18. Anonymous. Dagger belonging to Princess Ita, Dynasty XII, 1929–1898 BCE. Gold, bronze, semi-precious stones, length: 28 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Antiquity.
19. Anonymous. ‘Octopus’ Vase, Palekastro, c. 1500 BCE. White fictile, height: 28 cm. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion (Crete). Greek Antiquity.
20. Anonymous. Funeral mask, known as ‘Mask of Agamemnon’, Grave V, Mycenae, c. 1600–1500 BCE. Gold, height: 31.5 cm. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Greek Antiquity.
21. Anonymous. Pitcher belonging to Hephaistos, c. 1800 BCE. Height: 27 cm. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion (Crete). Greek Antiquity.
22. Anonymous. Golden Vaphio cup, c. 1500–1400 BCE. Gold, height: 7.5 cm. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Greek Antiquity.
23. Anonymous. Stele of Amenhotep, Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400–1390 BCE. Limestone, traces of paint, height: 89 cm. British Museum, London. Egyptian Antiquity.
24. Anonymous. Drawing board, Dynasty XVIII, c. 1475 BCE. Wood, plaster, ink, 36.5 × 53.4 cm. British Museum, London. Egyptian Antiquity.
25. Anonymous. Cylinder seal of Annipi, King of Sidon and son of Addume, c. 13th century BCE. Blue glass (cobalt), height: 2.7 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Egyptian Antiquity.
26. Anonymous. Vases on behalf of Yuya, Dynasty XVIII, 1387–1350 BCE. Painted limestone, height: 25 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Antiquity.
27. Anonymous. Perfume container, Dynasty XVIII, 1333–1323 BCE. Alabaster, gold, glass paste, stoneware, 70 × 36.8 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Antiquity.
28. Anonymous. Throne with footrest, Dynasty XVIII, 1333–1323 BCE. Wood, golden leaf, silver, glass paste, precious stones, stoneware, height of throne: 102 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Antiquity.
29. Anonymous. Chair belonging to Princess Satamun, Dynasty XVIII, 1387–1350 BCE. Stuccoed wood, gold leaf, plant fibres, height: 77 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Antiquity.
30. Anonymous. Folding headrest, Dynasty XVIII, c. 1390–1295 BCE. Wood, 19.2 × 19.4 cm. British Museum, London. Egyptian Antiquity.
31. Anonymous. Painted chest, Dynasty XVIII, 1333–1323 BCE. Stuccoed and painted wood, 61 × 43 cm. Treasure belonging to Tutankhamun. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Antiquity.
32. Anonymous. Jug, 14th-12th century BCE. Bronze, height: 43.2 cm. British Museum, London. Chinese Antiquity.
33. Anonymous. Jug for rituals, 12th century BCE. Bronze, height: 20.3 cm. British Museum, London. Chinese Antiquity.
34. Anonymous. Jug with bird feet, 12th-11th century BCE. Bronze, height: 20 cm. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai. Chinese Antiquity.
35. Anonymous. Jug, 11th century BCE. Bronze, height: 42 cm. British Museum, London. Chinese Antiquity.
36. Anonymous. Chariot for worship, Bisenzio, end of the 8th century BCE. Bronze, wheels: 30 cm. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome. Etruscan Antiquity.
37. Anonymous. Bronze razor, 9th century BCE. Bronze with engraved hunting scene and geometric pattern. Museo archeologico e d’arte della Maremma, Grosseto. Etruscan Antiquity.
38. Anonymous. Lower part of a quiver from Lorestan (Iran), 1000–750 BCE. Bronze. Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels. Eastern Antiquity.
39. Anonymous. Dipylon vase, from a cemetery in Dipylon, 750–735 BCE. Terracotta, diameter: 72.4 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Greek Antiquity.
40. Anonymous. Eleusis Amphora: The Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus by Odysseus, c. 675–650 BCE. Terracotta, height: 142.3 cm. Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, Eleusis (Greece). Greek Antiquity.
41. Anonymous. Jug, c. 650 BCE. Terracotta, 28 cm. Museo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome. Etruscan Antiquity.
42. Anonymous. Situla belonging to Bakenranef, c. 700 BCE. Stoneware. Museo Archeologico Nazionale Tarquiniese, Tarquinia (Italy). Etruscan Antiquity.
43. Anonymous. Piece of a belt, probably from Ziwiye, end of the 8th century BCE. Gold leaf, 16.5 cm. British Museum, London. Eastern Antiquity.
44. Anonymous. Bowl from the tomb of Bernardini, 675 BCE. Gilded silver.Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome. Etruscan Antiquity.
45. Marsyas Painter, Peleus and Thetis, Surrounded by Other Sea Nymphs, c. 340 BCE. Red-figured storage jar, height: 43.3 cm. British Museum, London. Greek Antiquity.
46. Anonymous. Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion, c. 525 BCE. Attic black-figured amphora, height: 45.5 cm. Museo Civico dell’Étà Cristiana, Brescia. Greek Antiquity.
47. Euphronios, end of the 6th century BCE-first half of the 5th century BCE, Greek. Hercules Wrestling Antaeus, 515–510 BCE. Red-figured calix krater, height: 44.8; diameter: 55 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Greek Antiquity.
As pottery maker and painter, Euphronios is one of the most well-known artists of his time, as the antiquated Greek pottery with black figures was replaced by innovative ceramics with red figures. As a forerunner in the new technique, Euphronios made several of his works recognisable through his style and his signature. He was inspired by mythological themes, by daily scenes, and by the heroic acts of Hercules, producing many large vases, amphorae, and kraters. Known for the precision of drawing naked and muscular figures, Euphronios sought opportunities to create versatile works of art, and added a hand-written note on his works.
48. Douris, 6th-5th century BCE, Greek. Memnon Pieta, c. 490–480 BCE. Interior from an Attic red-figured cup, diameter: 26.7 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Greek Antiquity.