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#HappyMothersDay
Mother & Child Figurine, Ancient Greece, ca. 400 BC. Medium: Marble.
Collection/Credit: National Archaeological Museum of Athens, by Aleksandr Zykov on Flickr (cc).
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Hans Erni (Swiss, 1909-2015), Europa and the Bull. Lithograph in colours on paper, 27 x 19 ½ in. Edition of 150. @ClassicalMyths
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Breastplate. Date: A.D. 1000/1470. Culture: Chimú. Place of origin: North coast, Peru. #precolumbian
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On this day in 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), an act that helped transform it into a leading city of the world. #11may330