As of 2026-10-12, Standard of Ur tops the list with 2,501 BC.
- #1 Standard of Ur — 2,501 BC
approximately 4,500 years old, constructed in the form of a hollow wooden box with scenes of war and peace represented on each side through elaborately inlaid mosaics
The Standard of Ur is a Sumerian artifact of the 3rd millennium BC that is now in the collection of the British Museum. It is thought to have decorated the outside of a hollow wooden box measuring 21.59 cm (8.50 in) wide by 49.53 cm (19.50 in) long, inlaid with a mosaic of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli. It comes from the ancient city of Ur, located in modern-day Iraq west of Nasiriyah. It dates to the First Dynasty of Ur during the Early Dynastic III period and is around 4,600... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Bath of Achilles — 476 BC
mosaic in the house of Theseus at Paphos
source Wikidata - #3 Alexander Mosaic — 201 BC
Roman mosaic of Pompeii
The Alexander Mosaic, also known as the Battle of Issus Mosaic, is a Roman floor mosaic originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Partridge on a Basket — 130 BC
mosaic from Pompeii
source Wikidata - #5 Satyr & Nymph — 126 BC
erotic mosaic from the house of Faun in Pompeii
source Wikidata - #6 Two women making a call on a witch — 113 BC source Wikidata
- #7 Fish Catalogue mosaic — 100 BC
Mosaic of marine life, Pompeii
source Wikidata - #8 Memento mori — 51 BC
mosaic
source Wikidata - #9 Mosaic from Brignan — 51 BC
object held by the Musée de la Romanité at Nîmes
source Wikidata - #10 Mosaic glass — 50 BC
decorative artwork (glass) by Artist once known
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