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Wedding Scene by the Ancient Greek “Eretria Painter”, c. 425 BC.
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A jar filled with 2500-year-old eggs is pictured at the excavation site of an ancient tomb dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period in Shangxing town, Liyang city, east China's Jiangsu province, 24 March 2019.
1203
The Medea krater. Side A: Medea departing in a chariot. Place of Origin: Lucania, Italy. Date: ca. 400 BC. Attributed to the Policoro Painter. Now on display at the Cleveland, Museum of Art.
1204
The Second Hypostyle Hall of the “Great Temple” of King Sethi I at Abydos, view from the First Hypostyle Hall. On the background, the Inner Shrine of the Goddess Isis. Image via privatetoursinegypt.
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Greek Gold Roundel with Bees, 7th Century BC. The goldwork technique seen here is called granulation, in which the goldsmith uses minute spheres of gold to create texture and pattern.
1206
Dolphin. Place of origin: Greece. Date: c. 300 B.C.-A.D. 100. Medium: Bronze. Now on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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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, the most impressive of all the tomb sites, is that of Antiochos I of Commagene (69-34 BC). Modern-day Adiyaman-Turkey
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The God Horus of Behdet in His form of sacred falcon spreading his wings in protection and holding the ‘Ankh’ (Life). Detail from the White Chapel of King Sesostri I at ‘Ipet-Sut’ (“Karnak”), the highly sacred Precinct of the God Amon-Ra at ‘Uaset’-Thebes.
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2.000-year-old Medusa mosaic, which adorns the orchestra section of the 3,600-seat Odeon in the ancient city of Kibyra in the province of Burdur, Turkey. Photographer & Courtesy of: Cihancan Sezgin - @Cihancansezgin
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Minotauro (Minotaur) by Jordi Garriga Mora (2007).
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The Archer, 1914. Original illustration for “Les chansons de Bilitis” by Pierre Louÿs, Paris. Watercolour heightened with gold on paper. 10.8 x 10.8 cm.
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Roman Mosaic with Octopus - This mosaic with an octopus is made of limestone and dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD. It is from Villaquejida (León), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid).
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King Midas by Andrea Vaccaro (1604-1670).
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The Dying Saint Sebastian (detail),1789 by François-Xavier Fabre.
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Giant Octopus by Ulisse Aldrovandi, Animali, vol 4,16th century. Medium: Watercolor. Collection: Universita di Bologna.
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The frescoes of spring. Detail with the kiss of the swallows. Akrotiri, Thera island, Cyclades, Greece.
1217
Gold Fish Pendant. Date/Period: Egypt, ca. 1878–1749 B.C. Dimensions: L. 3.9 cm, H. 1.6 cm. Collection: National Museums Scotland, UK.
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Interior of Hagia Sophia - Main dome and semi-domes. Photo date & photographer: unknown. Possibly 40s. Image via Australian National University.
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Snake water pitcher by Gorham Manufacturing Company Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Medium: Sterling Silver. Date: 1885. Collection: MFA, Boston.
1220
Four Seasons: Winter by William Holbrook Beard (1825-1900, American)
1221
Howling Wolf. Date: c. 500–200 BC. Place of origin: Southern Siberia. Medium: Wood with shell inlays. Collection: Cleveland Art, US.
1222
Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders (1618).
1223
The most commonly used coin denominations and their relative sizes during Roman times.
1224
Jason and the Golden Fleece - Greek Bronze Box Mirror, c. Second Half of the 4th Century BC. Private Collection (?)
1225
One of the first written documents of the history found in Mesopotamia. It reads "29.086 units of barley were received. Signature: Kushim".
According to the famous Sapiens writer Norah Harari, Kushim may be the name of the first person in history we know.
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