Mythological Collection (page 6)

Tomb of Amen Khopshef. God Anubis on the right. Valley of t
Tomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. God Anubis on the right. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt

Temple of Ramses III. Relief depicting Ramses III making offerings before god Ra. New Kingdom. Thebes. Medinet-Habu. Egypt

Relief depicting the god Thoth. Ramesseum. Egypt
Relief depicting the god Thoth as ibis-headed. Ramesseum. 13th century. Nineteen dynasty. New Kingdom. Necropolis of Thebes. Valley of the kings. Egypt

The god Amon, sitting at a table of offerings. Temple of Hat
Polychrome relief depicting the god Amon, sitting at a table of offerings with feather headdress, beard and on both hands the scepter Uady and the ankh. Eighteen dynasty. New Kingdom

Reliefs depicting the ankh, uady and djed pillar. Deir el-Ba
Reliefs depicting the ankh, uady, scepter linked to power and wealth and djed pillar, symbol of stability. Temple of Hatshepsut. Temples of Deir el-Bahari. Dynasty XVIII. New Kingdom. Egypt

Dionysus, god of wine. Vatican Museums
Dionysus, god of wine. Relief of roman sarcophagus depicting Dionysos with Maenad, satyr and Panther. Vatican Museums. City of the Vatican

Mama Huaco, one of four sisters and wives of Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire of Cuzco in the early 13th century. Portrait of Cuzco school. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas

Mercury. 3rd century. Roman art. Mosaic. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Tarragona. National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona

Hevajra. 18th c. Buddhist Tantric deity. Golden bronze. Tibetan art. Sculpture. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: CHINA. TIBET

Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire. Illustration in Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande

CUYP, Albert Jacobsz (1620-1691). Mercury. Baroque art. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Banco Exterior de Espa񡠨 Overseas Trade Bank of Spain) Collection

CYPRUS. Paphos. House of Aion. The Apollo and Marsyas mosaic, detail of Pliny and Apollo, House of Aion. (3rd century AD). Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Roman as with a representation of the god Janus. This was the first coin ever struck by Ancient Rome

CYPRUS. Paphos. Nea Paphos. Mosaics of the House of Dionysos 2nd-4th century A D. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Hercules Strangling the Snake. 1st c. ITALY. Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco

ITALY. Pompeii. Cupid. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco

Ficoroni cist. ca. 300 BC. Etruscan art. Relief on bronze. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia. Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. Palestrina

Painted wood stele depicting Amon musician playing harp before god Ra-Harakhty, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI. Egyptian art. Painting. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Maya calendar with glyphs. Maya art. MEXICO. CHIAPAS. Palenque. INAH Palenque Museum

Anubis. Egyptian painting
Tomb of Khaemwese. ca. 1151 BC. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Queens. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Fresco

French bank note, 50 Francs
French bank note, Banque de France, 50 Francs, issued on 19 May 1949. With a portrait of the French mathematician and astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (1811-1877) on the front

Cartoon, Atlas with Kaiser Wilhelm on a globe, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II jumping around on top of a globe, supported by the mythological figure of Atlas, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Ilya Muromets - Elijah of Murom on horseback
Ilya Muromets (Elijah of Murom) - a Kievan Rus epic hero. He is celebrated in numerous byliny (folk epic poems). Along with Dobrynya Nikitich

MEXICO. Xochicalco. Ceremonial Center. Quetzalcoatl Pyramid. Teotihuacan culture

HONDURAS. COPAN. CopᮮMaya god. Maya art
HONDURAS. COPAN. Copß«« Maya god. Maya art

Inca vase with a mythological drawing. Inca art. Ceramics. PERU. Lima. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History

Arctic Antics, drawn by Webster Murray
Three mermaids chase a polar bear in arctic sea. Date: 1928

Intruders! By Godfrey Wilson, mermaid watching bathers
A mermaid on some rocks views two women swimmers from a safe distance. Date: 1928

Statue of a young Roman depicted as Asklepion. From
Roman art. Statue of a young Roman depicted as Asklepion. From Campania, Italy. 2nd century AD. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Kybele. Italy. 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Kybele. Italy. 1st century AD. Marble. The hairstyle is that worn in the 5th century BC. The head is thought to imitate a statue of the mother of the gods

Athena. Statue. Goddess of Wisdom and War. From Rome 2nd
Athena. Rome 2nd century AD. Marble. The helmet is pushed up on her forehead. It was decorated with a sphinx, while the cheek guards have rams horns in relief

Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Marble. Close-fitting felt hat is characteristic of the hero. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Athena Parthenos. Amelia, Italy. AD 100-150. Bust. Marble. The goddess wears a helmet crowned by a sphinx flanked by winged horses

Kybele. Formiae in Campania. C. 60 BC. Marble. The Oriental mother-goddes was worshipped in Italy from 204 BC. She is represented seated on a throne flanked by lions. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Heracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Head. Marble
Heracles. Roman equivalent, Hercules. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Head. Marble. Roman sculpture. 1st century AD. From Tusculum, Italy. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon, first performed in 1668. It was based on a Latin comedy by Plautus. In it, Amphitryon goes off to war, leaving his wife Alcmene at home

Fancy Dress - Miss C. Bradhurst as Daphne
Miss C. Bradhurst, winner of first prize in The Sketch magazines fancy dress competition. She has had the original (and rather simple) idea of coming as Daphne, from Greek myth

Egypt. Memphis. Goddess Hathor column pillar
Goddess Hathor column pillar. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

Egypt. God Anubis. Relief. Memphis
Egyptian Art. God Anubis. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

Egypt. Goddess Nephthys between two figures of god Anubis. M
Egyptian Art. Goddess Nephthys, between two figures of god Anubis, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt

Egypt. Spinx of Giza. Detail. Lions claws
Egypt. Great Sphinx of Giza. Limestone statue with lion body and human head. Is believed that represents the Pharaoh Khafra. Built as a protective guard on the banks of the River Nile. Detail

Egypt. Spinx of Giza
Egypt. Great Sphinx of Giza. Limestone statue with lion body and human head. Is believed that represents the Pharaoh Khafra. Built as a protective guard on the banks of the River Nile. Old Kingdom

Priestesses of the goddess Vesta. Colored engraving
Priestesses of the goddess Vesta in the temple. Engraving. Colored

Priestesses of the goddess Vesta in the temple. Engraving

Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1944, featuring the story The Return of Jongor by Robert Moore Williams. A warrior attacks a club-wielding centaur with a spear. Date: 1944

Phaethons Fall, 1678, by Johann Heiss (1640-1704)
Johann Heiss (1640-1704). German painter. Phaethons Fall, 1678. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

South metope XXXII. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the
South metope XXXII from the Parthenon marbles depicting part of the battle between the Centaurs and Lapiths. 5th century BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. Istanbul
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail

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