Brass figure of a seated Portuguese man. Edo peoples, circa 18th century, Nigeria. [800 x 1200]. by AlbatrossWaste9124
September 30, 2024At least 2200 years old, this Hellenistic statuette representing Skylla, from ancient Greece. The statuette, standing 28.6cm tall, features Skylla emerging from the sea, with a conus-shaped base decorated with wavy incisions.[716×895]
September 30, 2024Honorary decree of the Eleians to the Olympic Victor Damokrates of Tenedos. Winner of the wrestling constest at Olympia, he becomes proxenos of the city. 300-250 BCE, now housed at the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens [2852×4944]
September 30, 2024A Byzantine ivory plaque with enthroned Mother of God (“The Stroganoff Ivory”). From Constantinople, 950–1025 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art [2894×4123]