901
Venn diagram of shared and unshared letters of the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic writing systems. #languages
902
Terracotta aryballos in the shape of a hedgehog. Aryballoi in the shape of animals became popular in Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
903
Tetradrachm from Ephesos, Ionia, c. 390-325 BC.
904
Requiescat by Briton Rivière , 1888, oil on canvas, 191.5 x 250.8 cm. Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales.
905
Roman trade routes and principal products in each region.
906
Ancient Capitals by L. Sprague De Camp, 1966.
908
Statue depicts the Egyptian queen Arsinoe II (c. 316–270 BC). Discovered in the ancient Egyptian city of Canopus. Photographer: Christoph Gerigk. © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation.
909
Roman Carved Rock Crystal Fish, 1st Century AD. Photo Credit: Timeline Auctions - Private Collection.
911
Achilles cries out for vengeance by Peter Connolly.
912
A modern interpretation of Antinous. Amazing work of Becca Saladin / royaltynowstudios.com
913
Hammurabi’s Law Code archaeostore.com/blog/hammurabi…
914
A Restauration Mantel Clock of Alexander the Great (detail view) by Louis Stanislas Lenoir Ravrio. (French 1783-1846). circa 1820. Medium: gilt bronze.
915
Underground Tunnels of Colosseum. This underground area was divided into 15 corridors set to the side of a central gallery along the longest axis of the building (east-west), and were used for the various complex operations of the amphitheatre and hydraulic infrastructure.
916
Damned souls protest in vain and try to deny the colossal and minutely detailed account of sins, foolishnesses and assorted wicked things that they committed in life. Detail from the Triptyque de l'Apocalypse by Jacobello Alberegno. Date: ca.1390.
917
Sitting Minotaur by Bahman Mohasses (1931-2010), 1972, Iranian. Medium: bronze, Dimensions: 12cm.; 4 7/8 in.
918
Killer Cat by Johannes Fijt aka Jan Fyt (Belgian-Flemish, 1611-1661, b. Antwerp, Belgium, d. Ibid).Medium: Oil on Canvas.
919
Helmet. Culture: Thracian. Date: 4th century BC. Medium: Silver. Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts.
920
Armour for Man and Horse. Date: ca. 1480. Maker/Artist: Possibly Ulrich Rämbs. Place of origin: Germany. The Wallace Collection.
921
Egyptian blue faience ring featuring the Wadjet eye. It dates to the 18th Dynasty, 16th century to the 13th century BC. Collection: Egyptian Museum in Berlin.
922
The development of Western body armour through the centuries. Illustration: Encyclopedia Britannica.
923
Necklace of Princess Khenmet, daughter of Amenemhat II. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991-1803 BC. Collection: Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
924
Detail, Pectoral, in the form of a double-headed serpent. Made of cedro wood and covered with mosaic made of turquoise and red thorny oyster shell (Spondylus princeps). Culture: Mixtec/Aztec. Date: 1400-1521. Excavated/Findspot: Mexico. Collection: British Museum.
925
‘The Emperor’ by James Carroll Beckwith (American, 1852-1917).
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