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A small gold Bible, once perhaps owned by a medieval aristocrat or royal, has been found by a metal detectorist.
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Odalisque by Léon-François Comerre (1850 – 1916).
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Wooden torture chair with 12 steel blades, Chinese, c. 1700-1900 AD.
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Art Nouveau brooch made by Boucheron in November 1900 in Paris. In the shape of a butterfly, it was originally designed as a hair comb. The brooch is set in calibre cut emeralds, cabochon rubies, opal and aquamarine. Collection: Elizabeth Taylor collection.
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Woman with Shrimp by Ercole Barovier (Italian, 1889-1974) Date ca. 1930s. Medium: Blown and solid-worked glass. Dimensions: 34.3 x 12.1 x 19.1 cm. Manufacturer: Barovier & Toso. Collection: The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.
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15th – early 16th Century gold signet ring shows an engraved owl with a crescent moon. Collection: Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, UK.
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Gabriel Lekegian - View of the Pyramids, Eclipse of the Sun of August 30, 1905.
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Beautifully decorated woolly mammoth tusk tip from the last glacial at Dolní Věstonice, Czech Republic (25,000-30,000 years ago)
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Gustav Klimt - Hygieia. Hygieia is a goddess of health (Greek: ὑγίεια - hugieia), cleanliness and hygiene. Her name is the source for the word "hygiene".
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Gli the Cat of Hagia Sophia (c. 2004 – 7 November 2020)
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Zenobia's last look on Palmyra, Herbert G Schmalz.
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Underwater Archaeological Park of Baia - Some of the most famous figures of Roman Empire, such as Caesar, Augustus, Cicero, Agrippina and Nero at one point or another visited the ancient town of Baia. Back then, Baia was the resort town for rich Romans.
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Study for Triumph of Icarus by Bryan Larsen, oil on masonite.
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“Egyptian Chess Players”, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1879.
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Medieval paintings of cats licking their butts.
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Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun, Vincent van Gogh, 1889.
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Caryatids, Acropolis, Athens, 1946. Photographer: Werner Bischof.
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Relief at a Ptolemaeische temple, photography by Kees Scherer, 1968, in Egypt.
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Nicolás de Tolentino (detail) by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, 1601
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Ramses II, Luxor, Egypt, 1880s
photo by J. Pascal Sébah.
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A personified comet in the Visoki Decani Monastery in Kosovo, from a painting of the crucifixion created in 1350.
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Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves is located in the village of Ano Vouves on the island of Crete and is believed to be the oldest olive tree, which still produces olives. It's only one of seven olive trees in the Mediterranean, which are believed to be over 2,000 years old.
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Pectoral of Horus with Sun-disk. From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Terracotta Vase in the Form of a Lobster Claw. ca. 460 BC. Greek, Classical. Collection: The Met.
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Art Nouveau Bat Brooch. Medium: Gold, plique-à-jour enamel, diamond. Origin: European, c. 1905. Marks: Austrian import marks.
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