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2th Century Bc Collection

"Exploring the Treasures of the 2nd Century BC: A Glimpse into Ancient Beauty and Artistry" Step back in time to the enchanting 2nd century BC

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted)

Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted)
7309968 Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted); 18.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian)

Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian)
7309977 Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian); 1.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: carnelian); © Ashmolean Museum .

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving)

Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving)
8635735 Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome. Illustration from Rom)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Downfall of Carthage (engraving)

Downfall of Carthage (engraving)
8635730 Downfall of Carthage (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Downfall of Carthage, Third Punic War, 146 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Siege of Numantia (engraving)

Siege of Numantia (engraving)
8635727 Siege of Numantia (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Numantia by the Romans, 134 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Terence, Roman playwright (engraving)

Terence, Roman playwright (engraving)
8635719 Terence, Roman playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terence (c195-c159 BC), Roman playwright. Illustration from Rom

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Battle of Vercellae, 101 BC (engraving)

Battle of Vercellae, 101 BC (engraving)
8626226 Battle of Vercellae, 101 BC (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defeat of the invading Cimbri by the Romans under Gaius Marius at the Battle)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Statue of Meleager, 2nd century BC after an original attributed to Skopas, proconnesian marble

Statue of Meleager, 2nd century BC after an original attributed to Skopas, proconnesian marble, National Roman Museum
6384503 Statue of Meleager, 2nd century BC after an original attributed to Skopas, proconnesian marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Athena group (relief)

Athena group (relief)
3480569 Athena group (relief); (add.info.: Athena group, Relief from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc

Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc
3480472 Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc; (add.info.: Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf. National Bardo Museum, Tunisia. Salvaged from the underwater excavations in Mahdia)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Statue, Bidyadhari river, Kolkata, India, 2nd Century BC (terracotta)

Statue, Bidyadhari river, Kolkata, India, 2nd Century BC (terracotta)
7381577 Statue, Bidyadhari river, Kolkata, India, 2nd Century BC (terracotta); (add.info.: Chandraketugarh archaeological site); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Perseus of Macedon on the march through the gorges of Thessaly (engraving)

Perseus of Macedon on the march through the gorges of Thessaly (engraving)
8635734 Perseus of Macedon on the march through the gorges of Thessaly (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Consul Gaius Porcius Cato with finely dressed Roman women (engraving)

Consul Gaius Porcius Cato with finely dressed Roman women (engraving)
8635722 Consul Gaius Porcius Cato with finely dressed Roman women (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving)

Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving)
8635716 Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plautus (c254-184 BC), Roman playwright. Illustration from Rom

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi (engraving)

Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi (engraving)
8635714 Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi. Illustration from Rom)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Women of the Cimbri and Teutones defending their baggage train against the Romans (engraving)

Women of the Cimbri and Teutones defending their baggage train against the Romans (engraving)
8635710 Women of the Cimbri and Teutones defending their baggage train against the Romans (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Venus de Milo, Louvre Museum, Paris (b/w photo)

Venus de Milo, Louvre Museum, Paris (b/w photo)
8655845 Venus de Milo, Louvre Museum, Paris (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus de Milo, Louvre Museum, Paris, France)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: The truth about the Venus de Milo (b/w photo)

The truth about the Venus de Milo (b/w photo)
8655844 The truth about the Venus de Milo (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The truth about the Venus de Milo)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Statuette of a Muse. Polyhymnia

Statuette of a Muse. Polyhymnia
7287256 Statuette of a Muse. Polyhymnia.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of a Muse. Roman copy of Muses by Philiskos of Rhodes around 169 BC)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Marble bust of the Greek poet Homere dating from the 1st or 2nd century after JC (marble)

Marble bust of the Greek poet Homere dating from the 1st or 2nd century after JC (marble)
AIS5339887 Marble bust of the Greek poet Homere dating from the 1st or 2nd century after JC (marble); Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei a Baia, Bacoli, Naples, Italy; © Iberfoto.

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment)

Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment)
7309955 Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment); 27.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Map of the Roman Dominions in the 2nd century BC

Map of the Roman Dominions in the 2nd century BC
7177142 Map of the Roman Dominions in the 2nd century BC; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Roman Dominions in the 2nd century BC, with the dates of the chief aquisitions)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Masinissa, King of Numidia (engraving)

Masinissa, King of Numidia (engraving)
8635744 Masinissa, King of Numidia (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masinissa (c238-148 BC), King of Numidia. Illustration from Rom

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Destruction of Corinth (engraving)

Destruction of Corinth (engraving)
8635729 Destruction of Corinth (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of Corinth by the Romans, 146 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Death of Hannibal (engraving)

Death of Hannibal (engraving)
8635737 Death of Hannibal (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Hannibal, c181 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Philopoemen, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving)

Philopoemen, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving)
8635135 Philopoemen, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philopoemen (253-183 BC)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Cup from the hill of St. Michael (Cerro de San Miguel) Lliria, Spain, 4-2nd century BC (ceramic)

Cup from the hill of St. Michael (Cerro de San Miguel) Lliria, Spain, 4-2nd century BC (ceramic)
AIS5364367 Cup from the hill of St. Michael (Cerro de San Miguel) Lliria, Spain, 4-2nd century BC (ceramic); Museo de Prehistoria, Valencia, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)

Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)
AIS5342635 Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele); Museo de Burgos, Casa Miranda, Burgos

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Cross section of an ancient Roman galley

Cross section of an ancient Roman galley
3330857 Cross section of an ancient Roman galley; (add.info.: Cross section of an ancient Roman galley. Dated 2nd Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: An ancient Roman galley

