Elamites (3300-539 BC) Famous for their destruction and invasion of the Sumerian civilisation to their west, the Elamites were a pre-Iranian civilisation that occupied Western and South-western Iran. Devotional statuettes of rulers were a common form of Elamite art. These metal and stone figurines were intended to depict ritual actions, actions that would be eternally … Read more
Roman Terra Sigillata Terra Sigillata is a form of fine red pottery with a glossy slip that is often, but not exclusively, decorated with figures in relief that have been modelled, embossed, or applied. Developed around the mid-1st century BC, this form of pottery was developed for both export as well as domestic use and … Read more
Most famously known for the exquisite remains of the rock-carved city of Petra, the Nabataeans were an Arabic people who inhabited Northern Arabia and the Southern Levant during antiquity. Prior to Trajan’s conquest of the region in 106 AD, the Nabataeans had been an autonomous people who had lived in the area since settling in … Read more
Buddhism in Tibet One of the central regions for Buddhism beliefs, the religion first reached Tibet in the 7th century AD, roughly a millennium after the life of the historical Gautama Buddha who is credited with founding the religion, and from the mid-11th century has remained the dominant religion of the region. The themes of … Read more
Ancient Roman Medicine Practice Though they may not have always got it exactly right, we owe a great deal of the medical knowledge we have today to the discoveries and inventions of the Ancient Romans. Many of the items used today in surgeries and other medical procedures remain almost exactly the same as tools used … Read more
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The Ca Mau Shipwreck The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a Chinese cargo sunken sometime between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam’s farthest point in the South China Sea, discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a Chinese merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia … Read more
Ancient Gandhara Gandharan art, also known as Greco-Buddhist art, is a multi-ethnic style of Buddhist art that developed in the Gandhara region in the north of the Indian subcontinent, in what is now present day north-western Pakistan and north-eastern Afghanistan. When Alexander the Great conquered the area in 327 BC he brought with him the … Read more
What is an Intaglio? One of the most beautiful artistic forms to survive from ancient times, an intaglio is a small image that has been intricately engraved into a gemstone and then usually set in a piece of jewellery, most commonly a ring. The intaglio can be set in the jewellery in two fashions, either … Read more
Sumer One of the earliest known civilisations in the world, the people of Ancient Sumer inhabited a region of southern Mesopotamia that extended up from the Persian Gulf into the fertile Tigris and Euphrates valleys, modern day Iraq and Kuwait. They populated part of the so-called Fertile Crescent, from around 4500 BC until an invasion … Read more
Ancient Greek pottery provides us with some of the most dazzling and informative images and representation of Greek life, including cultural beliefs and everyday and ritualistic practices, giving us an invaluable insight as to how they lived their lives. As well as this they are beautiful items in their own right, and display a number … Read more
Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Pharaoh of Egypt, King of Persia, and Lord of Asia, is considered by historians to be one of greatest military commanders in all of history. Within his empire there was an unprecedented level of economic prosperity and this allowed for the minting of a considerable number of coins. Coins … Read more
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