626
Athena and Hera, Mycenaean style by Peter Connollys, The Legend of Odysseus.
627
A Roman mosaic glass bowl. From Italy, 1st-2nd century AD.
628
Notre-Dame , 1952. Photographer: Marc Riboud.
629
Cape. c. 1570-1580. Collection: Museu del Disseny de Barcelona.
630
Geometric Roman Mosaics of National Roman Museum, Rome.
631
'Memento mori' gold pendant in the form of a coffin enamelled in black and white with a hinged rock-crystal cover and a skeleton in high relief. The reverse and insides are enamelled with tongues of fire. Made in France, 16th c. Length: 2.8 c . Collection: British Museum.
632
John William Waterhouse, “Cleopatra”, 1888.
633
Camazotz, meaning Death in Bat K'iche’ language, a Lord in Xibalbá, Mesoamerica, associated with death, night and sacrifice ~ ca.1000 B.C. until the advent of the Classic Period ca. 250 AD.
634
One of only two authentic old Jolly Rogers known in the world. The red background meant that she ship flying the flag would take no prisoners if their opponents put up a fight. The 18th century pirate flag is now on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
635
Demons detail from Crucifixion, by Josse Lieferinxe c.1500.
636
Phidias in his workshop, carving the statue of Minerva for the Parthenon (1869), by Raffello Sorbi.
637
Falcon necklace and pendant of king Tutankhamun, from his tomb KV62 in the valley of the kings, 1336-1327 BC, Eighteenth Dynasty. Egyptian Museum.
638
Javanese gold arm band. Date: early 10th century AD. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
639
Great Ziggurat of Ur was built by the Sumerian King Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi in approximately the 21st c. BC. The ziggurat was a piece in a temple complex that served as an administrative center for the city, and which was a shrine of the moon god Nanna.
640
Paestan Fish-Plate. Date: ca. 340-330 B.C. Place of origin: South Italy, Paestum. Medium: Red-figure terracotta. Source: clevelandart-org.
641
The Sleeping Lady. Temple Period, 4000 - 2500 BC. This clay figure of a reclining lady was found in one of the pits of the Hypogeum in Hal Saflieni in Malta.
642
Greek Gold Snake Bracelet, Hellenistic Period, 330-300 BC. Private Collection.
643
Rock crystal statuette of the goddess Bastet in her form of sacred cat. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (?)
646
Tibetan Skeleton Dancers, 1925. The photo originally appeared in the November 1928 issue of National Geographic.
647
Photo from the Uruk excavation in 1929/30 - Discovery of the statuette of a ‘high priest’ in a vessel. 3.000-2.000 B.C.
648
A recreation of the Palace of Knossos by Harry Green.
649
The Guardian of Paradise by Franz Von Stuck, 1889.
650
A Medieval Leather Shoe from 1300's England, on display at the Museum of London.
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