#ancient world

Roof of the Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey

A Roman marble sculpture of four puppies, all curled up asleep together. Unearthed from the ruins of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

Augustus of Prima Porta (Augustus -Octavian- was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14)

The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx by Carl Werner

Decorative antefixes of Etruscan origin, which were originally placed at the edges of the roofs.

Dancing Maenads, Roman, 1st century CE

Unknown Rock engraving of Giraffe 1,000-5,000 BP Namibia stone 70x60x45 Expo cat: "Africa: The Art of a Continent", Phillips (Tom), editor, Munich/New York: Prestel, 1995:190, #3.7