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Embark on an extraordinary journey across thousands of years of human curiosity and cosmic exploration, featuring artifacts from Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Greece, and China—all showcased in our immersive online collections. Discover how civilizations envisioned the cosmos through timeless relics of art, science, and imagination.

EUROPA CARRIED OFF BY THE BULL
EUROPA CARRIED OFF BY THE BULL

440 BCE.
HERAKLES AND THE NEMEAN LION
HERAKLES AND THE NEMEAN LION

540BCE - 530BCE.

A VEILED WOMAN RIDING A SEA-GOAT
A VEILED WOMAN RIDING A SEA-GOAT

4th century BCE.
HERAKLES AND THE GOLDEN APPLES
HERAKLES AND THE GOLDEN APPLES

250BCE - 30BCE.
WALL PAINTING: PERSUS AND ANDROMEDA
WALL PAINTING: PERSUS AND ANDROMEDA

last decade of the 1st century BCE.

PALETTE DEPICTING A PAIR OF MUD TURTLES
PALETTE DEPICTING A PAIR OF MUD TURTLES

3650BCE - 3500BCE.

STELE OF ABKAU
STELE OF ABKAOU

2035BCE - 1990BCE.

FIGURINE OF THE GOD KHNUM
STATUE OF THE GOD KHNUM

664BCE -332 BCE.

STATUE OF GOD APIS
STATUE OF GOD APIS

1550BCE - 1070 BCE.

ISIS OF COPTOS
ISIS OF COPTOS

1539BCE - 1292BCE

VOTIVE RELIEF
VOTIVE RELIEF

2255BCE - 2219BCE.

CEREMONIA BASSIN
CEREMONIA BASSIN

1500BCE - 1100BCE.

THE ADDA SEAL
THE ADDA SEAL

2300BCE.

LIMESTONE CYLINDER SEAL
LIMESTONE CYLINDER SEAL
2254 BCE — 2193 BCE

ORANGE-CREAM SHELL SYLINDER SEAL
ORANGE-CREAM SHELL SYLINDER SEAL

2600BCE - 2300BCE.
MIRROR WITH ANIMAL HEADS AND AZURE DRAGONS
MIRROR WITH ANIMAL HEADS AND AZURE DRAGONS

7th CE.

ROOF TILE END WITH BAIHU
ROOF TILE END WITH BAIHU

206 BCE - 220 CE.

HANGING SCROLL WITH XUANWU
HANGING SCROLL WITH XUANWU

680-740 CE.

ROOF TILE END WITH ZHUQUE
ROOF TILE END WITH ZHUQUE

206 BCE - 9 CE.