Minoan gold jewellery ornament in the shape of a bee, just 19 millimetres across, crafted with the most precise use of gold filigree and granulation. From Crete, c.1700-1600 BC.
Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island. These moai were restored in the 1990s CE by a Japanese research team after a cyclone knocked them over in the 1960s CE. https://t.co/fbU0fBSArP
The marble cinerary urn of Vernasia Cyclas, who died in the 1st century AD aged 27. She was the wife of a #Roman freed slave, Vitalis - an Imperial Household scribe The letters 'FAP' may stand for Fidelissimae (most faithful) Amantissimae (most loving) Pientissimae (most devoted)
Marble statue of Emperor Augustus from the ancient city of Julia Caesarea (Cherchell), Algeria; circa 1st century AD, height: 2.35 m, discovered in 1916.
The artist showed a great concern for realism in detail; on display at the Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria.