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A colossal statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117 to 138 AD) found in the ruins of a bathhouse at Sagalossos, a Greco-Roman city in south-central Turkey. It is estimated the statue stood between 13 and 16 feet (4 and 5 meters) tall.
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Copy of golden head - lion helmet of Alexander the Great as it is depicted at the sarcophagus of Sidon in Lebanon. The sarcophagus, which dates back to the 4th century BC, is now on display at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Turkey. Photographer: Ronald Slabke.
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Maya two part effigy vessel of an armadillo. Early classic period. 250-450 AD.
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The rulers of Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates, left behind several breathtakingly beautiful funerary sanctuaries. Mount Nemrut (today Adiyaman, Turkey), the most impressive of all the tomb sites, is that of Antiochos I of Commagene (69-34 BC).
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Carnelian crocodile pendant. Culture: Egypt, 20th-18th century BC. Collection: The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Georgia, US.
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The ancient jade "Mask of Calakmul," considered a masterpiece of Mayan art, is 1 of a set of 10 masks discovered in 1984 next to the skeletal remains of Yuknoom Yich’aak K’ahk, the last warrior king of the Maya. Collection: National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
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Artemis from Stabiae (Origin). Medium: Fresco. Date: 1 AD–45 AD. Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli.
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Stone sculpture of a celestial dancer (Apsara), Hindu mythological creature, India, 1100s .
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Greek Gold Snake Bracelet, Hellenistic Period, 330-300 BC. Private Collection.
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Caravaggio (1571 - 1610) Medusa (detail)
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Medieval Bees. From Aberdeen Bestiary, England ca. 1200. Collection: Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, fol. 63r.
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Interior of the Temple of Aboo Simbel Nubia illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).
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John William Waterhouse - Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus ( 1900 )
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The Treasure by Carlos Barahona Possolo. Medium: oil on canvas, 90x67 cm, 1998.
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Pan mosaic from Pompeii. Now on display at the Archaeological museum of Naples.
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Stela E at Quiriguá, an ancient Maya archaeological site, Guatemala, ca. 1909.
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View of the Colosseum by Jan Gossaert c. 1509.
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Aztec Sun Stone, c. 1890s. The Aztec Sun Stone – also known as the Aztec Calendar Stone – is an enormous circular stone carved from basalt, covered with hieroglyphic carvings, weighing 25 tons, 3.60 meters in diameter and 98 cm thick.
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This 7th century helmet was discovered inside a ship burial at Vendel, Uppland, Sweden. Photo: Swedish History Museum (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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The Deluge (detail) by Gustave Doré, c. 1866.
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Artemis statue from ancient city of Ephesus, c. 125-175 AD.- Now on display at Selcuk Museum, Turkey.
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An obsidian mirror found at Catalhoyuk, 8.000 year old Neolithic settlement in the center of Anatolia. Photo Credit: Teegee / Blogspot.
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace (the Nike of Samothrace) - Samothrace, Greece, c. 200 BC.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is among the greatest Hellenistic sculptures in the world. Without a doubt, it is one of the most celebrated works of antiquity.
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Canova’s “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss”, by Nan Goldin - 2010.
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