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The Stele of Vultures - the oldest known war monument. It was erected to celebrate the victory of king Eannatum of Lagash over Ush, King of Umma in the Umma-Lagash war . This particular fragment shows Eannatum leading a phalanx of soldiers into battle.

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The Stele of Vultures - the oldest known war monument. It was erected to celebrate the victory of king Eannatum of Lagash over Ush, King of Umma in the Umma-Lagash war . This particular fragment shows Eannatum leading a phalanx of soldiers into battle.

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Fragments of the "Stele of Vultures" commemorating victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, over rival city-state Umma, c. 2460 BCE. Opposite the battle scene, the god Ningirsu and his mother Ninhursag are shown with a net full of casualties, his chariot approaching her on the lower register

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Fragments of the "Stele of Vultures" commemorating victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash, over rival city-state Umma, c. 2460 BCE. Opposite the battle scene, the god Ningirsu and his mother Ninhursag are shown with a net full of casualties, his chariot approaching her on the lower register

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This is a woollen sock from the Viking settlement of Coppergate, which is located in the north of England in the city of York. This particular sock was excavated from the backyard of a 10th-century C.E. building

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This is a woollen sock from the Viking settlement of Coppergate, which is located in the north of England in the city of York. This particular sock was excavated from the backyard of a 10th-century C.E. building

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Artemis of Ephesus, alabaster and painted bronze, 2nd-century AD. The place of recovery is unknown. The statue is 4ft high and relates to an ancient cult celebrated in Ephesus , where Artemis was venerated as the goddess of nature and ruler of wild beasts...

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Artemis of Ephesus, alabaster and painted bronze, 2nd-century AD. The place of recovery is unknown. The statue is 4ft high and relates to an ancient cult celebrated in Ephesus , where Artemis was venerated as the goddess of nature and ruler of wild beasts...

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The large gold vulture collar of Tutankhamun , with elongated wings composed of 250 segments and inlaid with polychrome glass. The collar was placed on the thorax of the king's mummy so that it covered the whole of the chest and extended upwards to the shoulders

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The large gold vulture collar of Tutankhamun , with elongated wings composed of 250 segments and inlaid with polychrome glass. The collar was placed on the thorax of the king's mummy so that it covered the whole of the chest and extended upwards to the shoulders

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Winged Victory statuette, Bronze, Pompeii, 1st century AD. Smaller copy of a well-known Greek piece, frequently reproduced in antiquity. The original gilded bronze was created by the Tarentines to celebrate their victory over Rome at Heraclea in 281 BC with the help of King Pyrrhus...

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Winged Victory statuette, Bronze, Pompeii, 1st century AD. Smaller copy of a well-known Greek piece, frequently reproduced in antiquity. The original gilded bronze was created by the Tarentines to celebrate their victory over Rome at Heraclea in 281 BC with the help of King Pyrrhus...

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Prehistoric Flute from Germany, c.40,000 BCE: this is one of the oldest musical instruments ever discovered, and it was carved from the wing-bone of a griffon vulture

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Prehistoric Flute from Germany, c.40,000 BCE: this is one of the oldest musical instruments ever discovered, and it was carved from the wing-bone of a griffon vulture

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This set of seven ivory chess pieces is the oldest set known to this day. It was excavated at the archaeological site of Afrasiab in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Coin finds from the same excavated layer help date it to the 8th century CE. Samarkand State Museum

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This set of seven ivory chess pieces is the oldest set known to this day. It was excavated at the archaeological site of Afrasiab in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Coin finds from the same excavated layer help date it to the 8th century CE. Samarkand State Museum

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Detail of the tympanum player , to show the level of intricacy and detail, particularly on the robe knotted around the waist. This emblema pavimentale in opus vermiculatum is considered a masterpiece of Roman art…

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Detail of the tympanum player , to show the level of intricacy and detail, particularly on the robe knotted around the waist. This emblema pavimentale in opus vermiculatum is considered a masterpiece of Roman art…

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Ivory statue of a lady holding a pot,based on the painting title "kerala beauty"by celebrated indian painter and lithographer ravi verma,salar jung museum,indua

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Ivory statue of a lady holding a pot,based on the painting title "kerala beauty"by celebrated indian painter and lithographer ravi verma,salar jung museum,indua

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The Battlefield Palette of late prehistoric Egypt shows slain enemies of the king being devoured by lions and vultures.

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The Battlefield Palette of late prehistoric Egypt shows slain enemies of the king being devoured by lions and vultures.

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