Civilization Collection

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Totonaca Civilization. 1950. MEXICO. Mexico City. National Palace. Mexican Mural Painting. Fresco

Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Codex Borbonicus. Aztec codex. Written by Aztec priest shortly before or after tthe Spanish conquest of Mexico. 1562-1563. Detail fol. 17r

Egyptian Art. Relief depicting a bee, symbol of Lower Egypt
Egyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting a bee, symbol of Lower Egypt. New Kingdom. Egypt

Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of
Ares, the god of war. Roman equivalent : Mars. Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glytothek. Munich

Cheese dish - Bairnsfatherware
Cheese dish with lid made by the Girls of Staffordshire during the Winter of 1917/1918 when the Boys were in the trenches fighting for liberty and civilization

Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Sekhmet, the lion-headed g
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris

Stela of Amenemhat I. Table offering. 12th Dynasty. Middle K
Amenemhat I. 1st King. 12th Dynasty (1991-1962 BC). Middle Kingdom. Limestone, painted, stela of Amenemhat. Table offerings. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Parthenon. East Pediment. Acropolis, Athens. 438-432 BC. Bri
Parthenon. East Pediment. Helioss horses and Dionysos, Demeter and Kore, Artemis. Acropolis, Athens. 438-432 BC. Marble. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Constantine the Great. Roman Emperor from 306-337. Constanti
Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) (272-337). Roman Emperor from 306-337. Know for being the first roman emperor to convert to christianity

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization. 1947. Mural Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Colony in the corridor of the north wall. Detail

Statue of the Roman goddess Abundantia with cornucopia
Statue of the Roman goddess Abbondanza or Abundantia with the cornucopia (horn of plenty). In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Petrini after an illustration by A

Mycenaean art. Greece. Silver rhyton as head of a bull with golden horns and forehead adorned with a gold rosette. Royal Tomb IV at Mycenae. 16th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Man with a glass. (2800-2300B. C. ). Cycladic Art. Ancient per
Cycladic Art. Ancient period II. Greece. Man with a glass. Canonical style. Belongs to the Syros phase (2800-2300 b.C.). Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art. Athens. Greece

Roman legionary. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome. Museum of Roman Civilization

A union in the interest of humanity - civilization - freedom and peace for all time

Euterpe, muse of music and lyric poetry, holding a flute. Found in the Tiburtino area of Rome near the Villa d Este. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Perini after an illustration by A

ROMAN ART. Roman marble relief from a conmmemorative monument to the Battle of Actium (31 BC). Detail of a processional scene. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Statue of an Amazon female warrior by Phidias, wearing a peplos, holding a bow, with quiver under her arm. Found near the Villa d Este in Tivoli

Terracota antefix tarantini. Gorgon
Terracota antefix tarantini that represents the head of a Gorgon. Late VI century early V century B.C. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Temple of Luxor. Night view of the first courtyard. Egypt

Unknown philosopher, believed to be Zeno of Citium, Greek stoic philosopher. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Petrini after an illustration by A

Ancient Roman vases
Large vase with satyr heads, once owned by the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1, ancient vase with ram's heads found in the Villa Casali outside Porta San Sebastiano 2

Ancient Roman vases and cup
Glass vase found outside Porta Maggiore 1, metal cup with swans from the Museo Oddi in Perugia 2, and vase from the Museo Mattei 3

Ancient Roman metal lamps
Metal lamp with theatrical masks from the museum of the Vatican Library 1, metal lamp with snake climbing a tree from the Museo di Portici 2, and metal lamp in the form of a swan from the Casa Oddi

Ancient cups and vase
Antique cup from the Villa Mattei 1, antiqe cup from the Vatican Museum 2, porphyry cup in the Farnese Gardens 3, and terracotta vase found in the excavations of Tivoli 4

Ancient Roman vase, pitcher and patera
Metal vase with swan heads 1 and pitcher 2 from the Museo Portici, and metal patera or libation bowl with dolphin and handle from the Casa Oddi, Perugia 3

Table with lion legs, used by the Romans and the Greeks, from the Justinian Palace, Palazzo Giustiniani 1, tazza or cup owned by Francesco de Marchis 2, and vase used by the Romans for libations

Ancient Roman vases and hearth
Metal vase used to draw holy water, found near an ancient well in Palestrina 1, vase 2 and hearth or focolare 3 from the Museo Napoli

Ancient Roman vases and bas-relief
Vase depicting the apotheosis of Homer with eagles and swans, described by Johann Joachim Winckelmann 1, ancient bas-relief with eagle atop war trophies in the Farnese Gardens, Orti Farnesiani 2

Roman augur's funeral urn and bird cages
Urn with snake, which perhaps contained the ashes of an augur, from the Farnese Gardens, Orti Farnesiani 1, cesta augurale or wish basket 2 and gabbia or cage 3 where birds were held for good luck

