Propaganda

Items designed to persuade or influence, from posters to symbolic items. This category explores how art and objects were wielded to shape opinions and rally support in various eras.

Byzantine concave gold scyphate coin, struck 1059–1067 CE

Scyphate (1059-1067 CE)

Antiquities Byzantine Coins and Currency Europe

Struck 1059–1067 CE, this concave gold scyphate coin from Byzantium shows Christ enthroned and Emperor Constantine X crowned.

Egyptian torso sculpture of Amenpayom, Greco-Roman period, 200–100 BCE.

Torso of Amenpayom (200-100 BCE)

Antiquities Africa Egyptian Sculpture

A granodiorite torso from 200–100 BCE, depicting Amenpayom in a striding pose, carved with polished musculature and a back pillar.

Granodiorite head of Amenhotep III with the blue crown (khepresh), 1391–1353 BCE.

Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Blue Crown (1391-1353 BCE)

Antiquities Africa Egyptian Sculpture

A granodiorite head from c. 1391–1353 BC, showing Amenhotep III with a textured blue crown, sculpted with polished facial features.

Roman marble portrait head of Vespasian recut from an earlier head of Nero

Portrait Head of Emperor Vespasian, Recut from Head of Nero (64-79 CE)

Antiquities Europe Rome Sculpture

A marble head from 64–79 CE, showing Emperor Vespasian’s features, reworked from a Nero portrait with altered hair and facial details.