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Olmec head, Veracruz, Mexico, circa 1938.
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Komori no godan (bats) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1880-83). Color woodcut, 16.7 x 24.2 cm.
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Petra by David Roberts - 1839. Medium: lithograph.
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Stela E at Quiriguá, an ancient Maya archaeological site, Guatemala, ca. 1909.
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Fall of the Angels, Saint Michael’s Church, created by sculptor Karl Georg Merville, Vienna, 1782.
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Front quarters of Great Sphinx covered by sand (late 19th/early 20th century).
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Tower of Babel by Valentin Sanduliak (Ukraine) - Concept artist / Illustrator.
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Demons detail from Crucifixion, by Josse Lieferinxe c.1500.
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Pietro Sassi - The Arch of Titus, Rome.
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Jerboa figurine. Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C. Period: Middle Kingdom - Egypt. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111, NY. #MuseumWeek
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The lion-headed storm-demon Ugallu (Akkadian, ūmu rabû). Neo-Assyrian alabaster wall panel, Nineveh, Iraq ~ ca.640 BC. Collection: British Museum. #MuseumWeek
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Detail from Perseus and Andromeda by Joachim Anthoniszoon Wtewael. (1566 – 1638).
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Sculptural ceramic ceremonial vessel that represents sexual union of a man and a woman, Moche style, Period: 1 AD - 800 AD. Currently located at Museo Larco in Peru. #museumweek #sexualityMW
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King Mithridates or Antiochus I of Commagene (70-38 BC) shaking hands with Heracles, Arsameia on the Nymphaios. Mount Nemrut, Adiyaman, Turkey.
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Mosaic of a Double-headed Serpent, c. 15th-16th century, cedrela wood, turquoise, pine resin, oyster shell, hematite, and copal, 20.5 x 43.3 x 6.5 cm, Mexico © British Museum. #MuseumWeek
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Nike and Poseidon. Issued by Macedonian general and king Demetrius Poliorcetes (”Besieger”). Date: 300-295 BC, Salamis. Minted to commemorate Demetrius victory over Ptolemaic Egypt at the battle of Salamis 306 BC (?) * Berlin State Museums, Numismatic Collection.
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Nacht (Night) by Willy Kriegel (German, 1901–1966). Medium: oil on fiberboard ; Size: 60 x 49.8 cm.
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Ancient Mayan temples in Tikal National Park, Guatemala, Central America. (Photo Credit: Galyna Andrushko via Shutterstock)
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Caryatids, Acropolis, Athens. (Photo Credit: Anastasios71 via Shutterstock)
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Apollo - Repost: Greek Gods via aboookthing Tumblr blog.
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Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays. Date: 700’s Place of origin: China. Period: Tang dynasty (618-907). Medium: Bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer. Now on display at the Cleveland Art Museum.
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The Calvatone Victory. Medium: Guilded bronze. c. 2nd cent. AD. Torso, head and sphere wit inscription are of ancient origin. The rest parts were reconstructed and added in 1844 according to the then views of the iconography of Victory. ©Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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