Ancient Roman naval monuments
Ancient naval monument wth barques and dolphins taken from a medal of Augustus Caesar 1, and another terracotta monument with winged Victory figure, oar, anchor and barque 2

Ancient Roman lamps and candelabra
Lamp in the Museo Napoli 1, terracotta lamp with ram's head and serpent found near Porta San Lorenzo 2, terracotta lamp with winged lion owned by Fiippo Luigi Gilii 3

Roman tools and household utensils
Copper pot and household utensils excavated at Herculaneum 1, metal ladle and bowl found at Palestrina 2, and terracotta tools excavated in a vineyard near the tomb of Caecilia Metella 3

Ornate Roman flues or gola
Flue or gola decorated with foliage seen near the Arch of Septimius Severus 1, and flue found in fragments in the Farnese Gardens, Orti Farnesiani 2

Ancient Roman vases in marble and granite
Marble vase decorated with cowskin and pan pipes found near the Vigna Casali, Casali vineyard, 1, granite vase owned by sculptor Bartolomeo Cavaceppi 2, and marble vase from the Casa Mattei 3

Roman terracotta vases and cinerary urn
Terracotta vases and cinerary urn found in a columbarium at the Citta di Castello

Ancient Roman tripods
Ancient tripod of Greek manufacture found in Pantanello, Tivoli, 1, and bronze tripod in the Museo di Portici, Naples 2

Two ancient Roman cups or tazza owned by the artist Piranesi
Two ancient Roman cups or tazza owned by artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. One with geese and ram's heads transported to Olan, the other with sphinxes found in fragments in Tivoli and restored

Ancient Roman candelabra
Candelabras with swans and sphinx found in fragments in Pantanello, Tivoli, restored by French sculptor Antoine-Guillaume Granjacquet 1, 2

Ancient vases owned by Piranesi and Sir WIlliam Hamilton
Vase owned by the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (now in England) 1, and vases found in Pantanello in Tivoli by Sir William Hamilton 2, 3

Frieze with decorative foliage from the Farnese Gardens, Rome
Frieze with decorative foliage from the Farnese Gardens, Orti Farnesiani alla Longara, Rome

Ancient Roman decorative ornaments
Decorative ornament with eagle and foliage from the Casa Piranesi 1, and another ornament with dogs and foliage from the Vatican Museum 2

Ancient Roman glass vases
Collection of ancient glass vases, some found in the Catacombs, quarries, etc

Ancient Roman tripods and cup
Tripod found in Pantanello, Tivoli, by Sir William Hamilton 1, tripod with goat heads and feet found in Ostia, owned by Mr. Dire 2, and tazza or cup taken from a painting in Herculaneum 3

Ancient friezes from the Orti Manzi and Orti Colonnesi
Ancient frieze with lion and vine foliage from the Orti Manzi, Montecelio 1, and ancient frieze with winged figure from the Orti Colonnesi, believed to be from the Temple of Nero 2

Chairs in the Vatican Museum
Sedia stercoraria in antique red in the Vatican Museum 1, and marble chair from the statue of the poet and dramatist Menander in the Vatican Museum 2

Ancient Roman tripods with griffins and eagles
Antique griffin tripod owned by Sir William Hamilton 1, and another ancient eagle tripod found in fragments in Pantano 2

Roman mills for olives and grain, with a cylindrical vase
Roman mills for olives and grain found in the city of Pompeii 1, 2, and cylindrical vase and receptacle, perhaps to keep water for domestic use 3

Ancient Roman tripods and altars
Tripod on an ancient bas-relief at the Villa Justinian 1, ancient altar with griffins dedicated to Apollo found in the Villa del Conte Fede, Tivoli 2, and copper tripod from the Casa Oddi, Perugia 3

Ancient Roman tripods and altars
Ancient tripod found by Sir William Hamilton at Pantanello in Tivoli 1, ancient altar with eagle and rams head found at Villa Casali outside Porta San Sebastiano 2

Ancient Roman metal lamps
Ancient metal lamp with heads of dogs, dolphins and eagles symbolizing the three main deities in Naples Museum 1, metal oil lamp with theatrical mask in the Museo Profano, Vatican Library 2

Ancient Greek candelabra
Greek candelabra in the Kircherian Museum 1, bronze Greek candelabra in the Museo di Portici, Naples 2, and Greek candelabra in the Barberini Gallery 3

Roman cremation furnace and cinerary vessels
Roman furnace used to cremate corpses 1, cinerary vessel in the Villa Aldobrandini 2, and cinerary urn in the Villa Altieri 3

Greek vases from Rome and Naples
Greek-style metal vase from Naples 1, Greek-style vase in the Justinian Gardens, Orti Giustiniani 2, and Greek vase decorated with Bacchanalia from the Orti Lanta or Lanta Gardens, Janiculum Hill 3

