Apotheosis was the name for a ceremony performed by the Romans to admit emperors, empresses or other mortals to the ranks of the gods or heroes.
The apotheosis of Augustus.
Tag: Ancient crafts
The variety of Egyptian Ornaments.
The grammar of ornament by Owen Jones. The variety of ancient Egyptian ornaments and decorations.
Skull mask covered with blue and red mosaic. Mexico.
Aztec skull mask covered with blue and red mosaic from Mexico.
Ornamentation in Chinese porcelain painting.
Ornamental treasures. Chinese. Painting, by H. Dolmetsch.
Pompeian. Wall paintings and Polychrome basso relieves.
The wall paintings found at Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae as well as at Rome
Jerusalem. S. Pelagias Tomb on the Mount of Olives.
Jerusalem. Plan and section of S. Pelagias Tomb on the Mount of Olives by Ermete Pierotti.
Egyptian Ornament. Plastic Art, Architecture and Painting.
The mode of decoration with the Egyptians comprises symbolic figure-subjects chiefly in conjunction with hieroglyphics.
Cloisonné Enamel. Specimens of Chinese and Japanese Art.
The various specimens of enamel by Auguste Racinet.
Minoan ornament in applied Art. Crete and Greece.
Decorative Motives from the Arts of early Crete and Greece. About 2000 B. C. Middle and Late Minoan.
Mayan Stone Idol. Front View, at Copán. Honduras
This image represents one of the most famous rulers of Copán, King Waxaklajun Ub’aah K’awiil, dressed as one of the maize gods.