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Breastplate. Date: A.D. 1000/1470. Culture: Chimú. Place of origin: North coast, Peru. #precolumbian
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Vintage photo of the Temple of Apollon Epicurius (= “Apollo the Helper”) at Bassae, Greece. The temple was constructed in mid-5th century BC. Photo by Dimitris Harisiadis.
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Assistants at the Swedish History Museum, sitting on the 12th century bench from Kungsåra church. Stockholm, 1908.
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Headdress in the form of a fox’s head. Date: c.100 - 800 AD. Collection: Museo de Oro – Lima, Peru.
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Ba amulet from the tomb of Prince Hornakht, son of Osorkon II. The Ba amulet, found on the body of the prince assured the deceased of reunion with his soul. Medium: Gold, lapis lazuli. 3rd Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, ca. 874-850 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Witchcraft: a witch and a devil making a nail with which to make a boy lame. Woodcut, 1720. Collection: Wellcome Collection.
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Seal, Griffin-demon tearing branch from tree. c. between 1200 BC. and 1050 BC. Place: Southern Mesopotamia. Period: Middle Assyrian. Collection: Morgan Library & Museum.
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Garnet intaglio with Hermaphroditos. Culture: Greek. Date: ca. 2nd century BC. Collection: The Michael C. Carlos Museum.
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Great helmet / Topfhelm of Hans Rieter. Date: 14th century. Medium: Iron. Collection: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg. Such helmets were worn by mounted fighters in battle and tournaments in the Middle Ages.
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Today in History: World's first adhesive postage stamp, the "Penny Black", is first used in Great Britain. 6 May 1840.
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The Theatre of Petra is carved at the foot of the High Place of Sacrifice during the reign of King Aretas IV (4 BC-AD 27). Seven stairways ascend the auditorium, and it consists of three rows of seats, which have been separated by passageways.
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Cave of Hands archaeostore.com/blog/cave-of-h…
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Cosmetic vessel in the shape of a hedgehog Egyptian. Date: 6th-5th century BC. Collection: The Walters Art Museum.
2217
Toy horse on wheels. Medium: painted wood. Dimensions: 7.6 cm high by 11.5 cm long. Place of origin: Roman Egypt, 1st-3rd century AD, found at Akhmim. Now on display at the British Museum.
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The Ram in a Thicket is a pair of figures excavated at Ur, in southern Iraq, which date from about 2600–2400 BC. One is in the Mesopotamia Gallery in Room 56 of the British Museum in London; the other is in the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, USA.
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Bottles in the Form of a Pomegranate Egypt, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. - New Kingdom, Ramesside. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Dragon detail from the Apocalypse, Saint-Amand Abbey. c 9th century AD. Collection: Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 99, fol. 24r.
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Mosaic floor in Pompeii depicting birds stealing(?) pearls from a jewelry box. Photographer: stocktributor/Adobe Stock.
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"Lion hugger" (Peleus and shape-shifting Thetis). Detail from the Ovide Moralisé, Paris ca. 1330 Paris, BnF. Image via discardingimages.
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The 5,400 year-old Mesopotamian 'Gebel el-Arak Knife', made with elephant ivory and flint. The engraving depicts their king as Master of Animals. Date: c. 3300 - 3200 BC. Now on display at the Sully wing, 1st floor, Louvre Museum.
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The Maya archaeological site of Muyil, located in the modern State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is thought to date from approximately the Middle Formative period (before 400 BC), and was continuously occupied up to the arrival of the Spanish. Photograph: Stock Image.
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Detail, Baths of the Forum, Pompeii, 1895 survey expedition photographs. Photo Credit: Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection.
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