The Lady of Elx, an Iberian piece from the 4th
century B.C. on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain
in Madrid. Probably the finest iberian sculpture found to date.
Otzi, the Ice Man of the Alps who was
discovered in 1991. His mummy, created by having been covered with
glacial ice shortly after his death, is the oldest known human skin ever
discovered – 5,300 years old – and it is tattooed. Otzi has 59 separate
tattoos
Narmer THE FIRST PHARAOH _ Narmer or Menes _
-5300 TO 2686 BC_ was an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh of the Early Dynastic
Period (c. 31st century BC). He is thought to be the successor to the
Protodynastic pharaohs SCORPION and/or KA, and he is considered by some
to be the unifier of Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty, and
therefore THE FIRST PHARAOH of unified Egypt
The Lycian "Harpy Tomb", a marble pillar tomb
from 480-470 B.C. The the Greek Archaic style carvings of four winged
female figures, Harpies" that covered the tomb were removed by Charles
Fellows and are now in the British Museum. Xanthos UNESCO World Heritage
Archaeological Site, Turkey
Daughter of Amenophis IV or Akhenaten
(1351-1334 BCE), Egyptian, limestone/ red paint. This female head has an
elongated skull, and is probably a child of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
(1351-1334 BCE). The eye is hollow for inlaying. The piece is broken
across the neck, and is a forgery executed in the 18th Dynasty, Amarna
Period style. Courtesy & currently located at the Walters Art
Museum, Baltimore, USA.
The south side of the Arch of Constantine I in
Rome. Dedicated in 315 CE, the triumphal arch celebrates the emperor's
victory over the Roman tyrant Maxentius in 312 CE. It is the largest
surviving triumphal arch and the last great Imperial Roman monument.
The Temple of Kom Ombo was built more than two
thousand years in Egypt during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the town of Kom
Ombo. It is the only double temple egyptian, so named because it is
dedicated to two gods: one side of the temple is dedicated to the
crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, the
other side is dedicated to the falcon god Horus.
Tomb of Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón)
in the Cathedral in Sevilla. The remains are borne by kings of Castile,
Leon, Aragon and Navarre.