An ancient Roman galley
3330856 An ancient Roman galley; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an ancient Roman galley. Dated 2nd Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Battle of Magnesia (engraving)

Battle of Magnesia (engraving)
8635736 Battle of Magnesia (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scipio Asiaticus defeating the Seleucid army of Antiochus III the Great at the Battle)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman general and politician (engraving)

Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman general and politician (engraving)
8635712 Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman general and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BC)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: How Chinese Manikins on the Walls saved a Town (litho)

How Chinese Manikins on the Walls saved a Town (litho)
8661072 How Chinese Manikins on the Walls saved a Town (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Chinese Manikins on the Walls saved a Town)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: The flight of Gaius Gracchus

The flight of Gaius Gracchus
7177191 The flight of Gaius Gracchus; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaius Gracchus fleeing across a wooden bridge over the Tiber in an attempt to escape the Roman consuls)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Titus Quinctius Flamininus in Greece (engraving)

Titus Quinctius Flamininus in Greece (engraving)
8635739 Titus Quinctius Flamininus in Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman consul Titus Quinctius Flamininus in Greece)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage (engraving)

Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage (engraving)
8635731 Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Scene from Terence's Andria (engraving)

Scene from Terence's Andria (engraving)
8635715 Scene from Terence's Andria (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Andria, comedy by the Roman playwright Terence)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (engraving)

Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (engraving)
8635713 Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaius Marius (157-86 BC), Roman politician and general

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Tower of the Winds, Athens (engraving)

Tower of the Winds, Athens (engraving)
8635102 Tower of the Winds, Athens (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower of the Winds, Athens. Illustration from Hellas)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Philip II King of Macedon (r. 382-336 BC), coin of the Tarsus Hoard

Philip II King of Macedon (r. 382-336 BC), coin of the Tarsus Hoard, 2nd century BC (gold niketerion coin)
AIS5335999 Philip II King of Macedon (r. 382-336 BC), coin of the Tarsus Hoard, 2nd century BC (gold niketerion coin); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Head of Janus on a coin, 3rd-2nd century BC (silver)

Head of Janus on a coin, 3rd-2nd century BC (silver)
AIS5378606 Head of Janus on a coin, 3rd-2nd century BC (silver); © Iberfoto.

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Spouted Vessel with Tubular Handle: Macaw Effigy, 300-100 BC (ceramic)

Spouted Vessel with Tubular Handle: Macaw Effigy, 300-100 BC (ceramic)
1068487 Spouted Vessel with Tubular Handle: Macaw Effigy, 300-100 BC (ceramic) by Pre-Columbian; 14.92x9.21x22.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Sculpture of Poseidon

Sculpture of Poseidon
7287204 Sculpture of Poseidon by Greco-Roman; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Sculpture of Poseidon. Roman sculture. Copy made after a Greek original dated 2nd century BC)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359)

The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359)
BAL138897 The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St. Julien, El-Rashid (Rosetta) 196 BC (stone) (see also 2359) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 114.4x72.3x27.8 cm; British Museum, London

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Finger ring with floral inlay, 3rd-2nd century BC (gold, garnet & rock crystal)

Finger ring with floral inlay, 3rd-2nd century BC (gold, garnet & rock crystal)
1070581 Finger ring with floral inlay, 3rd-2nd century BC (gold, garnet & rock crystal) by Greek school, (2nd-3rd century BC); 3.0963xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Gold bracelet with antelope heads, 2nd century BC (gold, filigree)

Gold bracelet with antelope heads, 2nd century BC (gold, filigree)
1070585 Gold bracelet with antelope heads, 2nd century BC (gold, filigree) by Greek school, (2nd century BC); xx cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, 2nd century BC (marble)

Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, 2nd century BC (marble)
PWI94617 Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, 2nd century BC (marble) by Leochares (c.370-330 BC); height: 200 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Also known as the Diana of Versailles)

Background image2th Century Bc Collection: Head known as 'dying Alexander', late 2nd century BC, (marble)

Head known as "dying Alexander", late 2nd century BC, (marble)
7146459 Head known as "dying Alexander", late 2nd century BC, (marble) by Roman, (2nd century BC); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany



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"Exploring the Treasures of the 2nd Century BC: A Glimpse into Ancient Beauty and Artistry" Step back in time to the enchanting 2nd century BC, where exquisite artifacts reveal a world steeped in beauty and craftsmanship. Among these treasures is a finger ring adorned with delicate floral inlay, crafted from gold, garnet, and rock crystal. Its intricate design transports us to an era where attention to detail was paramount. Another remarkable piece is a gold bracelet featuring antelope heads intricately fashioned through filigree work. This stunning accessory showcases the skill of ancient artisans who transformed precious metals into wearable art. In this captivating era, deities were revered and celebrated. The marble sculpture of Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, stands as a testament to her power and grace. Her ethereal presence captivates all who lay eyes upon her timeless form. The enigmatic "dying Alexander, " carved from marble during the late 2nd century BC, immortalizes one of history's most iconic figures. This hauntingly beautiful head evokes emotions as we contemplate its significance within ancient narratives. Queen Musa emerges from Khuzistan during the Parthian period with two distinct stone representations that exude regal elegance. These statues offer glimpses into royal life and serve as reminders of powerful female leaders who shaped their realms. Earrings adorned with maenad heads transport us further into this bygone era; their golden allure complemented by glass beads symbolizing opulence and sophistication. Similarly striking is a necklace embellished with semiprecious stones and glass—a testament to ancient fashion's grandeur. A bronze statue depicting a Parthian nobleman invites us into his world—his dignified stance reflecting authority amidst an ever-changing landscape. Bull-headed earrings showcase both strength and beauty—an emblematic representation resonating throughout history across cultures worldwide.