Egyptian gods and deities
Egyptian god Apis depicted as a bull 1, Canopus found in Tivoli by Sir William Hamilton in a temple 2, cockroach deity from a monument in the Villa Albani 3, and Sphinx worshiped on the Nile River 4

Roman sacrificial paraphernalia
Bull prepared for sacrifice, from a bas-relief owned by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi 1, vessel with swan's neck to draw water for a sacrifice 2, bagpipes or flutes played at sacrifices

Egyptian chair and priest of the god Serapis with serpent
Egyptian chair, carved in an obelisk in the Barberini garden 1, and an Egyptian priest of the god Serapis consulting a serpent 2

Egyptian vases and Harpocrates or god of silence
Egyptian metal vase from the Museo Borgiano in Velletri 1, Egyptian vase from the Palazzo Salviati 2, and Harpocrates or god of silence in a metal seal from the Borgiano Museum 3

Ancient Roman well, copper bucket and patera
Ancient well with chariot drawn by serpents in the Villa Strozzi 1, copper bucket to draw water from a well for sacrifices in a temple 2, and metal patera or bowl used in sacrifices

Etruscan vases
Etruscan vase found in the vicinity of Naples, owned by Sir William Hamilton 1, Etruscan vase in the collection of the painter Anton Raphael Mengs 2, and Etruscan vase owned by James Irvine 3

Roman and Greek metal candelabras
Metal candelabra in the Kircherian Museum 1, Greek metal candelabra 2 and another metal candelabra in the Museo Portici or Portici Museum 3

Roman tripod, lamp, perfume box and mystical basket
Portable metal tripod from Naples 1, metal lamp in the Casa Oddi, Perugia 2, perfume box for sacrifices decorated with chimera carved in the Arch 3

Portable Roman chair, consular ensign and stool
Roman consular portable chair from a bas-relief in the Palazzo Giustiniani or Justinian Palace 1, Insegna Consolare or consular ensign carved in the Trajan Column 2

Roman urns and funeral urn
Urn with cupids and garlands found in the Orti Casali outside Porta San Sebastiano 1, urn from the Villa Lante on Janiculum Hill 2, and cinerary urn or funeral urn in the Orti Giustiniani

Roman sarcophagi and funeral vase
Sarcophagus with sphinx in the Vatican Museum 1, funeral vase or cinerary vase owned by Cavaceppi 2, and sarcophagus with woman reclining on a bed from the Orti Mattei, Mattei Gardens, Rome 3

Roman metal and terracotta oil lamps
Metal oil lamps with dolphins and swan from the Profane Museum, Vatican Library 1, 2, terracotta lamp with chimera owned by Bonini 3, and lamp on a pillar found in Florence 4

Ancient Roman altars and pitcher used in sacrifices
Ancient Roman altar with lions and garlands in the Villa Altieri 1, boccale, or pitcher used in sacrifices, from a bas-relief of the Campidoglio 2

Roman funeral vases
Funeral vases or cinerary vases from the Villa Mattei al Montecelio 1, from the Villa Altieri 2, from the Villa Palombara 3, and one owned by the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi 4

Egyptian vases from Rome
Egyptian vase, from the Casa Barberini 1, Egyptian vase found in Pantanello in Tivoli, 2, and Egyptian vase found in fragments owned by Count Fede in Tivoli 3

Ancient Roman cups or Tazza
Ancient tripod cup or tazza, Latin Style, in the Vatican Museum 1, and antique cup of paonazzetto marble from the Orti Mattei, Mattei Gardens, Montecelio 2

Roman vases
Vase of paonazzetto marble owned by the English sculptor Dire 1, vase from the Villa Altieri, 2, and vase from the Villa Sciarra at the Porta Pia 3

Roman tripods and sacrificial brazier
Tripod belonging to the Heirs of the Ecoma, Casa Casali, found in their vineyard outside the Porta San Sebastiono, Rome 1, tripod owned by French sculptor Antoine-Guillaume Granjacquet 2

Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes Religious, Civil and Military of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman

Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC). Greek philosopher. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1854

Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC). Greek philosopher. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1854

Part of a Roman stone olive press known as trapetum
Part of a Roman stone olive press known as Trapetum (olive press). The device consisted of a large stone bowl (mortarium) into which the olives were poured and then crushed unter two concave stonees

Roman inscription with dedication to Caius Vallius Postumus
Detail of a Roman inscription with dedication to Caius Vallius Postumus. Unknown original provenance

Inscription with dedication to Caius Vallius Postumus
Roman inscription with dedication to Caius Vallius Postumus. Unknown original provenance

Punic commemorative inscription on a marble slab broken, with a substantial part of the text missing

Carthaginian warrior. Engraving, 19th century
Carthaginian warrior. Engraving. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852

Ancient history. Phoenician warrior. Engraving, 19th century
Ancient history. Phoenician warrior. Engraving. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852

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