Sofia Collection

St. Peter. Wall painting. From the Church of St. Nicholas. 14th century. Kalotina, Sofia region, Bulgaria. National Archeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Marriage of Princess Sophia of Greece / Don Juan Carlos of S
The wedding, in Athens, of Princess Sophia of Greece, now Queen Sofia of Spain (born 1938) and Infante Juan Carlos of Spain, now King Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938) on 14 May 1962. Date: 1962

The Nativity of Christ. Mural painting. Detail
The Nativity of Christ. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The Baptism of Christ. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The Raising of Lazarus. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle. Mural
The unbelief of St. Thomas the Apostle. Thomas denies the Resurrection of Christ, as long as he is not able to see and touch the wounds suffered by Jesus on the Cross. Mural painting

Turkish ceremonial helmet. Gilded bronze. Provenance unknown. 16th-17th centuries. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

The Holy Face. Wall painting. From the Church of St. Nicholas. 16th century. Zhelezna, Montana region, Bulgaria. National Archeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Scene from the Christological Cyclet. Wall painting
Scene from the Christological Cycle. Wall painting from the Church of St. George Mali, built in the 17th century on the southern shore of the ancient Nesebur, demolished in 1946

St. Gregory Dekapolite (ca. 762-842). Monk born in Irenopolis, one of the cities of the Decapolis of Isauria

Leo I (c. 400-461). Pope of the Catholic Church
Leo I (c. 400-461), known as Leo the Great. Pope of the Catholic Church (440-461). Portrait. Fresco. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

St. Demetrius of Thessalonica (ca. 270- ca. 306). Greek Christian martyr who suffered martyrdom in Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). Fresco. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St

The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. 12th-13th centuries
The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. Byzantine style. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Head of Seuthes III, King of Odrysia (324 BC-312)
Seuthes III. King of Odrysia between 324 BC and 312 BC. Head of Seuthes III made of bronze, copper, alabaster and glass paste. Dated to the last decade of the 3rd century BC

The Danube horsemen. Votive tablet. Marble. 2nd-3rd
Marble votive tablet depicting the Danube horsemen. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Lom (ancient Roman city of Almus), Montana region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Neolithic. 6th millennium BC. Anthropomorphic figurine. From Nova Nadezhda, Sapareva Banya, Kyustendil region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Spear head. Bronze. 16th to 12th century BC. From
Spear head. Bronze. 16th to 12th century BC. Late Bronze Age. From Sarantsi, Sofia region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Head from a statue of Apollo. Bronze. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Serdica (Sofia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Head from a statue of Apollo. Bronze. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Serdica (Sofia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Floor mosaic from the Basilica of St. Sophia in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was located in the apse of the first ecclesiastical building on the site of the basilica. First quarter of the 4th century AD

Floor mosaic from the Basilica of St. Sophia in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was located in the apse of the first ecclesiastical building on the site of the basilica. First quarter of the 4th century AD

Scene of wheeled transport from Lower Moesia
Relief depicting a scene of wheeled transport from Lower Moesia and Thrace. Marble. Early 4th century BC. Sarcophagus of Shapla-dere, Maritsa River delta, Northern Greece

Head with male portrait. Limestone. Second half oh the 6th century AD. From Obzor, Burgas region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Double-headed eagle. Relief on a facing slab
Double-headed eagle in heraldic attitude. Relief on a facing slab. Red schist. 11th-12th centuries AD. From Stara Zagora (Vereia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Man fighting a panther. Relief. 2nd century AD
Man fighting a panther. Detail of the relief on a plate. First half of the 2nd century AD. From Stara Zagora (Augusta Traiana), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Plate bearing a scene of a man fighting a panther. First half of the 2nd century AD. From Stara Zagora (Augusta Traiana), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of her parents Cassius Felix and Cassia Lacaena, and her son Vetsidius Super. Detail of the inscription. Dated to the middle of the 2nd century AD

Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of her parents Cassius Felix and Cassia Lacaena, and her son Vetsidius Super. Decorated with reliefs of Medusa and a krater with vine branches

