Objects
Here is a list of objects, including various types of pottery, buildings, and so on.
There are 17 items in Objects:
Alabastron
Alabastron (Greek ἀλάβαστρον): small bottle, made of soft stone or glass, containing perfume. Alabastra from Heraclea In Antiquity, "alabastron" was the name…Amphora
Amphora (Greek: ἀμφορεύς): ancient jar for transporting wine or oil. Olive oil amphora from Tripolitana Sometimes beautifully decorated, amphoras were an important…Azara herm
Azara herm: best portrait of Alexander the Great, now in the Louvre (Paris). Alexander the Great The Azara herm is a Roman…Bazina
Bazina: name of a type of ancient tomb. A bazina in Tiddis A bazina is a circular, usually domed funerary monument. Inside,…Cyclopean Walls
Cyclopean Walls: name for a kind of mortarless Bronze Age wall built with massive boulders. Tiryns, Cyclopean Wall The name "Cyclopean Walls"…Diadem
Diadem: an often decorated ribbon tied around the head, used as a symbol of royal dignity.Origins A Persian nobleman As symbol of…Diploma
Diploma: Roman expression for an official act, especially a documenting granting citizen rights to a man who had served twenty-five years in an auxiliary unit. …Glass
Glass: a hard, brittle substance made by fusing silica sand with soda. In Antiquity, it was used to make drinking containers, jewelry, amulets, small windows, and other articles. …Narthex
Narthex (Greek νάρθηξ): vestibule (or corridor) in front of the entrance to a Byzantine church. Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church, Narthex The first Christians…Nymphaeum
Nymphaeum: sanctuary dedicated to the nymphs, or a fountain in the city.A nymphaeum was originally a sanctuary dedicated to the water nymphs, often in or near a cave. For example, Aristotle's school in Mieza was founded in a nymphaeum. In the…Opus Africanum
Opus Africanum: modern name for an ancient building technique. Opus Africanum in Bulla Regia The type of masonry shown in the photos…Palimpsest
Palimpsest: a piece of writing material, usually parchment or leather, from which a text has been eraded to reuse it for another text. Sometimes, the first text remains legible.Ancient writing materials were precious, especially parchment. When a text was no longer needed, a…