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Lesbia and her sparrow by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker, 1836. Medium: marble, on a later painted wood base, 91x71x31.5 cm. Collection: Private Collection (Sotheby’s)
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An antique fox shaped cleaver, c. 1800s. Place of origin: United States.
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Hercules and the Hydra by Rudolph Tegner, 1918 (Danish 1873-1950). Medium: plaster.
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Medieval painting of a cat licking their butt. #middleages
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Humbaba demon grinning mask. Date: 2000 B.C.-1000 B.C. Place of origin: Iraq, Diqdiqqah (Ur) Medium: Fired clay. Collection: British Museum.
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Amethyst lion head. Culture: Roman, 1st-4th century AD. Collection: Artemis Gallery.
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Egyptian Statue of a deified individual covered with magic spells and deities. Date: c. c. 672-342 BC. Collection: Naples National Archaeological Museum.
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The Priestess of Bacchus by John Collier, c.1885-1889. Medium: oil on canvas. Private collection.
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“Athenais” by John William Godward (1861 – 1922).
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Details from Basilique Sainte Foy, Conques (Aveyron), France. Photo by Dennis Aubrey. These statues are on the outer archivolt of a façade whose tympanum represents the Last Judgement. Are they angelic figures? No one really knows, so have they been called "The Curious".
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“The Great Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius” by Desprez, Louis Jean (French, 1743-1804).
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Dionysus holding a kantharos (wine-cup). Interior from an Attic black-figure plate by the painter Psiax; ca. 520-500 BC. Found at Vulci, Italy; now in the British Museum.
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Temple of Nefertari at Abu Simbel , Egypt. Photographer: Kees Scherer , c. 1965-1968.
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Francesco Hayez (Italian, 1791-1881)- Il Consiglio alla Vendetta (Vengeance is Sworn), 1851 (detail) Oil on canvas.
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Sıberian Ice Princess, circa 500 B.C., Urok Plateu, Siberia. The most surprising fact about the princess is her tattoos. The mysterious tattoos on the neck, arm and leg area have have remained intact for 2500 years.
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Elephant, detail of the 6th century mosaic floor from the Palatium Magnum (Constantinople’s Great Palace), Istanbul.
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John Collier, Priestess of Delphi, detail, 1891.
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Jason and his Teacher by Maxfield Parrish, 1909. Private collection.
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Minoan Snake Goddess figurine. Date: c. Late Bronze Age, about 1600 BC. Place of discovery: Knosos, Palace, sacred treasury-rooms. Heraklion Arch. Museum, Crete Island, Greece.
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Devil carrying a soul. Detail from the missal, France ca. 1470-1475. Collection: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 425, fol. 67v.
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Griffin mosaic from the Acropolis at Rhodes. Date: c. 1st half of 2nd century BC. Collection: Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. Photo Credit: Jebulon via Wikimedia Commons.
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Lobster Effigy Vessel. Place of origin: South Coast, Peru. Culture: Nazca. c. 300-600 AD. Collection: The Walters Art Museum.
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