Galleria · photo tag
ancient art
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Ship Le Laperouse A tour guide explains the origins of aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley region of Australia on a Ponant cruise. Photo: Nick Rains · Courtesy of Ponant Cruises -
Destination Berlin Warrior shield from northern Italy that dates to the 8th to 9th century B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Votive relief for a chariot victory, a marble work from north of Athens, depicts a nude warrior wearing a helmet next to his bearded charioteer. Dates to 390-400 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Torso of an Old Fisherman, a Roman sculpture in marble, dates to 200 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin An ancient statue at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Sphinx-shaped finial of a Funerary Stele dates to 400-410 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. The winged lions with a human head were adopted by the Greeks from the Near East in the seventh century B.C. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Sarcophagus of Arnth Churches at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin The gods Apollo, Diana and Latona approach an altar where Victoria stands in this marble relief. It dates to 20-30 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Relief with heroes and worshippers in the Altes Museum of Berlin. It depicts deceased heroes surrounded by a throne, snake and receptacle for offerings. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin This slab covered a sarcophagus-like grave in a wall, depicting a procession with the Greek god and princess in a panther chariot led by satyrs and maenads, dating to 110-130 A.D. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Neck Amphora: Equestrian Chorus, pottery that dates to 530-540 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Roman soldiers used wax and tempera to paint likenesses of the deceased, who were mummified in Egypt. All date from 60 to 150 A.D. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Marble relief on a sarcophagus from Rome shows four scenes from Greek myth depicting wedding and death, happiness and sorrow, dating to 140-150 A.D. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Laying Out of a Young Man in the Family Circle. The Greek clay vessel dates to 400 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Bust of Athena in the Velletri type, circa 400 B.C., at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Head of Artemis or Apollo, dating to 300-330 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin A clay vessel showing two griffins dates to 600-625 B.C. at the Altes Museum of Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin A tub-shaped clay sarcophagus from Klazomenai in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), decorated with images of fighting animals and battle scenes, circa 480-500 B.C. in the Altes Museum of Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Greek bronze helmets from 600-700 B.C. After successful battle, helmets were sometimes bent and offered in a ceremony as an expression of gratitude to the gods. See it at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable -
Destination Berlin Grave loutrophoros, a ritual vessel used to transport water for the marriage bath, dating to 500-510 B.C. at the Altes Museum in Berlin. Photo: JD Lasica · Special to Cruiseable
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