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Anonymous, The Dance of Death (Brown ink, watercolor, gouache and gold), 16th century, Germany. Collection: The Met, NYC.
577
Assyrian Winged Bull, Palace at Khorsabad (Citadel of Sargon II), Iraq. c. 710 B.C. Limestone. Now on display at the Louvre Museum.
578
Väinö Rouvinen (Finnish, b. 1932, Tuupovaara, North Karelia, Finland): A cat, 1995.
579
Daniel in the Lion's Den by Briton Riviere (1840–1920), 1872. Collection: Walker Art Gallery.
580
Diana the Huntress by Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912).
581
Schliemann and visitors at the Lion Gate of Mycenae, 1876.
582
Death and the Maiden, Hans Schwarz c. 1520.
583
Apollo in his chariot with hours / John Singer Sangent.
584
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, 1888.
585
Bowl with human feet. Place of origin: Egypt. Period: Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II. Date: ca. 3700–3450 B.C. Collection: The Met.
586
Woman snail by Henry Schmid. Medium: Inkwell. #modernart
587
Ancient Egyptian frog ring, c. 1543-1187 BC. Made of Egyptian blue, which was a “vibrant blue pigment, considered to be the first synthetically-produced pigment, composed of quartz sand, a copper compound, and calcium carbonate.
588
Mary Magdalene, polychrome wood sculpture by Gregor Erhart. Made in Augsburg, c. 1515-1520 AD. Now on display at the Louvre Museum, Paris.
589
Freshly excavated 2000 years old Terracotta Warriors still showing original color before rapid deterioration. The picture was taken in 1974.
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Construction of the Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, 1595. Now on display at the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
591
St. Catherine’s Monastery, almost 1,500 years old, stands at the base of Mount Sinai on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Built between 527 and 561 on the orders of Emperor Justinian.
592
Henri Lehmann - Ophelia (detail), 1847-1848.
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"Spring" by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, detail, 1894.
594
Satyre et Bacchante by James Pradier (1790-1852), detail. Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Louvre, Paris, 1975. Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson.
596
Glass pomegranate. Culture: Greek, Hellenistic period, c. 2nd c.BC. Collection: Phoenix Museum.
597
The comet Donati over Paris on 4th October 1858, from “Le ciel” by Amédée Guillemin, 1877.
598
Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt (1000-1046), Naumberg Cathedral, Naumburg, Germany. Uta von Ballenstedt was the wife of Margrave Eckard II of Meissen, member of the German dynasty known as the House of Ascania.
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Maya two part effigy vessel of an armadillo. Early classic period. 250-450 AD.
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