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Background imageMediterranean Collection: Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac

Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac
Minoan Art. Island of Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palace of Knossos. C. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Greece

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Different types of roman amphorae. 2nd century BC-3rd centur

Different types of roman amphorae. 2nd century BC-3rd centur
Different types of amphorae. From left to right: wine amphora, 1st century AD, from Rome; amphora for fish, 1st century AD, from Spain; wine amphora, 2nd-1st centuries BC

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Dicentrarchus labrax, or European seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax, or European seabass, also known as sea dace, Mediterranean seabass, loup de mer, robalo, lubina, spigola, branzino, branzini, bronzino, and bronzini. Date: 1862

Background imageMediterranean Collection: ITALY. Caprarola. Villa Farnese. Map of Europe

ITALY. Caprarola. Villa Farnese. Map of Europe. 1574 painting by Giovanni Antonio da Varese Vanosino. Stanza del Mappamondo (Geographic room or Room of the World Map). Renaissance art. Cinquecento

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Capture of the Algerian corsair xebec L Uccello

Capture of the Algerian corsair xebec L Uccello by the Genoese galleys Taggia and San Giorgio on August 11, 1788 near San Remo. Engraving. ITALY. LIGURIA. Genoa. Pegli. Navy Museum

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Street Fountain in Valetta, Malta

Street Fountain in Valetta, Malta Date: circa 1904

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Map of Asia Minor (Turkey)

Map of Asia Minor (Turkey) - in antiquity - pre-Ottoman Empire. Date: 1804

Background imageMediterranean Collection: The Beach at Famagusta, Cyprus

The Beach at Famagusta, Cyprus, during the period of British rule (between 1878 and 1960) - now the capital of the Gazimagusa District of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMediterranean Collection: General Sir Ian Hamilton and General Ellison, Kephalos

General Sir Ian Hamilton and General Ellison, Kephalos
General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of

Background imageMediterranean Collection: AMALFI BY WORTH 1922

AMALFI BY WORTH 1922
Dress by Worth: barrel-line dress with V -neck & ruffle fall collar, translucent over- sleeves with ruffle detail, broad sash & bow tied across the hips & a broad brimmed hat

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Map of Africa, with travellers routes

Map of Africa, with travellers routes
Map of Africa, with the routes of the modern travellers, Parke, Browne and Le Vaillant. 1799

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Mammari, Cyprus - Nicosia District

Mammari, Cyprus - Nicosia District, north of Kokkinotrimithia (currently in the UN buffer zone). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Suez Canal Company office in Port Said, Egypt

Suez Canal Company office in Port Said, Egypt
The administration buildings of the Suez Canal Company as seen from the Mediterranean Sea, now housed by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA)

Background imageMediterranean Collection: De Lesseps statue at the entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt

De Lesseps statue at the entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt
De Lesseps statue by Emmanuel Fr魩 et at the entrance of the Suez Canal in Port Said, Egypt, gesturing invitingly towards the canal which meant an easier way of transport

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Port of Tripoli (Tarabulus), Lebanon

Port of Tripoli (Tarabulus), Lebanon
Port of Tripoli (Tarabulus), city in the north of Lebanon. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMediterranean Collection: HMS Marlborough - The Captains Cabin

HMS Marlborough - The Captains Cabin. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Turkey. Roman art. Side. Ruins

Turkey. Roman art. Side. Ruins
Turkey. Asia Minor. Roman art. Side. Ancient Greek city. Ruins

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Minoan art. Greece. Vessel. Palace Style. Schematic vegetal

Minoan art. Greece. Vessel. Palace Style. Schematic vegetal decoration. 1420 BC. Heraklion Museum. Creta

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Map of Malta. Island. Mediterranean Sea. Italian engraving

Map of Malta. Island. Mediterranean Sea. Italian engraving. 16th century

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Metope. Parthenon marbles. Battle between the Centaurs and t

Metope. Parthenon marbles. Battle between the Centaurs and t
Metope IV from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf. Syria

Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf. Syria
Syria. Entrance to the Aleppo National Museum. Basalt caryatids guarding the temple of Tell Halaf

Background imageMediterranean Collection: The Battle of Livorno (Leghorn), c. 1659, by Willem van de Ve

The Battle of Livorno (Leghorn), c. 1659, by Willem van de Ve
Willem van de Velde I1611-1693). Dutch painter. The Battle of Livorno (Leghorn), c.1659. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Libya. Leptis Magna. Roman City. View of Macellum. 1st C. BC

Libya. Leptis Magna. Roman City. View of Macellum. 1st C. BC
Libya. Leptis Magna. City of the Roman Empire. View of Marketplace with the circular Macellum. 1st C. BC

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Mycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. Greec

Mycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. Greec
Mycenaean Art. Greece. Mycenae. Royal Tombs. Circle A. Double circle within which there are six Shaft Graves. 14th century B.C. Province of the Argolid. Peloponnese region

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Eirene, goodess of Peace and, as mother of Pluto, of Prospe

