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Classical History Collection

Background imageClassical History Collection: Two priestesses making an offering to Cybele

Two priestesses making an offering to Cybele
Two priestesses making an offering at an altar to Cybele, Anatolian mother goddess. One carries a knife, the other bangs cymbals. A musician plays an aulos

Background imageClassical History Collection: Roman gladiator with helmet, shield and sword

Roman gladiator with helmet, shield and sword, with his leg on a shield. Engraved on carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageClassical History Collection: Bust of one of Laocoon's sons

Bust of one of Laocoon's sons attacked by giant serpents in Greek myth. Laocoontis Filius. Engraved on jasper and dactylotheca from the collection of art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageClassical History Collection: Germanicus Julius Caesar with his mother Antonia Minor

Germanicus Julius Caesar with his mother Antonia Minor
Germanicus Julius Caesar, 15 BC - AD 19, Roman general famous for his campaigns in Germania, with his mother Antonia Minor, 36 BC - 37 AD. Germanicus et Antenia

Background imageClassical History Collection: Ajax and Ulysses protect Achilles with their shields

Ajax and Ulysses protect Achilles with their shields
Ajax and Ulysses protect a kneeling Achilles with their shields. Ajax et Ulysses Achillem Clypeis Tuentur

Background imageClassical History Collection: Bust of Medusa, a Gorgon with venomous snakes in her hair

Bust of Medusa, a Gorgon with venomous snakes in her hair
Bust of Medusa, a monstrous Gorgon with venomous snakes and wings in her hair in Greek mythology

Background imageClassical History Collection: Peleus performing a purification ritual

Peleus performing a purification ritual
Peleus, Greek hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and father of Achilles, performing a purification ritual at a fountain

Background imageClassical History Collection: Isis breastfeeding her son Horus

Isis breastfeeding her son Horus
Isis, ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility and magic, breastfeeding her son Horus, the falcon-headed god. Isis et Orus

Background imageClassical History Collection: Cupid, Roman god of love, bending a bow

Cupid, Roman god of love, bending a bow. Cupido arcum curvat. Engraved on amethyst and dactylotheca from the collection of Algernon Percy, First Earl of Beverley

Background imageClassical History Collection: Figure of a cow

Figure of a cow. Vacca. Engraved on onyx and dactylotheca from the collection of Algernon Percy, First Earl of Beverley

Background imageClassical History Collection: Neptune, Roman god of rivers and the sea, holding a trident

Neptune, Roman god of rivers and the sea, holding a trident and riding a chariot drawn by seahorses. Neptunus

Background imageClassical History Collection: A satyr playing panpipes and faun with ram's horn

A satyr playing panpipes and faun with ram's horn before an altar. Faunus et Satyrus. Engraved on carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageClassical History Collection: Figure of a sleeping cupid

Figure of a sleeping cupid. Cupido Dormiens. Engraved on agate and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageClassical History Collection: Figure of Apollo, Greek and Roman god of archery

Figure of Apollo, Greek and Roman god of archery, music, dance, truth and poetry. Holding a lyre. Engraved on sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageClassical History Collection: Figure of a charging bull. Taurus

Figure of a charging bull. Taurus. Carved in carnelian, onyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Greek hero Hercules and Omphale, Queen of Lydia

Greek hero Hercules and Omphale, Queen of Lydia. Engraved on agate and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageClassical History Collection: Figure of a horse with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus

Figure of a horse with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus
Figure of a Roman horse pawing the ground with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus, the owner? In sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Portrait of a Greek Muse

Portrait of a Greek Muse. Musa. In sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Roman bath attendant with jar of oil and strigil

Roman bath attendant with jar of oil and strigil, a tool to scrape oil from the skin. Engraved in emerald and dactylotheca from the collection of antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Balneator inc

Background imageClassical History Collection: Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication

Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication
Portrait of Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication with petasos, caduceus, cloak and winged ankles

Background imageClassical History Collection: Bacchus with thyrsus riding a centaur

Bacchus with thyrsus riding a centaur
Bacchus, Roman god of win, with thyrsus (pine-cone staff) riding a centaur with its hands tied behind its back

Background imageClassical History Collection: Bacchus and Ariadne on a chariot on Naxos island

Bacchus and Ariadne on a chariot on Naxos island
Ariadne sits in a chariot drawn by two winged cheetahs on the island of Naxos. Bacchus, Roman god of wine, with his thyrsus (pine-cone staff) supports her

Background imageClassical History Collection: Greek warriors defeating Amazons on horseback

Greek warriors defeating Amazons on horseback. The destruction of the Amazons. In jaspidum, sanguin and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Roman man and woman lounging on a couch in a triclinium

