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The Cyrus cylinder, 539 BC, Babylonian, © The Trustees of the British Museum

Art History Artefact

The Cyrus Cylinder

Ancient art / Babylon / British Museum

Detail of The Royal lion hunt relief from the Assyrian palace at Nineveh , about 645-635 BC, British Museum

Animal art Artworks History Relief

Assyrian relief depicting Aksaray Malaklısı – the largest of the Anatolian sheep dogs in a lion hunt (Nineveh, ca 650 BC)

Ancient art / Assyrian / British Museum

Greek terracotta Bust of Demeter or Persephone, c. 450-400 B.C.

Artworks Sculpture

Greek Terracotta Bust of Demeter or Persephone | Classical Greek Art

Ancient art / Ancient Greek Art / Classical Greek Art

The Dionysian fresco, at the house of Thiasos, was unearthed from a banquet hall amid excavations to Insula 10 Regio IX in Pompeii. (all images courtesy Parco Archeologico di Pompei)

Culture History News Wall Painting

Ancient Dionysian Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii Reveal Secrets of Roman Rituals

Ancient art / Fresco / Pompeii / Roman art

Huaca Pucllana Pyramid in Peru

Architecture Culture History Travel

Huaca Pucllana – An Ancient Pyramid Hidden in the Heart of Lima

Ancient art / Lima / Peru / Pyramid

Roman marble sculpture of four snuggled up puppies, 1st century BC, from the House of Faun in Pompeii.

Animal art Artworks Sculpture

Four Snuggled up Puppies, Roman Marble figurine, 1st century BC

Ancient art / Naples / Naples National Archaeological Museum / Roman art

The Coțofenești helmet, 5th century B.C.E.

Art History Artefact News

The Daring Heist of Romania’s Ancient Golden Helmet: A Priceless Treasure Vanishes

Ancient art / Theft

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 (2-7 century AD). Archaeological Museum of Samos, Greece

Art History Artworks Sculpture

A Hellenic or Roman marble head of a goddess statue, defaced with a Christian cross during the Late Antique period.

Ancient art / Artefacts