EditorialTerracotta statuette of a siren, Archaic, ca. 550?500 B.C., Greek, Terracotta, Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 5in. (21 x 24.1 x 12.7cm), Terracottas, Sirens are mythical creatures famous in antiquity for their song, which lured sailors to their death. Sanctu...
EditorialSacred animal mummy of crocodile, Late Period?Roman Period, ca B.C.?100 A.D., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Manfalut, Linen, animal remains, H. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); L. 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.), Sacred animals had always figure...
EditorialDasyurus viverrinus, Print, The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), formerly known as the eastern native cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. They are widespread and even locally common in Tasmania. They have been...
EditorialDasyurus viverrinus, Print, The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), formerly known as the eastern native cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. They are widespread and even locally common in Tasmania. They have been...
EditorialDasyurus viverrinus, Print, The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), formerly known as the eastern native cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. They are widespread and even locally common in Tasmania. They have been...
EditorialTemple of Apollo, Delphi, erected on the site of older sanctuaries, of which the last, from 6th BCE, was destroyed by an earthquake in 373 BCE. The present building dates from 369-329 BCE. 44 cloumns each 11 m high. The Pythia prophesied here. 24.6 x 60 m.
EditorialSacred animal mummy of crocodile, Late Period?Roman Period, ca B.C.?100 A.D., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Manfalut, Linen, animal remains, H. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); L. 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.), Sacred animals had always figure...
EditorialSculptured rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the Coast of Coromandel. A group of monuments at Mahabalipuram; ratha temples in the form of processional chariots; mandapa, or rock sanctuaries modelled as rooms covered with bas-reliefs; rock reliefs in the open a...
EditorialTerracotta shield, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; wheel-made, diameter 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Vases, The shield is decorated with a scale pattern and has a painted projection in the center. During the Archaic period, clay models...
EditorialBronze tripod, Late Cypriot II or III, ca. 1450?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Bronzes, This small vessel stand was cast from a mold. Most known examples of cast tripods come from tombs and sanctuaries.
EditorialTemple of Apollo, Delphi, erected on the site of older sanctuaries, of which the last, from 6th BCE, was destroyed by an earthquake in 373 BCE. The present building dates from 369-329 BCE. 44 cloumns each 11 m high. The Pythia prophesied here. 24.6 x 60 m.
EditorialTerracotta shield, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; wheel-made, diameter 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Vases, The shield is decorated with a scale pattern and has a painted projection in the center. During the Archaic period, clay models...
EditorialBronze tripod, Late Cypriot II or III, ca. 1450?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm), Bronzes, This small vessel stand was cast from a mold. Most known examples of cast tripods come from tombs and sanctuaries.
EditorialLimestone statuette of three animals, Archaic, ca. 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, H.: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (16.5 x 16.5 x 12.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, Votive statuettes of animals such as this one were often found in sanctuaries or inside tom...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of a siren, Archaic, ca. 550?500 B.C., Greek, Terracotta, Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 5in. (21 x 24.1 x 12.7cm), Terracottas, Sirens are mythical creatures famous in antiquity for their song, which lured sailors to their death. Sanctu...
EditorialSacred animal mummy of crocodile, Late Period?Roman Period, ca B.C.?100 A.D., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Manfalut, Linen, animal remains, H. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); L. 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.), Sacred animals had always figure...
EditorialSumer. Mesopotamia. Near East. Clay tablet. Offerings of flour, beer, butter, fish and cattle to the god Ningirsu and the Goddess Bau, his wife, as well as to other sanctuaries on the festival of the goddess Bau. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Peter...
EditorialTemple of Apollo, Delphi, erected on the site of older sanctuaries, of which the last, from 6th BCE, was destroyed by an earthquake in 373 BCE. The present building dates from 369-329 BCE. 44 cloumns each 11 m high. The Pythia prophesied here. 24.6 x 60 m.