827
Colossal statue of Ramesses II - One of four giant statues of Ramesses II at his Great Temple at Abu Simbel, 13th century BC, Lower Nubia.
828
Colossus of Memnon at the Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt, 1965. Photographer: Eliot Elisofon via Smithsonian. As you can see, the Nile has flooded at the time of this image.
829
Road with Cypresses (detail) by Vincent van Gogh.
830
Nereids worshipping the moon - Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871).
831
“Doves watering” - mosaic from the House of the Doves at Pompeii.
832
A Scythian Gold Comb with Battle Scene from the Solokha Kurhan. Date: Late 5th-early 4th century BC. Technique: casting, chasing. Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.2 cm. Collection & Credit: Hermitage Museum.
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The Shigir Idol (Yekaterinbug, Russia) is the world's oldest known wood carving, about 11,600 BC.
835
Antinous at Delphi, c. 130 AD. (Discovered in 1894) - Stricken by the death of Antinous, Hadrian, ordered that statues of the beautiful young man, whom he had loved so passionately, be erected in all sanctuaries and cities of his vast empire.
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Interior of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (now relocated), Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C.
837
Stela E at Quiriguá, an ancient Maya archaeological site, Guatemala, ca. 1909.
838
John William Waterhouse - The Rescue (1890).
839
Owl Talisman. Art by bonegoddess on Devianart.
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Whale effigy, ca. 1000/1700. Culture: Chumash (coast of California). Medium: soapstone and clam-shell beads. Now on display at the Portland Art Museum.
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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
842
Autumn Landscape from the workshop of Tiffany Studios (design attributed to Agnes F. Northrop). 1923-24. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
843
The rulers of Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates, left behind several breathtakingly beautiful funerary sanctuaries. Mount Nemrut, the most impressive of all the tomb sites, is that of Antiochos I of Commagene (69-34 BC).
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A man carrying water vessels. Roman Mosaic from the entrance to the Caldarium in the House of Menander in Pompeii. Photo Credit: Stock Photo / Alamy.
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Diana the huntress (Diane chasseresse) by Lucien Charles Edouard Alliot, ca.1920/30. Medium: bronze. Collection: Carnegie Museum of Art.
846
Lune de Miel perfume by Depinoix, circa 1926, in opaque turquoise glass with silver gilt detail and label. Private Collection.
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Tutankhamun’s Sarcophagus: Artwork showing the various parts of the sarcophagus of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (ca. 1341-1323 BC). Credit: Science Photo Library.
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Upper part of a bronze caduceus, snakes twined around a staff. Literally a ‘herald.’ Carried by Hermes, messenger of the Gods. Also, Hermes’ Staff. Date: 5th C. BC. Place of origin: Greece. Medium: Bronze.
849
Rose window and lancets, north transept, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1220. Stained glass, rose window approx. 43’ in diameter.
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Dying lioness. King's hunt relief from Palace of Assurbanipal in Nineveh, Assyria. (685 BC – c. 627 BC). Now on display at the British Museum. Photograph: Alamy / Stock Image.
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