Vith Century Bc Collection

The 5th century BC was a time of great cultural and artistic achievements

Vith Century Bc Collection: Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile)

Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile)
7260238 Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile) by Della Robbia, Luca (1400-82); 83x69 cm; Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Vith Century Bc Collection: Heron Aryballos, c.580 BC (earthenware with slip decoration)

Heron Aryballos, c.580 BC (earthenware with slip decoration)
XOS5881015 Heron Aryballos, c.580 BC (earthenware with slip decoration) by Greek school, (6th century BC); 13x5.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Greece, Milesian, Eastern province)

Vith Century Bc Collection: reliefs from the Tripylon Stairs of Persepolis (low relief)

reliefs from the Tripylon Stairs of Persepolis (low relief)
UIG5415963 reliefs from the Tripylon Stairs of Persepolis (low relief); (add.info.: Persian sculpture. Aquemenida. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Palatial city built by King Dario I in 518 BC

Vith Century Bc Collection: Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8635794 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Junius Brutus condemning his sons, Titus and Tiberius)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Solon, lawmaker of ancient Athens (engraving)

Solon, lawmaker of ancient Athens (engraving)
8635006 Solon, lawmaker of ancient Athens (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Solon (c630-c560 BC), lawmaker of ancient Athens

Vith Century Bc Collection: Amphora with a running man

Amphora with a running man
3330379 Amphora with a running man; (add.info.: Amphora with a running man. Dated 6th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Vith Century Bc Collection: Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece)

Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece)
534438 Pythagoras (6th century BC), right, using counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece) using algorithms for speed at calculation

Vith Century Bc Collection: Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)

Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)
7310003 Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic); 5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum .

Vith Century Bc Collection: Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene

Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene, 550 BC - 540 BC (pottery)
7310051 Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene, 550 BC - 540 BC (pottery, with painted and incised decoration); 47 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Vith Century Bc Collection: Greek art: dance scene. Kylix on ceramic from the 6th century BC, archaic period

Greek art: dance scene. Kylix on ceramic from the 6th century BC, archaic period
AIS5389859 Greek art: dance scene. Kylix on ceramic from the 6th century BC, archaic period.; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Vith Century Bc Collection: Plate, 6th century BC

Plate, 6th century BC
AIS5389812 Plate, 6th century BC.; (add.info.: Plate representing a man delivering another character of branches (of palm tree?) Realized by the painter Epiktetos (6th century BC). Paris

Vith Century Bc Collection: Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving)

Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving)
ELD4932770 Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Stairs leading to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, Rome (engraving)

Stairs leading to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, Rome (engraving)
8635724 Stairs leading to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Aesop, Ancient Greek fabulist (woodcut)

Aesop, Ancient Greek fabulist (woodcut)
8626217 Aesop, Ancient Greek fabulist (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aesop (c620-564 BC), Ancient Greek fabulist

Vith Century Bc Collection: Babylonian lion (colour litho)

Babylonian lion (colour litho)
8663933 Babylonian lion (colour litho) by Heydel, Paul (1854-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylonian lion. Illustration for Der Mensch und die Erde by Hans Kraemer)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Campana style antefix with nimbus and gorgon's head, 6th century BC, terracotta, from Cerveteri

Campana style antefix with nimbus and gorgon's head, 6th century BC, terracotta, from Cerveteri
6384431 Campana style antefix with nimbus and gorgon's head, 6th century BC, terracotta, from Cerveteri, national archeological museum, Florence, Italy,; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence

Vith Century Bc Collection: Greek art: rhyton (or rhython or rhython) in terracotta decorated with a head of a beaurus

Greek art: rhyton (or rhython or rhython) in terracotta decorated with a head of a beaurus. 6th century BC
AIS5388700 Greek art: rhyton (or rhython or rhython) in terracotta decorated with a head of a beaurus. 6th century BC; Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Vith Century Bc Collection: Burnished sherd decorated with incised pointille decoration and white pigment

Burnished sherd decorated with incised pointille decoration and white pigment
7309992 Burnished sherd decorated with incised pointille decoration and white pigment, -600 BC (pigment - part or un-glazed ceramic); 7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Vith Century Bc Collection: Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta)

Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta)
5860794 Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta) by Greek School; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Ancient Greek).

Vith Century Bc Collection: Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving)

Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving)
3733537 Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pythagoras, an Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of the Pythagoreanism movement)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Horatius Cocles defending the Pons Sublicius (engraving)

Horatius Cocles defending the Pons Sublicius (engraving)
8635801 Horatius Cocles defending the Pons Sublicius (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Miltiades, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving)

Miltiades, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving)
8635027 Miltiades, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miltiades (c550-489 BC)

Vith Century Bc Collection: The Car of Thespis (litho)

The Car of Thespis (litho)
8660822 The Car of Thespis (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Car of Thespis)

Vith Century Bc Collection: The Death of Anacreon (litho)

The Death of Anacreon (litho)
8660814 The Death of Anacreon (litho) by Morrow, Edwin A. (1877-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Anacreon)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Battle scene. 501 BC

Battle scene. 501 BC
AIS5390372 Battle scene. 501 BC.; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Battle scene. 501 BC. Detail of a ceramic plate Paris.).

Vith Century Bc Collection: Vase of Francois, crater, 570 BC

Vase of Francois, crater, 570 BC
AIS5389328 Vase of Francois, crater, 570 BC.; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Vase of Francois. Crater made by Ergotimos and Clitias)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Rome in the time of its kings (engraving)

Rome in the time of its kings (engraving)
8635796 Rome in the time of its kings (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome in the time of its kings. Illustration from Rom)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)

Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)
8635016 Pythagoras, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC), ancient Greek mathematician

Vith Century Bc Collection: Croesus showing Solon his wealth (engraving)

Croesus showing Solon his wealth (engraving)
8635007 Croesus showing Solon his wealth (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Croesus showing Solon his wealth. Illustration from Hellas)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Wish-bone handle with burnished decoration, -600 BC (clay)

Wish-bone handle with burnished decoration, -600 BC (clay)
7309991 Wish-bone handle with burnished decoration, -600 BC (clay); 5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum .

Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)
7310004 Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic); 5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum .

Vith Century Bc Collection: Illustration of the Ishtar Gate in ancient Babylon (w/c on paper)

Illustration of the Ishtar Gate in ancient Babylon (w/c on paper)
5023490 Illustration of the Ishtar Gate in ancient Babylon (w/c on paper); (add.info.: eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Tarquin the Elder visiting foreign metalworkers in their workshop (engraving)

Tarquin the Elder visiting foreign metalworkers in their workshop (engraving)
8635804 Tarquin the Elder visiting foreign metalworkers in their workshop (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarquin the Elder)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Sappho, ancient Greek poet (engraving)

Sappho, ancient Greek poet (engraving)
8635015 Sappho, ancient Greek poet (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho (c630-c570 BC), ancient Greek poet. Illustration from Hellas

Vith Century Bc Collection: Canal connecting the Nile and the Red Sea, 500 BC (engraving)

Canal connecting the Nile and the Red Sea, 500 BC (engraving)
8663872 Canal connecting the Nile and the Red Sea, 500 BC (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canal connecting the Nile and the Red Sea, Egypt)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from 'History of the world' by

Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885
ELD4932684 Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885 Private collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants

Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, image after frieze in the citadel at Susa
532787 Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, image after frieze in the citadel at Susa, 1881 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Vith Century Bc Collection: Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher

Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, shown drawing in sand his theorem
538917 Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, shown drawing in sand his theorem on right-angled triangle. 1833 (stipple engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Vith Century Bc Collection: Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate

Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate
3790477 Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - An inscription on the Ishtar Gate)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk

Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk
3790475 Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk)

Vith Century Bc Collection: Detail of a Corinthian vase showing a Hoplite battle, c.600 BC (terracotta)

Detail of a Corinthian vase showing a Hoplite battle, c.600 BC (terracotta)
PWI81947 Detail of a Corinthian vase showing a Hoplite battle, c.600 BC (terracotta) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; © Peter Willi

Vith Century Bc Collection: Panathenaic prize amphora, c. 510 BCE (clay)

Panathenaic prize amphora, c. 510 BCE (clay)
7393888 Panathenaic prize amphora, c.510 BCE (clay) by Leagros Group (fl.525-500 BC) (attr. to); Height: 63.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Vith Century Bc Collection: Black-figure panel amphora, last quarter of 6th century B. C (ceramic)

Black-figure panel amphora, last quarter of 6th century B. C (ceramic)
1068037 Black-figure panel amphora, last quarter of 6th century B.C (ceramic) by Greek school, (6th century BC); 46.36x28.58x28.58 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Vith Century Bc Collection: Audience scene of Darius I, detail, Persepolis, Iran (stone)

Audience scene of Darius I, detail, Persepolis, Iran (stone)
7071312 Audience scene of Darius I, detail, Persepolis, Iran (stone) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis, Iran; (add.info.: Audience scene of Darius I, detail, Persepolis)

Vith Century Bc Collection: The treasury, Persepolis, Iran (photo)

The treasury, Persepolis, Iran (photo)
7071311 The treasury, Persepolis, Iran (photo) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis, Iran; (add.info.: The treasury, Persepolis, Iran); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Vith Century Bc Collection: View of the treasury, Persepolis, Iran (photo)

View of the treasury, Persepolis, Iran (photo)
7071301 View of the treasury, Persepolis, Iran (photo) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis, Iran; (add.info.: View of the treasury, Persepolis, Iran); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Vith Century Bc Collection: Cuneiform inscription at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone)

Cuneiform inscription at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone)
7071352 Cuneiform inscription at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis

Vith Century Bc Collection: Bas reliefs at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone)

Bas reliefs at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone)
7071349 Bas reliefs at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis

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The 5th century BC was a time of great cultural and artistic achievements. In the realm of mathematics, Pythagoras and Euclid made groundbreaking discoveries that continue to shape our understanding today. The intricate marble tile from 1437 depicts their genius in an exquisite manner. Moving on to pottery, the Panathenaic prize amphora crafted around 510 BCE showcases the skillful hands of ancient artisans working with clay. Its elegant design speaks volumes about the importance of athletic competitions during this period. Another remarkable ceramic piece is the black-figure panel amphora from the late 6th century BC. Its detailed artwork transports us back in time, offering a glimpse into ancient Greek society and its rich mythology. Shifting our focus to Persia, we encounter breathtaking stone carvings such as the audience scene of Darius I at Persepolis. This masterpiece captures not only his grandeur but also provides insight into Persian court life. Persepolis continues to amaze with its architectural wonders like "The Treasury, " which stands as a testament to Persian craftsmanship and opulence. A photo showcasing its majestic presence leaves one in awe. Cuneiform inscriptions etched onto sandstone walls at Apadana palace reveal glimpses into ancient Persian history while bas reliefs further enhance our understanding through visual storytelling. Detailing every aspect, even down to pillars like those found at Apadana palace carved from stone exemplify meticulous attention paid by craftsmen during this era. Reliefs adorning Tachara palace or Darius' private residence demonstrate how artistry permeated all aspects of life for these rulers who sought beauty even within their own homes. A granite statue immortalizes Darius himself; his commanding presence captured forever in stone serves as a reminder of his reign's power and influence over Achaemenid Persia. Lastly, "The Gate of All Nations" welcomes visitors with open arms into Persepolis.