Ancient Stone Gallery
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A pair of Assyrian winged deities, carved in gypsum. Artist unknown; reign of Ashurbanipal II (883-
Bust of Lucius Verus (co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, 161-169 CE). Artist unknown; after 160 CE.
Pictish Stones and Early Crosses, The Meffan Institute Museum, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, 30.5.18.Pict
bronze-age-aegean:Stone kernos. 3000-1900 BC.Found inMesara, Crete.Currently in the Archaeological M
The Trilothon Stones of Baalbek,Located in what is now Lebanon, Baalbek is an ancient Roman ruin dat
Marble bust of the Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis. Roman copy after a Greek original (4th cent. BCE)
Head of Asclepius. Roman copy (second half of 2nd cent. CE) after a mid-4th cent. BCE Greek origina
Designs from Pictish symbol stones
Autumn in a Cornish cottage. Bright, crisp mornings. Bringing in logs from an ancient stone barn for
A Roman Stone Bust of Aphrodite-Isis, Egypt, c. 1st century AD
Canopic jar lid (limestone) in the shape of a falcon head, representing the deity Qebehsenuef, one o
Portrait head of Amenhotep III, shown wearing the double crown and ceremonial beard. Artist unknown
sirmaloryarchive:When the sword was thrust into the stone, the ancient king foretold that one day it
Cycladic marble female figurine, attr. to the Goulandris Master. Ca. 2500-2400 BCE (Early Cycladic
Athenian funerary relief of a couple. Artist unknown; ca. 330-320 BCE. Now in the Pergamon Museum, B
Limestone relief fragment showing cattle of the 4th Dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Artist unknown; ca. 2551
Portrait bust of Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 359-285 BCE), general of Alexander the Great and first rule
Statue of Horemheb, last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, with the god Amun. Artist unknown; ca. 1319-1
Ancient Egyptian column capital (limestone) in the shape of the head of the goddess Hathor. The col
The goddess Isis greets the 30th Dynasty pharaoh Nectanebo II. Fragment (painted limestone) of the d
Ushabti (glazed and painted steatite) of the chief steward and scribe Seniu. Artist unknown; ca. 15
Ancient Egyptian relief sculpture (painted limestone) of a porcupine. Detail of a wall fragment from
What happened to Hadrian’s Wall?One of the greatest feats of the Roman Empire was Hadrian&rsqu
Votive stele in honor of the god Ptah, dedicated in his temple at Deir el-Medina by Nakht-em-Mut, fo
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