Tombstone. Pine cone, dolphins and trident. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Archar (Ratiaria), Vidin province, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Funeral feast. Stele of Apellas, son of Xenon, and his wife Glykytes, daughter of Haireos. Detail. Early Roman Empire. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Goddess Bendis and a family group. Stele of Bithys
Goddess Bendis and a family group: bust of a child and feasting husband and wife. Inscription in Greek. Stele of Bithys, his wife Zaeka and his daughter Pyrousala

Funerary stele bearing busts of a man with a sword and a woman. Late 1st century AD - early 2nd century AD. From Tsurnilishte, Prilep region, Macedonia. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Detail of the stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius and his wife Vincentia in memory of Aurelia Vericia. Family portrait. Dated to the beginning of the 4th century AD

Stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius and his wife Vincentia in memory of Aurelia Vericia. Family portrait. Dated to the beginning of the 4th century AD. From Montana, Bulgaria

Head of a woman. 2nd century AD. From Roumyantsevo, Lovech region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Diocletian (ca. 244-311). Roman Emperor (284-305)
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (ca. 244-311). Roman Emperor (284-305). Head with the portrait of Diocletian. From Brest, Pleven region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum

Head of a statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (121-180). Roman emperor (161-180). Fifth of the Five Good Emperors. Nervaâ??Antonine dynasty. Head of a statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Busts of two bearded men and a woman. Above: relief
Family group: busts of two bearded men and a woman. Above: relief depicting Heros, the Thracian horseman. Stele. First half of the 3rd century AD. From Vranya, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

Head of the emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (86-161). Roman emperor (183-161). Fourth of the Five Good Emperors. Nervaâ??Antonine dynasty. Head of the emperor Antoninus

Bust of a bearded man and a woman. Stele of Ziles
Bust of a bearded man and a woman. Inscription in Greek. Stele of Ziles, son of Pyroulas, erected by his wife Katou. First half of the 3rd century AD. From Laskarevo, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

Bowl with decoration. Clay. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Provenance unknown. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Silver vessel from the reign of Constantius II (Flavius Julius Constantius) (317-361), Roman emperor from 337 to 361. Northwest Bulgaria, 323-361 AD. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Gordian III (225-244). Roman emperor (238-244)
Gordian III (225-244). Roman emperor from 238 to 244. Bronze head. From Radanovo, Veliko Tarnovo region. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Head of Hermes. 2nd century AD. From Serdica. Bulgaria
Head of Hermes. Probably a bigger part of a slab with face in high relief. 2nd century AD. From Serdica. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Head of Hermes. 2nd century AD. From Serdica. Bulgaria
Head of Hermes. Probably a bigger part of a slab with face in high relief. 2nd century AD. From Serdica. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Detail of a column with memorial inscription of Kopsis Kopan. Time of Omurtag, Great Khan of Bulgaria (814-831). National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Gladiator fight. Fragment of a marble slab. From
Gladiator fight. Greek inscription: Leukaspis (name of the gladiator). Fragment of a marble slab. From Stara Zagora (Augusta Traiana), Bulgaria. First half of the 2nd century AD

Column with memorial inscription of Kopsis Kopan. Time of Omurtag, Great Khan of Bulgaria (814-831). National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Remains of a column with the text of a peace treaty. Provenance unknown. First half of the 9th century AD. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Treaty of 815. Detail of a column bearing
Treaty of 815. 30-year peace agreement signed in Constantinople between the Bulgarian Khan Omurtag (814-831) and the Byzantine Emperor Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

Treaty of 815. Column bearing the text of
Treaty of 815. 30-year peace agreement signed in Constantinople between the Bulgarian Khan Omurtag (814-831) and the Byzantine Emperor Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

Zeus. Head of a marble statue. Second half of the 2nd century AD. From Gigen (Ulpia Oescus), Pleven region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Athena. Head of a marble statue. 2nd century AD. From the ancient city of Philippi, Greece. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Sophie of Sweden (1801-1865). Princess of Sweden and Grand Duchess consort of Baden (1830-1852), by her marriage to Leopold I (1790-1852), Grand Duke of Baden (1830-1852). Portrait

Facade and plan of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Bulgaria - Sofia - Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard. Date: circa 1910s

