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Victory of Samothrace Samothrace, Greece, c. 200 BC. Found in Samothrace in 1863.
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Excavation of the Royal tombs of Ur. This photograph gives some idea of the depth in which some of the tombs were buried.
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Burial with skeleton and gold treasure. Date: Chalcolithic, 4600-4200 BC. Varna Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria. Photo Credit: Zde via Wikimedia Commons.
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Iron and Wood Fox-form Food Chopper, America, 19th century, the curved blade with fox silhouette continues to the brass-riveted "tail" handle. Credit & Collecion: © Skinner Auctions, Boston & Marlborough, MA, USA.
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A yellow jade owl, probably Neolithic period, Hongshan culture. Place of origin: China. (c. 4700-2900 BC). Collection & Credit: Sotheby's.
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The Studio Wall by Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905), 1872.
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Glass pomegranate. Culture: Greek, Hellenistic period, c. 2nd c.BC. Collection: Phoenix Museum.
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Touch, detail. Anonymous Flemish artist. The Lady and the Unicorn series of tapestries. Collection: Musée national du Moyen Âge. Date: c. 1484 – 1500.
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Dancing people (?). Tamgaly Valley of southeastern Kazakhstan. The petroglyph dates to the early Iron Age. (ca. 1200-500 BC). Photo: By Adil / Stock Image.
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Season by Christina Bothwell (American, b.1960 ). Medium: cast glass and ceramic.
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Eagle with Serpent - Byzantine mosaic in the Great Palace of Constantinople, dating to the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I, 6th century A.D. Photo by Zzvet / Stock Image.
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Mummy of Hatshepsut, Cairo Museum Catalogue, 1912.
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“Clio’s Dream” by Coderch & Malavia. (2020). Medium: bronze and blue patina.
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Stonehenge photographed by Lieutenant Philip Henry Sharpe from a balloon, 1906
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Detail from "Scenes of Buddhist heavens and hells, Burmese Buddhist Cosmology" 19th century. Collection: British Library.
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Granite statue depicts the god Horus as a falcon. Dimensions: 52 x 37 cm. Date: Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BC. Private Collection.
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Rabbit riding a snail Armorial, Netherlands circa 1650. Collection: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Chig.G.IV.113, fol. 120v.
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The Shortest Day. Illustration by Carson Ellis.
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Detail, Christ at the Column by Master of Santa Barbara, c. 1430 - 1450.
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Sylphide by Ukrainian artist Volodymyr Tsisaryk Art (b. 1978). Medium: bronze, aluminum, 2017.
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Photos from the Along the Coast (1958). Directed by Agnès Varda - imdb.com/title/tt005156…
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The Venus of Hohle Fels is 40,000 - 35,000 years old. She is one of oldest depictions of a human in the world. Unearthed in 2008 in Hohle Fels, a cave near Schelklingen, Germany. Photo: Ramessos via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howling Wolf. Date: c. 500–200 BC. Place of origin: Southern Siberia. Medium: Wood with shell inlays. Collection: Cleveland Art, US.
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Roman pugio with silver inlaid hilt. Date: c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Collection & Credit: Timeline Auctions.
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Details, Mosaic Bead Necklace. Medium: Glass. Date: perhaps 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Place: Eastern Mediterranean (Place Created) Culture: Greek or Roman. Collection: The Getty.
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