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Ivory Moth or Butterfly from Crete, c.1500 BCE: the scorch marks on this figurine were acquired when the palace complex at Zakros was razed to the ground in 1450 BCE

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Ivory Moth or Butterfly from Crete, c.1500 BCE: the scorch marks on this figurine were acquired when the palace complex at Zakros was razed to the ground in 1450 BCE

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Minoan snake goddess figurine excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. c 1600 BCE, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Minoan snake goddess figurine excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. c 1600 BCE, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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Prehistoric Puppet from the Czech Republic, c.24,000 BCE: this figurine was carved from mammoth ivory, and it was equipped with articulated limbs, making it the world's oldest known puppet

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Prehistoric Puppet from the Czech Republic, c.24,000 BCE: this figurine was carved from mammoth ivory, and it was equipped with articulated limbs, making it the world's oldest known puppet

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Minoan Bull Leaping Fresco, Crete, 1650 BC. This colorful painting is the most completely restored stucco panel from Knossos Palace. Bull-leaping is considered a key ritual in Minoan religion. As in other Mediterranean civilizations, bulls were venerated and worshiped...

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Minoan Bull Leaping Fresco, Crete, 1650 BC. This colorful painting is the most completely restored stucco panel from Knossos Palace. Bull-leaping is considered a key ritual in Minoan religion. As in other Mediterranean civilizations, bulls were venerated and worshiped...

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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Prehistoric Figurine from Egypt, c.4000-3500 BCE: this figurine shows a human body curled into a fetal position, which was a common burial pose in predynastic Egypt, and it's cradled in a vessel that may represent a boat, a burial pit, and/or a womb

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Prehistoric Figurine from Egypt, c.4000-3500 BCE: this figurine shows a human body curled into a fetal position, which was a common burial pose in predynastic Egypt, and it's cradled in a vessel that may represent a boat, a burial pit, and/or a womb

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A picture of the Minoan Palace of Minos in Crete, and a reconstruction of the palace as it may have appeared in its heyday. Built between 1900-1350 BCE, the palace was a complex of buildings which served as a combination religious and administrative centre rather than a royal residence

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A picture of the Minoan Palace of Minos in Crete, and a reconstruction of the palace as it may have appeared in its heyday. Built between 1900-1350 BCE, the palace was a complex of buildings which served as a combination religious and administrative centre rather than a royal residence

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Minoan pithoi excavated from the Palace of Minos in Crete, Greece. 1450-1375 BCE

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Minoan pithoi excavated from the Palace of Minos in Crete, Greece. 1450-1375 BCE

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Figurine from Georgia c.300-200 BCE: this figurine was decorated with gold jewelry, wrapped in a burial shroud, and then buried in its own miniature "grave" beneath an ancient temple

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Figurine from Georgia c.300-200 BCE: this figurine was decorated with gold jewelry, wrapped in a burial shroud, and then buried in its own miniature "grave" beneath an ancient temple

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One of the more than 200 painted Jornada Mogollon faces, or masks, at Hueco Tanks in Texas, this star-eyed pictograph incorporates an unusual green-blue pigment possibly derived from ground turquoise or a cuprous mineral. C. 200 CE-1450 CE

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One of the more than 200 painted Jornada Mogollon faces, or masks, at Hueco Tanks in Texas, this star-eyed pictograph incorporates an unusual green-blue pigment possibly derived from ground turquoise or a cuprous mineral. C. 200 CE-1450 CE

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Knossos Griffin fresco, Knossos Palace Throne Room, Crete. One of the accurate reproductions at the restored room. The surviving original, the remains of which served to make the frescoes now at Knossos, dates from c.1600 BCE, and can be seen at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Knossos Griffin fresco, Knossos Palace Throne Room, Crete. One of the accurate reproductions at the restored room. The surviving original, the remains of which served to make the frescoes now at Knossos, dates from c.1600 BCE, and can be seen at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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A Minoan ivory scepter discovered in 2024 Knossos, Crete, holds the longest Linear A inscription ever found, totaling about 119 signs. Linear A, an undeciphered script of the Minoan civilization, is a syllabic and ideographic writing system that was used from around 1800 to 1450 BCE

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A Minoan ivory scepter discovered in 2024 Knossos, Crete, holds the longest Linear A inscription ever found, totaling about 119 signs. Linear A, an undeciphered script of the Minoan civilization, is a syllabic and ideographic writing system that was used from around 1800 to 1450 BCE

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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This wooden wine cup, lacquered black on the outside and red within, is decorated with whorled motifs, drifting clouds and sharply rendered diamond patterns. Dating to the 160s BCE, it was unearthed in 1972 from the Mawangdui Han tombs in Hunan, China

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This wooden wine cup, lacquered black on the outside and red within, is decorated with whorled motifs, drifting clouds and sharply rendered diamond patterns. Dating to the 160s BCE, it was unearthed in 1972 from the Mawangdui Han tombs in Hunan, China

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Roman mosaic with geometric patterns, derived from the imperial palace of Galerius in the Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana complex . Dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Roman mosaic with geometric patterns, derived from the imperial palace of Galerius in the Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana complex . Dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Model of a female figure swinging between two posts, crowned with birds; made of clay. From Hagia Triada, Tomba degli Ori, Crete; Late Minoan IB period, 1500 - 1450 BCE. At the Heraklion arch. museum

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Model of a female figure swinging between two posts, crowned with birds; made of clay. From Hagia Triada, Tomba degli Ori, Crete; Late Minoan IB period, 1500 - 1450 BCE. At the Heraklion arch. museum

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