The Ancient Way of Life

~ Conch Shell Trumpet. Place of origin: Mexico, Nayarit Date: 200 B.C. - A.D. 500 Medium: Conch shell

~Corn Mummy. Medium: Wood, clay, sand, corn, linen Place Made: Egypt Date: 332 B.C.E.-150 C.E. Period: Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period

From the source: During annual rituals honoring Osiris, the ancient Egyptians fashioned small “mummies” from a mixture of clay, sand, and grains of corn. These “mummies” were wrapped in layers of bandages and placed in coffins decorated with images of the falcon god Sokar. The Egyptians considered corn a living element of a natural cycle embodying the concept of resurrection and renewal. This concept was crucial to the worship of Osiris, who died and was resurrected as lord of the dead.

~Arrow Shaft Fragments. Date: ca. 323 B.C.–A.D. 256 Culture: Dura-Europos (Syria) Period: Graeco-Roman or Parthian

~Dignitary on Double-Headed Serpent Throne. Place: Colombia Date: 800-1500 Incised ceramic

~Shoe and sandal. Place of origin: Egypt (Made) Akhmim ((Probably), made) Date: 30BC - AD300 (Made) AD 300-700 (Made) Materials and Techniques: Tanned leather, openwork, applique, punchwork, incising, plaiting and dye.

~Female Performer Holding Drum and Striker or Rattle. Mexican (Zacatecas style) (Artist) Period: A.D. 100-1521 (Classic-Postclassic) Geography: Jalisco-Zacatecas border region, Mexico (Place of Origin)

~Hercules. Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period Ca. 30 B.C. -A.D. 20

~Heracles Smiting Acheloos in the Form of a Bull. Medium: Limestone Place Found: Oxyrhynchus, Egypt Dates: ca. 300-500 C.E. Period: Late Antique Egyptian Period

~Censer Stand with the Head of a Supernatural Being with a Kan. Mexico, Usumacinta region, Chiapas, Palenque, Maya culture. Late Classic period (A.D. 600-900) Ca. A.D. 690-720

~Iphigenia (Detail). Third style. 1st century BCE — 1st century CE. Klagenfurt, Museum of Carinthia

~Burial Urn. Quiché (Maya) (Artist) Period: A.D. 550-850 (Late Classic) Medium: earthenware, post-fire paint (Sculpture) Geography: Southern Highlands, Guatemala(Place of Origin)

~Serapis. Medium: Marble Dates: 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Period: Roman Period

~Votive Pectoral of Ptolemy V. Medium: Wood, plaster, and glass Place Made: Egypt Dates: 205-180 B.C.E. Period: Ptolemaic Period