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Coats of Arms of Medieval Europe - Chart by Matt Baker via Useful Charts.
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One of the four colossal heads carved by Olmecs (800BC). Heads measure up to 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) in height and weigh several tons, which causes a great deal of speculation on how the Olmecs were able to move them - basalt quarry was found over 80 km away.
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“The Beloved“ (detail), by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865.
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Ouroboros* drawing from a late medieval Byzantine Greek alchemical manuscript. Date 1478.
*The ouroboros or uroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.
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Gold earring with Nike pendant. Culture: Greek, 4th century BC. Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Art.
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Gold and amethyst ring. Geography: Southeast Asia. Date: 9th-13th century AD. Collection & Credit: Sotheby's.
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The beast with ten horns and the beast with lamb's horns, Rev 13:1-18. Detail from the The Ottheinrich Bible, Matthias Gerung ~ ca.1532. Collection: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Germany.
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Green house, made from recycled church stained glass windows. Art by @heywoodcondie
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According to Vitruvius, the Corinthian capital is a stylized representation of acanthus leaves growing through a basket. Image Credit: “The origin of the Corinthian Order”, illustrated in Claude Perrault’s Vitruvius (1684).
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Sphinx probably a table support Roman 120-140 AD from Monte Cagnolo outside Lanuvium near Rome, Italy. Photo by mharrsch on Flickr.
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A Byzantine Gold Coin dated to the 11th century, discovered at Rayy, Iran in 1937. Collection & Credit: Penn Museum.
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Amulet and charm to protect against plague,. Place of origin: Bavaria, Germany, c. 1690-1710. Now on display at the Science Museum, London, UK.
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The Temple of Apollo in old Corinth, Greece, circa 1955, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Gilt silver crown adorned with pearls and blue glass gems. Place of origin: Bohemia, 15th century. Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Figural lamp screen. Created by Tiffany Studios, c.1905. Medium: Leaded glass, gilt bronze. Private Collection.
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Cat with a kitten, *gargoyle-chimère on the roof of the Château de Pierrefonds, France. Built ca.1393-1407.
*a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall.
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Anatomical studies and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Credit: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man (by Martin Clayton and Ronald Philo); Royal Collection Trust.
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Traditional Ancient Persian / Iranic clothing’s of different eras of history (1/3). Images found via Non-Western Historical Fashion Blog on Tumblr.
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Detail, The Adoration of the Kings by an Brueghel the elder (1568-1625). Collection:
National Gallery, UK.
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Gold myrtle wreath. Date: Greek, c. 350-200 BC. Private Collection.
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One of first photos of Sphinx of Giza - Maxime du Camp, 1849.
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