Wall painting from one of the Ajanta Caves, India
Padmapani from Ajanta, Cave 1
Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra, India
28 - 30 rock-cut cave monuments created during the first century BCE and 5th century AD
Nebamun hunting in the Marshes, ca. 1350 BCE
note the cat.
Jade pendant in the shape of a dragon
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th century BC
Egyptian funerary mask
Aerial view of Markets of Trajan, Rome, Italy, ca. 100–112 CE.
Sarcophagus of a philosopher, ca. 270–280 CE. Marble, approx. 4’ 11” high. Vatican Museums, Rome.
An Egyptian mummy with gold funerary mask being unearthed
The best and shortest road towards knowledge of truth is Nature.
—Ancient Egyptian Proverb
Gold dagger handle From China
Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th century BC
A very fine openwork cast gold sword hilt
The gold hilt is very fragile, which probably made it impractical for use on a real sword. It may have been made for display or for placing in a tomb for taking to the afterlife.
