The past promises many insights into the beauty of our world. Over the centuries, humanity has created a multitude of unique objects, sculptures, tools and artifacts made from a variety of materials to date. These witnesses of the time captivate through their historical and cultural significance, as they shed light on how humanity evolved. Craftsmanship and creativity are impressive here. Whether simple tools, magnificent weapons or detailed carved sculptures, each of these works has its own character and a charm that fills entire spaces. You can find simple objects of bygone eras, as well as magnificent and golden decorated caskets, vessels and much more. The famous Roman busts depict numerous ancient people, who enchant by their purity, while gods and kings of ancient Egypt score with richly detailed ornaments and colourfulness. It is irrelevant whether they are functional works that emit only little luxury, or prestige objects that demonstrate richness. Each of these objects radiates its own zeitgeist, which has relevance to this day.
All these works can be found in the category of photographs of old objects. From Ancient Egypt, to Roman sculptures, ancient tools and weapons, every viewer will find a representative of his personal taste. All the works bring the charm of bygone days to every room they decorate and offer an insight into past epochs and their culture. Each individual work seems to tell a story that takes the viewer into the past and reports on extraordinary artists.
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 - (MeisterDrucke-160827).jpg "Death of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, from the Altieri Chapel, 1674 (marble) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
.jpg "Ecstasy of St.Teresa marble detail of 968 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
 - (MeisterDrucke-245796).jpg "Theseus and the Minotaur, 1782 (marble) by Antonio Canova")
.jpg "The Four Continents - Africa, Europe, Asia, America, Meissen 18th century (porcelain) by Johann Joachim Kaendler")
 c1423-36 (marble) - (MeisterDrucke-240940).jpg "The Prophet Habakkuk (Lo Zuccone) c.1423-36 (marble) by Donatello")
 - (MeisterDrucke-289919).jpg "Apollo and Daphne, 1622-25 (marble) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
 - (MeisterDrucke-263030).jpg "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, 1674 (marble) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
 - (MeisterDrucke-216211).jpg "Diana the Huntress, 1790 (bronze) by Jean Antoine Houdon")
 (see also 88063) - (MeisterDrucke-203011).jpg "The Dipylon Amphora, funerary urn in the geometric style from the Kerameikos Necropolis, Athens, c.750 BC (terracotta) (see also 88063) by Greek")
.jpg "Hermes, Orpheus and Eurydice, relief, Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BC (marble) by Roman")
.jpg "The Abduction of Proserpine, 1621-22 marble detail of 593555 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-317241).jpg "The Nymph of Fontainebleau, 1542 (bronze) by Benvenuto Cellini")
.jpg "Detail from the papyrus of Nespakashuty showing the god Geb (earth) separated from his wife, the goddess Nut (sky) Third Intermediate Period (papyrus) by Egyptian 21st Dynasty")
.jpg "Portraits of unknown man and woman, c.1590 by Nicholas Hilliard")
 (ceramic) - (MeisterDrucke-148719).jpg "Covered tetrapod bowl, from Tikal, Peten, Guatemala, Early Classic Period (c.200-600 AD) (ceramic) by Mayan")
.jpg "David, head of sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564, 1501-4 marble detail of 4344 by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
 1783-92 (marble) - (MeisterDrucke-283486).jpg "Tomb of Pope Clement XIII (1693-1769), 1783-92 (marble) by Antonio Canova")
 (see al - (MeisterDrucke-254184).jpg "Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Cupid 1787-93 (marble) (see also 123192) by Antonio Canova")
 - (MeisterDrucke-233355).jpg "Procession, south wall of the Ara Pacis (marble) by Roman")
 - (MeisterDrucke-180007).jpg "Crowned head of an Oni, Ife, 12th - 15th century (zinc brass) by Nigerian")
 (for detail see 27638) (see also 154097) - (MeisterDrucke-172695).jpg "Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Cupid 1787 (marble) (for detail see 27638) (see also 154097) by Antonio Canova")
 wh - (MeisterDrucke-240909).jpg "Pauline Bonaparte, 1805-1808, by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), white marble statue. Italy, 19th century. by Antonio Canova")
.jpg "Anubis, Egyptian god of the dead, seated atop a chest in the form of a shrine, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-52 BC) New Kingdom (wood) (see also 149424) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty")
 - (MeisterDrucke-168259).jpg "The Genius of Victory, 1532-34 (marble) by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
.jpg "Double-headed bust of Hermes, from Roquepertuse by Gaulish")
.jpg "Selection of tools: L-R: early Iron Age bronze axe with bent-over wings; later iron axe; knife with a bone handle; bone needle; bone awl; iron sheers by Iron Age")
.jpg "The Abandonment, or Vertumnus and Pomona, or Sakountala, 1905 (marble) (see also 82895) by Camille Claudel")
 - (MeisterDrucke-306044).jpg "Psyche, or Pomona, c.1905 (marble) by Auguste Rodin")
.jpg "Terracotta mother goddess statue, from Catal Huyuk or Catalhoyuk, 6th millenium BC by Neolithic")
