaced during late Antiquity . Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece.

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19th-century square glass lantern with lacquered wood frame. Used to brighten the banquet halls in the royal court of Joseon. In 2022 the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea adopted these design and installed them as streetlights around the royal palaces in Seoul, South Korea.

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19th-century square glass lantern with lacquered wood frame. Used to brighten the banquet halls in the royal court of Joseon. In 2022 the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea adopted these design and installed them as streetlights around the royal palaces in Seoul, South Korea.

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A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony seal depicting a mixed creature with human torso, pegasus body and scorpion tail pointing his bow and arrow at a creature with lion head and pegasus body. 626-539 BCE, now housed at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony seal depicting a mixed creature with human torso, pegasus body and scorpion tail pointing his bow and arrow at a creature with lion head and pegasus body. 626-539 BCE, now housed at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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Cupid wears a gigantic Silenus mask with a wreath, pointed ears, a bulbous nose, and a long, shaggy beard. His childlike face gazes out from the mask's open mouth with a serious expression, revealing the strain. Roman 1st century AD

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Cupid wears a gigantic Silenus mask with a wreath, pointed ears, a bulbous nose, and a long, shaggy beard. His childlike face gazes out from the mask's open mouth with a serious expression, revealing the strain. Roman 1st century AD

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A postcard from the turn of the 20th century; cartoon artwork depicting a woman using a parasol to swat away the stork bringing her a new-born child. The caption reads, "And the villain still pursues her."

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A postcard from the turn of the 20th century; cartoon artwork depicting a woman using a parasol to swat away the stork bringing her a new-born child. The caption reads, "And the villain still pursues her."

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