The ancient

The <n>Great Sphinx of Giza</n> in Egypt, photographed between 1900 and 1920.

A scene from the <n>Papyrus of Ani</n> (c. 1250 BCE) by the scribe <n>Ani</n>, depicting the goddesses <n>Isis</n> and <n>Nephthys</n>.

Roman copy of a Greek bronze, <n>Marble head of an athlete</n>, ca. 138–192 AD.

The <n>Library of Celsus</n> in Ephesus, Turkey. Photo by <n>Pexels</n>.

A <n>Gothic</n> stone sculpture of Margravine <n>Uta von Ballenstedt</n> by the <n>Naumburg Master</n>, c. 1245.

Aerial view of the <n>Pyramid of Khafre</n> at the <n>Giza Pyramid Complex</n>. Photo by <n>Mostafa Eldiasty</n>.

The <n>Great Temple at Abu Simbel</n>, dedicated to pharaoh <n>Ramesses II</n>. Photo by <n>Jidekis Gallardo Garcia</n>.

Wall relief of the god <n>Sobek</n> and the cartouche of <n>King Ptolemy XII</n> at the <n>Dual Temple of Horus & Sobek</n> in Aswan, Egypt.

The <n>Tomb of Darius I</n> at <n>Naqsh-e Rustam</n>, Iran, carved c. 522–486 BCE. Photo by <n>Bernard Gagnon</n>.

Roman fresco <n>A Rook (on a vase)</n> from Pompeii, Italy, c. 100 BCE.

The <n>Nefertiti Bust</n>, sculpted by <n>Thutmose</n> c. 1345 BC. Photo by <n>Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft</n>, 1912.

A reconstruction of the <n>Ancient Theatre of Delphi</n>, built in the 4th century BC, above its current ruins.

The <n>Great Sphinx of Giza</n> in Egypt. Photo by <n>Karim Amr</n>.