 - (MeisterDrucke-197530).jpg "The Hand of God, or The Creation, 1902 (marble) by Auguste Rodin")
 - (MeisterDrucke-253987).jpg "Roped pot, from Igbo-Ukwu 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze) by Nigerian")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-417582).jpg "Stele depicting a funerary meal, New Kingdom (painted limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty")
 - (MeisterDrucke-322063).jpg "Awakening Slave, c.1520-23 (marble) by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
.jpg "Four Meissen groups representing the Four Continents mounted with Louis XVI ormolu, modelled by Johann Joachim Kandler (1706-75), mid 18th century by Johann Joachim Kaendler")
 - (MeisterDrucke-263464).jpg "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Triumphant, c.1805-08 (marble) by Antonio Canova")
 - (MeisterDrucke-190148).jpg "Angel Holding a Candelabra, 1495 (marble) by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
 - (MeisterDrucke-204998).jpg "Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC (parian marble) by Praxiteles")
_1665_(marble)_(see_also_154787)_-_(MeisterDrucke-308259).jpg "Portrait bust of Louis XIV (1638-1715), 1665, (marble) (see also 154787) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
 - (MeisterDrucke-191187).jpg "Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Triumphant, c.1805-08 (marble) by Antonio Canova")
 (see also 31448) - (MeisterDrucke-161578).jpg "The Rape of the Sabine, c.1583 (marble) (see also 31448) by Giambologna")
 - (MeisterDrucke-210384).jpg "Fire screen with marquetry of various woods, 1900 (ash) by Emile Galle")
.jpg "Sarcophagus of Cornelius Statius depicting scenes from the life of a child (marble) by Roman")
 - (MeisterDrucke-255098).jpg "Ganymede with the Eagle of Jupiter, 1817 (marble) by Bertel Thorvaldsen")
 - (MeisterDrucke-95102).jpg "Statue of King Ishtup-Ilum, from Mari, Middle Euphrates (diorite) by Mesopotamian")
 - (MeisterDrucke-249599).jpg "Venus Italica, c.1822 (marble) by Antonio Canova")
 (schist) - (MeisterDrucke-214982).jpg "Palette in the shape of a fish, Pre-Dynastic Period (5000-3100 BC) (schist) by Egyptian")
 German philosopher 1902 (bronze) - (MeisterDrucke-85408).jpg "Bust of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher, 1902 (bronze) by Max Klinger")
.jpg "Polyptych of San Vincenzo Ferreri, 1464-1468, by Giovanni Bellini (14311436-1516), tempera on wood, basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1987), Veneto, Italy, 15th c by Giovanni Bellini")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-320782).jpg "Portrait bust of Madame Houdon, the wife of the artist, 1786 (plaster) by Jean Antoine Houdon")
.jpg "Bacchus with a young Faun detail of the young faun, 1496-7 marble by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
.jpg "Statue of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, from the Temple of Mut, Karnak, New Kingdom, c.1391-1353 BC (diorite) (see also 218945) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty")
 - (MeisterDrucke-207963).jpg "Meissen figure of a poultry seller, c.1750 (porcelain) by Johann Joachim Kaendler")
 (see also 73704) - (MeisterDrucke-204075).jpg "Crouching Boy, c.1530-34 (marble) (see also 73704) by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
.jpg "Truth Unveiled by Time, detail of the head, c.1645-52 marble by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
.jpg "Funerary stele of Licinia Amias, from the area of the Vatican necropolis, Rome (marble) by Roman")
 (see also 92575) - (MeisterDrucke-202251).jpg "Early Corinthian black-figure column-krater depicting Herakles dining with Eurytios and his sons, waited on by Iole, above a row of horsemen, from Cerveteri, c.600 BC (pottery) (see also 92575) by Greek")
.jpg "Statue of the goddess Taweret, from the Temple of Amun-Ra, Karnak, Late Period (schist) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty")
.jpg "Butchers slaughtering an ox, relief from the Tomb of Princess Idut, Old Kingdom, c.2330 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 6th Dynasty")
.jpg "Cover of a funerary urn depicting an ibex and a geometric pattern, from the Indus Valley, Pakistan, 3000-1500 BC (ceramic) by Harappan")
 - (MeisterDrucke-273218).jpg "Daedalus and Icarus (marble) by Antonio Canova")
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 1716 (wood) - (MeisterDrucke-304364).jpg "Violin Le Messie (Messiah), 1716 (wood) by Antonio Stradivari")
.jpg "Tomb of Pope Julius II 1453-1513 detail of Moses, 1513-16 marble by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
.jpg "Detail of the Ship Sarcophagus, from Sidon stone by Phoenician")
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 from P - (MeisterDrucke-273424).jpg "Bronze statue of Aule Metele, The Orator (Arringatore) from Pila, Perugia, Italy, circa 80 B.C. by Roman")
.jpg "Nebamun hunting in the marshes with his wife and daughter, part of a wall painting from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, New Kingdom, c.1350 BC (painted plaster) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty")
.jpg "Akkadian cylinder seal and impression of Shar-kali-sharri (c.2217-c.2193 BC) King of Akkad, Mesopotamia, c.2340-2100 BC (marble) by Mesopotamian")
 - (MeisterDrucke-276007).jpg "Opaque vase with enamel decoration (glass) by Emile Galle")
.jpg "Pieta, after it was attacked by Laszlo Toth on 21st May 1972 (marble) by Michelangelo Buonarroti")
