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A Mycenaean vase or krater depicting a stylized octopus (c. 1400-1300 BC). Provenance: Ialysos, Rhodes. Now on display at the British Museum.
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Fragment of the colossal statue of Constantine the Great, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome, Italy (1954).
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Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (Hungarian, 1860-1933) - Souls on the Banks of the Acheron, 1898.
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John Beasley Greene, Ramesseum with the Head from a Colossus of Ramesses II, 1855.
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The Orkney Hood, found in a peat bog in 1867, is the only complete item of fabric clothing to have survived from early medieval Scotland. Date: c. 250-615 AD, now on display at the National Museum of Scotland.
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Daniel in the Lion's Den by Briton Riviere (1840–1920), 1872. Collection: Walker Art Gallery.
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Entrance to the Crypt by Roslin Chapel David Roberts (1796–1864). Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum.
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The Temple of Apollo - Archaeological Site of Delphi, Greece. Photographer: Papaioannou Voula Th. 1950.
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A Greek bronze sculpture oh a horseman wearing a Corinthian helmet. Date: c. 560-550 BC. Source: British Museum.
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Palmyra - The village inside the Temple of Bel, early 20th century.
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Detail, Tomb of the Diver, Salerno, Italy c. 470 BC. This fresco gave the tomb its name: "a young man diving into the curving waves in the waters."
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Griffin mosaic from the Acropolis at Rhodes, c. 2nd century BC.
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Gold snake rings. Snakes were a common motif in jewelry during Roman times. They were associated with healing and the god Asclepius, with protection, as well as resurrection, and immortality.
Roman, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD.
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Helmet in the form of a sea conch shell, 1618. Work of Nagasone Tojiro Mitsumasa (Japanese, Nagasone School, Echizen Province). Collection: the Worcester Art Museum.
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The White Owl by William J. Webbe. Signed in monogram and dated 1856 lower left. Medium: Oil on panel.
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Necklace of Princess Khenmet, daughter of Amenemhat II. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991-1803 BC. Collection: Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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John William Waterhouse - The Rescue (1890).
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Il Consiglio alla Vendetta by Francesco Hayez (detail) Italian, 1791-1881. Medium: oil on canvas.
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Greek vase depicting the olive harvest. VI century BC. Now on display at the British Museum.
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One of only two authentic old Jolly Rogers known in the world. The red background meant that she ship flying the flag would take no prisoners if their opponents put up a fight. The 18th century pirate flag is now on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
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Map of Greek Mythology. Designer - Credit: Hazel Newlevant.
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Maya two part effigy vessel of an armadillo. Early classic period. 250-450 AD.
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Pebble art by British artist © Justin Bateman. Read more: boredpanda.com/pebble-art-mos…
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Greek and Etruscan Vases. 18th.century. Alexandre Isidore Leroy de Barde. French 1777-1828. watercolor.
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