Roman man and woman lounging on a couch in a triclinium or dining room. With oil lamp and vase. In carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Ancient warriors leading a sacrificial bull to an altar

Ancient warriors leading a sacrificial bull to an altar
Ancient warriors in armour leading a sacrificial bull to an altar. Engraved on carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Warrior with spear running alongside a horse

Warrior with spear running alongside a horse
Ancient warrior with spear running alongside a horse. Unknown figure on carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Ignotus inc. Carneolo & Dactyl

Background imageClassical History Collection: Cupid fishing with a rod and basket on the shoreline

Cupid fishing with a rod and basket on the shoreline. Cupido Piscator. In carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Figure of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune

Figure of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion. With cornucopia and gubernaculum or ship's rudder. On emerald and dactylotheca

Background imageClassical History Collection: Military piety with soldier carrying a dead warrior

Military piety with soldier carrying a dead warrior
Military piety with soldier in armour carrying a dead warrior colleague over his shoulder. Perhaps Ajax carrying Achilles. Pietas militaris. In antique paste and dactylotheca

Background imageClassical History Collection: Bust of Maecenas, political advisor to Octavian

Bust of Maecenas, political advisor to Octavian
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas c. 70 BC - 8 BC, friend and political advisor to Octavian, who later reigned as Augustus. Signed by AVAOY in cornelian and dactylotheca. Maecenas in Cornel & Dactyl

Background imageClassical History Collection: Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl

Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl
Naked Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl. In sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general

Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general and military commander. Scipio Africanus. In sardonyx, coelatus and dactylotheca

Background imageClassical History Collection: Lion in cornelian and dactylotheca

Lion in cornelian and dactylotheca. Leo in Carneolo & Dactyl. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Unknown woman, perhaps the Lemnian Athena

Unknown woman, perhaps the Lemnian Athena
Unknown woman by Heioy or Heius. Perhaps the Lemnian Athena. On cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Incognita in Carneolo & Dactyl

Background imageClassical History Collection: Etruscan faun playing with a tiger

Etruscan faun playing with a tiger. In cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Faunus Etruscus Tigride ludens in Cor. & Dactyl

Background imageClassical History Collection: Egyptian chimera with lion's head, goat's body and dragon's tail

Egyptian chimera with lion's head, goat's body and dragon's tail. On cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Lion and Egyptian scarab beetle

Lion and Egyptian scarab beetle in Egyptian sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Leo feritus & Scarabaeus Aegypt in Sardony Aegypt & Dactyl

Background imageClassical History Collection: The lyre player on cornelian and dactylotheca

The lyre player on cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Lyricen in Carneolo & Dactyl

Background imageClassical History Collection: Omphale, Queen of Ludia, combing Greek hero Hercules hair

Omphale, Queen of Ludia, combing Greek hero Hercules hair. He reaches out for the skin of the Nemean lion

Background imageClassical History Collection: Portrait of Triptolemus, a warrior connected to Demeter

Portrait of Triptolemus, a warrior connected to Demeter
Portrait of Triptolemus, a warrior connected with the goddess Demeter of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Greek mythology. In oriental sardonyx and dactylotheca

Background imageClassical History Collection: Portrait of Othryadess, Spartan warrior

Portrait of Othryadess, Spartan warrior
Portrait of Othryades or Othryadas, the last surviving Spartan of the 300 Spartans selected to fight against 300 Argives in the Battle of the 300 Champions. In cornelian and dactylotheca

Background imageClassical History Collection: Portrait of Mercury, Roman god of communication

Portrait of Mercury, Roman god of communication
Portrait of Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication with lyre, petasos, cloak and winged ankles. In cornelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Portrait in profile of King Juba I of Numidia, c. 85-46 BC

Portrait in profile of King Juba I of Numidia, c. 85-46 BC. Juba in Nicolo & Dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Antinous, favourite of Roman emperor Hadrian

Antinous, favourite of Roman emperor Hadrian
Portrait of Antinous in multicolour sapphire. Bithynian Greek youth and favourite of Roman emperor Hadrian. Antinous in Sapphero versicoloro & dactylotheca

Background imageClassical History Collection: Unknown figure in profile in carnelian and dactylotheca

Unknown figure in profile in carnelian and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Incognito in Cornel. & Dactyl. Hon. C. F. Greville

Background imageClassical History Collection: Coats of arms of the Greeks and Romans

Coats of arms of the Greeks and Romans
Coats of arms of the Greeks, with ram rampant, and Romans, with black two-headed eagle. Grecs, Romains

Background imageClassical History Collection: Title page with vignette from Richard Dagley's Gems, 1804

Title page with vignette from Richard Dagley's Gems, 1804
Title page with calligraphy and vignette of winged Cupid writing in a book. Near antique ruins with vase, plinth, coins, and bust with wreath


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