Eirene, goodess of Peace and, as mother of Pluto, of Prospe
Greek art. Eirene, goodess of Peace and, as mother of Pluto, of Prosperity. Roman sculpture after an original of 370 BC, which stood in the market place of Athens. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antioquia. Turkey

Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antioquia. Turkey
Heracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antakya. Turkey

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd centur

Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd century. Roman Villa. Piazza Armerina. Sicily. Italy

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Greek art. Classical period. Grave stele. Relief. Funerary b

Greek art. Classical period. Grave stele. Relief. Funerary banquet scene. The man lying holding in his hand a Philae and a boy came from a crater serves

Background imageMediterranean Collection: The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. Turkey

The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma. Turkey
Turkey. Didyma. Ancient Greek sanctuary. Coast of Ionia. Ruins of the Temple and oracle of Apollo, The Didymaion. Hellenistic period. Near Didim

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Punic ostrich egg from Villaricos. Dates from the 6th BC

Punic ostrich egg from Villaricos. Dates from the 6th BC
An ostrich egg decorated with painted red lines. Punic artwork from the Iron Age II. Villaricos necropolis in Cuevas del Almanzora. Province of Almeri?a, Andalusia, Spain

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Phoenician Kingdom. Northern Lebanon. Sarcophagus. It was ma

Phoenician Kingdom. Northern Lebanon. Sarcophagus. It was ma
Phoenician Kingdom. Northern Lebanon. First millenium BC. Sarcophagus, which is made of marble from the Greek island of Paros, come from such a tomb

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Greece. Sparta. Inscription on the stone. Greek writing

Greece. Sparta. Inscription on the stone. Greek writing. Old Theater. Peloponnese

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Idrimi of Alalakh

Idrimi of Alalakh
Stone statue of King Idrimi of Alalakh seated in his throne. 1570-1500 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Emporium. Greek colony

Emporium. Greek colony
Greek Art. Emporium (Ampurias). Greek colony founded by the greeks of Foci, 570 BC. Statue of Asclepius. God of medicin. Neapolis. Girona province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Interior of Latecoere

Interior of Latecoere
Interior of the Latecoere 521 flying boat Lieutenant de Vaisseaux Paris, carrying 30 passengers trans-Atlantic or 70 on Mediterranean routes in leg-stretching comfort. Date: 1935

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Monaco - Cote d Azur - The Rock of Monaco

Monaco - Cote d Azur - The Rock of Monaco
The Rock of Monaco (Rocher de Monaco) - a 62m tall monolith on the Mediterranean coast of the Principality of Monaco - Cote d Azur. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Warrior head. Mycenaean art

Warrior head. Mycenaean art
Ivory Head of a Warrior. 13th c. BC. Mycenaean art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: GREECE. PELOPONNESE. ARCADIA. Mycenae

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Roman ships

Roman ships
MONLEON Y TORRES, Rafael (1835-1900). History of the navigation: Ships of the Ancient Rome. Military bireme and trade ship. Watercolour. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum

Background imageMediterranean Collection: USS Sea Poacher, American submarine, Malta

USS Sea Poacher, American submarine, Malta
USS Sea Poacher (SS/AGSS-406), American Balao class submarine, seen here off Valletta, Malta, on 5 November 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Warships of the six nations in the Mediterranean, WW1

Warships of the six nations in the Mediterranean, WW1
The naval situation in the Mediterranean: the warships of the six nations (Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy and Austria). Shown looking eastwards from Gibraltar towards the Adriatic. Date: 1914

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. Davis

Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria), a volcanic Italian island outpost which surrendered unconditionally on 11 June 1943 -- the first loss of Italian soil to the Allies during the Second World

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Cyprus - Women Spinning wool

Cyprus - Women Spinning wool
Cyprus - Cypriot Women Spinning wool and working at a loom. Date: circa 1906

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Algiers, Algeria, North Africa

Algiers, Algeria, North Africa
An exotic girl sits on an open terrace in Algiers, Algeria. View of the harbour and city looking out into the Mediterranean Sea Date: 1904

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Libya - Tripoli - The seafront / Waterfront

Libya - Tripoli - The seafront / Waterfront Date: circa late 1930s

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Admiral Gueprate and General Baumann

Thessaloniki, Greece - Admiral Gueprate and General Baumann
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - French Admiral Emile Paul Aimable Guepratte (1856-1939) and General Baumann pictured on the waterfront at the bay. Date: circa 1915

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Map of Northern Africa

Map of Northern Africa. Date: 1807

Background imageMediterranean Collection: Operation Albumen - The Escape from Crete - WWII

Operation Albumen - The Escape from Crete - WWII
Passengers and Chaperones. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS, was part of a 12-man Special Boat Service unit which made a daring raid on the occupied Greek island of Rhodes

Background imageMediterranean Collection: WWII - Mussolini slips up invading Greece - First Day Cover

WWII - Mussolini slips up invading Greece - First Day Cover. A nice pun on Greece and Grease. Date: 1941



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