This ancient greek tombstone, adressing passersby in first person, describes the death of Aphrodisios, who died "the most pathetic death" because of his wife, "a dirty adulteress" and her secret lover, "who threw me from the heights like a discus"

Poseidon holding a trident. Corinthian plaque, 550–525 BC. From Penteskouphia. Louvre Museum.

Ancient Greek gold bracelet with terminals of maned lionesses, dated to the 4th century BC.

Glass pomegranate. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c.BC. Phoenix Ancient Art.

Erich Lessing, Hagia Sophia.

Bust of a Perspehone - 5th c.BC.

Aphrodite - Greece - 3rd Century BC.

Faience polyhedron inscribed with letters of the Greek alphabet. Possible used for fortune telling. Roman, possibly Greece. 2nd to 3rd century A.D.

The Saffron Goddess (1600 B.C.) detail - Minoan fresco depicting a saffron harvest, Akrotiri, Santorini island, Greece

The Sarcophagus of the Amazons from Tarquinia, Etruscan (detail, ca. 4th Century BC)

Ivan Bilibin (Russian, 1876-1942), Archangel Michael, 1919-20. Ink and watercolour on paper, 32.5 x 27.5 cm.