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2nd Century Bc Collection

"Exploring the Richness of the 2nd Century BC

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: Roman memento mori mosaic

Roman memento mori mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche, 2nd-1st century BCE. Creator: Unknown

Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche, 2nd-1st century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche, 2nd-1st century BCE

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: PERU: CHAVIN STELE. Drawing of the Raimondi stele, portraying a chieftain wearing

PERU: CHAVIN STELE. Drawing of the Raimondi stele, portraying a chieftain wearing an elaborate crown. Chavin culture of ancient Peru, 9th to 2nd century B.C

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: PSCI2A-00073

PSCI2A-00073
Greek astronomer Hipparchus mapping the stars over Alexandria, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: The Gracchi of ancient Rome

The Gracchi of ancient Rome
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, Roman tribunes known as The Gracchi, 2nd century BC. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: Ruwanweli Saya Dagoba (Golden Sand Stupa), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ruwanweli Saya Dagoba (Golden Sand Stupa), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: dynasty of indo greek menander 1 coins India

dynasty of indo greek menander 1 coins India
8725384 dynasty of indo greek menander 1 coins India; Private Collection; (add.info.: dynasty of indo greek menander 1 coins India); © Dinodia Photo.

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: dynasty of indo greek eucratides coins India

dynasty of indo greek eucratides coins India
8725423 dynasty of indo greek eucratides coins India; Private Collection; (add.info.: dynasty of indo greek eucratides coins India); © Dinodia Photo.

Background image2nd 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 image2nd Century Bc Collection: dynasty of indo greek menander 3 coins India

dynasty of indo greek menander 3 coins India
8725425 dynasty of indo greek menander 3 coins India; Private Collection; (add.info.: dynasty of indo greek menander 3 coins India); © Dinodia Photo.

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: dynasty of indo greek menander 2 coins India

dynasty of indo greek menander 2 coins India
8725385 dynasty of indo greek menander 2 coins India; Private Collection; (add.info.: dynasty of indo greek menander 2 coins India); © Dinodia Photo.

Background image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd Century Bc Collection: Bronze head of an Iranian Man

Bronze head of an Iranian Man
5305217 Bronze head of an Iranian Man.; (add.info.: Bronze head of an Iranian man. Dated 2nd Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: 8725409

8725409

Background image2nd Century Bc Collection: Scipio Africanus The Younger (185-129 BC) (engraving)

Scipio Africanus The Younger (185-129 BC) (engraving)
CUL4930786 Scipio Africanus The Younger (185-129 BC) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus Minor (Scipio Africanus the Younger)

Background image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd 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 image2nd Century Bc Collection: dynasty of indo greek coin demetrius India

dynasty of indo greek coin demetrius India
8725445 dynasty of indo greek coin demetrius India; Private Collection; (add.info.: dynasty of indo greek coin demetrius India); © Dinodia Photo.



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"Exploring the Richness of the 2nd Century BC: From Roman Mosaics to Ancient Statues" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of the 2nd century BC. This era, filled with remarkable art and historical events, offers a glimpse into ancient civilizations that shaped our modern world. One notable artifact from this period is the Roman memento mori mosaic, serving as a poignant reminder of mortality. Its intricate design urges contemplation on life's fleeting nature and encourages us to seize each moment. Traveling across continents, we encounter the Chavin Stele from Peru. The Raimondi stele depicts a chieftain adorned with symbols representing power and authority. It stands as an enduring testament to the rich cultural heritage of pre-Columbian civilizations. Turning our attention to Rome, we delve into political history with The Gracchi - influential figures who challenged societal norms during this time. Their pursuit of land reforms sparked debates that would shape Rome's future trajectory. Venturing eastwards, we marvel at architectural wonders like Ruwanweli Saya Dagoba in Anuradhapura. This UNESCO World Heritage Site showcases Sri Lanka's mastery in constructing magnificent stupas that inspire awe even today. The Great Frieze of Pergamon Altar transports us further into antiquity. Dating back to 180-159 BC, it narrates mythological tales through intricately carved reliefs—a testament to Hellenistic artistry at its finest. Journeying through jewelry craftsmanship, a finger ring adorned with floral inlay captures our attention. Crafted using gold, garnet & rock crystal during this era demonstrates exquisite skill and artistic expression prevalent during those times. Continuing our exploration into adornments, a gold bracelet featuring antelope heads reveals both beauty and symbolism prevalent in ancient societies—depicting strength and grace intertwined within their culture.