Sofia, Bulgaria - the Tzaraes Palace - former Royal Palace Date: circa 1920s
Sofia, Bulgaria - the Tzars Palace - former Royal Palace Date: circa 1920s

Greetings card, British Legation, Sofia, Bulgaria
Greetings card from the British Legation, Sofia, Bulgaria, with red ribbon and royal coat of arms. Date: 20th century

View of the city of Athens, Greece, 1842
View of the city of Athens, Greece, with the Acropolis and Parthenon at left, ruins of columns, monuments and Propylaea in front. Vedute di Atene

Sofia Fuoco and Maria Jacob in the ballet Ozai, 1847
Italian ballet dancer Sofia Fuoco as a soldier and French dancer Maria Jacob in the ballet Ozai by Jean Carolli, 1847

French ballet dancer Mlle. Sofia Fuoco in Betty, 1846
French ballet dancer Mlle. Sofia Fuoco in Betty, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Interior design for the princely castle in Sofia, Bulgaria, by the Hofmobel Factory. circa 1898

Panoramic view over Sofia, Bulgaria with the 4th century Saint Sophia Church in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s

Sveta Nedelya Church - an Eastern Orthodox church in Sofia, Bulgaria

The Inauguration (on 30th August, 1907) of The equestrian Monument to the Tsar Liberator in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria

Sofia - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Sofia - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - Entrance to Ayasofya
Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - One of the entrances to the Ayasofya. Date: circa 1905

Princess Astrid of Sweden & Leopold of Belgium - Engagement
The official engagement photograph (taken on 21st September 1926) of Princess Astrid of Sweden, born Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra (19051935) and the future King Leopold III of Belgium

Kniajevo, Sofia, Bulgaria - Local Tram Service. Date: 1914

Sofia Kovalevskaya - Russian Mathematician
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) - Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Europe in 1889. Date: circa 1889

Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg (1887-1969). Queen consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1906-1931). Portrait of 1927. LASZLO, Philip Alexius de (1869-1937). Oil on canvas. SPAIN

Princess Margaretha of Sweden (Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg 1899-1977) - a member of the Swedish Royal Family and a Princess of Denmark as a result of her marriage to Prince Axel of Denmark

BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila. Nativity Church. 19th c. Detail. Fresco

Early Egyptian Cigarette Packet - Front and Back (combined) - manufactured by C Colombos Ltd. of Malta and Cairo using Turkish Tobacco. The reverse image is of the Ayasofya Mosque in Istanbul

The New Russian Orthodox Church - Sofia, Bulgaria. Date: circa 1909

Seraglio Hill from Galata - Istanbul, Turkey. Print from Grelots Relation nouvelle d un voyage de Constantinople. Date: 1680

Map of the Seraglio Point, Istanbul, Turkey by Fr. Kauffer (1776 / 1786 surveys) with additional information from Barbie de Bocage (1819). Date: circa 1819

Ayasofya (interior), Istanbul, Turkey - Alabaster Urn Date: 1930

Istanbul, Turkey - Courtyard of the Ayasofya with tourists
Istanbul, Turkey - Courtyard of the Ayasofya with visiting tourist group. Date: circa 1930s

Istanbul, Turkey, Ayasofya and Ahirkapi Balikcisi lighthouse
Turkey - Istanbul - View of the Ayasofya Mosque and Ahirkapi Balikcisi lighthouse Date: circa 1930s

General Alexander Kaulbars (1844-1925) interrupted by voters
Alexander Kaulbars (1844-1925). General of the Imperial Russian Navy and explorer of Central Asia. Bulgaria. Sofia. Voters interrupting a speech by General Kaulbars. Engraving by Rico

Turkey. Istanbul. Source of ablutions. 18th century Enclosure of the Basilica of Santa Sofia

Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595-1657). Cossacks leader. Monument b
Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595-1657). Cossacks leader. Monument, 1888. Was created by sculptor Mikhail Mikeshin (1835-1896). St. Sofia Square. Kiev. Ukraine

Sofia Cathedral
St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria, built to the designs of architect Pomerantsev between 1904 and 1912. Date: 1930s

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