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Runestone in Krogsta, from the 6th century AD, with a human figure and an inscription. One of three known rune stones in Uppland carved with the elder rune alphabet, and the only one still in its original position

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Runestone in Krogsta, from the 6th century AD, with a human figure and an inscription. One of three known rune stones in Uppland carved with the elder rune alphabet, and the only one still in its original position

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Seated figure and stone columns with niches for human skulls from the ancient Celtic sanctuary of Roquepertuse in France. 3rd century BCE. The reconstruction in the bottom image shows how the architecture and sculptures were all originally painted

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Seated figure and stone columns with niches for human skulls from the ancient Celtic sanctuary of Roquepertuse in France. 3rd century BCE. The reconstruction in the bottom image shows how the architecture and sculptures were all originally painted

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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The Large-Eyed Stone Figures are carvings found on the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, part of French Polynesia. Dating to around the 11th century AD, these figures are carved into a stone block and are notable for their large, round eyes and stylized human forms.

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The Large-Eyed Stone Figures are carvings found on the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, part of French Polynesia. Dating to around the 11th century AD, these figures are carved into a stone block and are notable for their large, round eyes and stylized human forms.

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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Wedding ring with Latin inscription on the band: "SELEVCE ET CVRACE VIVAS IN DEO = Seleucus and Kyriace, live in God!" Square seal plate with the facing busts of a married couple. The man's name indicates Syrian origin, the woman's Greek origin. 4th century AD

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Wedding ring with Latin inscription on the band: "SELEVCE ET CVRACE VIVAS IN DEO = Seleucus and Kyriace, live in God!" Square seal plate with the facing busts of a married couple. The man's name indicates Syrian origin, the woman's Greek origin. 4th century AD

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The Lady with the Hood or Venus of Brassempouy , France. This 1,44" high fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic was carved from a mammoth tusk. It is one of the oldest busts ever found and one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face...

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The Lady with the Hood or Venus of Brassempouy , France. This 1,44" high fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic was carved from a mammoth tusk. It is one of the oldest busts ever found and one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face...

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE.

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE.

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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Of the 240 known Phrygian inscriptions, only 2 contain more than 10 words. One of these 2 is the Areyastis Inscription, which has been carved in the first half of the 6th century BCE on the front of the rock monument dedicated to Mother Goddess cybele. Midas Valley, Turkey

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Of the 240 known Phrygian inscriptions, only 2 contain more than 10 words. One of these 2 is the Areyastis Inscription, which has been carved in the first half of the 6th century BCE on the front of the rock monument dedicated to Mother Goddess cybele. Midas Valley, Turkey

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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carved chair with mythological figures, including Ganesh at the top center and Krishna on a tree in the middle center down its legs is also carved in the shape of yalis,19th century,india salar jung museum india

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carved chair with mythological figures, including Ganesh at the top center and Krishna on a tree in the middle center down its legs is also carved in the shape of yalis,19th century,india salar jung museum india

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Nabataean inscription from a limestone funerary or dedicatory plaque inscribed in Aramaic language with deeply incised letters. February, AD 9/10. Raqmu-Petra, az-Zantur, Jordan. The Nabataean script was written from right to left. It was alphabetical and consisted of 22 letters...

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Nabataean inscription from a limestone funerary or dedicatory plaque inscribed in Aramaic language with deeply incised letters. February, AD 9/10. Raqmu-Petra, az-Zantur, Jordan. The Nabataean script was written from right to left. It was alphabetical and consisted of 22 letters...

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A cube stone with carved symbols of Mesopotamian origin, found in Qasr al-Hamra in Tayma, Saudi Arabia. 9th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia

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A cube stone with carved symbols of Mesopotamian origin, found in Qasr al-Hamra in Tayma, Saudi Arabia. 9th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia

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Detail of woman with injured foot . Adorants Fresco , Cycladian-Minoan civilization, c. 1600 bC. Akrotiri, island of Thera, now Santorini, Greece. This figure decorated a wall in a three-story stone building on a paved street.

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Detail of woman with injured foot . Adorants Fresco , Cycladian-Minoan civilization, c. 1600 bC. Akrotiri, island of Thera, now Santorini, Greece. This figure decorated a wall in a three-story stone building on a paved street.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Athena Parthenos Chiaramonti, colossal head of Athena, Rome, late 1st century CE. Found together with an arm and a foot, it was part of an acrolith statue believed to be a copy of an original from the circle of Phidias

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Athena Parthenos Chiaramonti, colossal head of Athena, Rome, late 1st century CE. Found together with an arm and a foot, it was part of an acrolith statue believed to be a copy of an original from the circle of Phidias

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Carved in greenstone, this seated figure is the only known 3-dimensional representation of Huitzilopochtli, the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion, and the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. From Mexico, 1325-1521 CE, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris

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Carved in greenstone, this seated figure is the only known 3-dimensional representation of Huitzilopochtli, the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion, and the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. From Mexico, 1325-1521 CE, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris

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