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Apsara, Celestial Dancer 11th century, India, Uttar Pradesh, Norton Simon Museum

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Apsara, Celestial Dancer 11th century, India, Uttar Pradesh, Norton Simon Museum

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Los Guachimontones is the largest Late Formative to Classic period pre-Columbian archaeological site in Jalisco, Mexico. The site consist of 2 ceremonial areas, numerous house mounds, and terraced hillsides covering an area of approximately 19 hectares

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Los Guachimontones is the largest Late Formative to Classic period pre-Columbian archaeological site in Jalisco, Mexico. The site consist of 2 ceremonial areas, numerous house mounds, and terraced hillsides covering an area of approximately 19 hectares

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The Solstice Snake petroglyph, located near Moab in Utah, is estimated to be between 800 and 1200 years old. For about two minutes on the Summer Solstice a dagger of light shaped like an arrowhead appears on the head of this very large and well executed petroglyph of a snake

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The Solstice Snake petroglyph, located near Moab in Utah, is estimated to be between 800 and 1200 years old. For about two minutes on the Summer Solstice a dagger of light shaped like an arrowhead appears on the head of this very large and well executed petroglyph of a snake

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The Aztec Tizoc Stone made in the 1480s CE. Because of a depression carved in the center of the top surface, it may have been a cuauhxicalli used in sacrificial ceremonies for holding human hearts or possibly a temalacatl, a platform on which gladiatorial victims fought to the death

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The Aztec Tizoc Stone made in the 1480s CE. Because of a depression carved in the center of the top surface, it may have been a cuauhxicalli used in sacrificial ceremonies for holding human hearts or possibly a temalacatl, a platform on which gladiatorial victims fought to the death

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Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris

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Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris

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Lustred plate with the Pelican in her Piety. Italy circa 1500-1520. UK The Courtauld Institute of Art

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Lustred plate with the Pelican in her Piety. Italy circa 1500-1520. UK The Courtauld Institute of Art

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The US has repatriated to Turkey one of Rome's most important surviving artifacts, the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius . The statue, which was smuggled out of Turkey, holds a special place in ancient history due to its rare depiction of Aurelius as a philosopher.

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The US has repatriated to Turkey one of Rome's most important surviving artifacts, the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius . The statue, which was smuggled out of Turkey, holds a special place in ancient history due to its rare depiction of Aurelius as a philosopher.

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De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum, 1497. The First Aldine edition of Iamblichus’s Work, a Significant Neoplatonic Text, and a major foundational text within Western Esotericism

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De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum, 1497. The First Aldine edition of Iamblichus’s Work, a Significant Neoplatonic Text, and a major foundational text within Western Esotericism

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The wine cellar of the Roman Villa Regina at Boscoreale, Italy; with 18 dolia , for the fermentation/aging of the wine. Of about 1st c. BCE - 1st c. CE

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The wine cellar of the Roman Villa Regina at Boscoreale, Italy; with 18 dolia , for the fermentation/aging of the wine. Of about 1st c. BCE - 1st c. CE

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Roman silver skyphos with olive patterns; part of the Boscoreale treasure, of about 25 BCE - 50 CE. Housed in the Louvre, nr. Bj 1916

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Roman silver skyphos with olive patterns; part of the Boscoreale treasure, of about 25 BCE - 50 CE. Housed in the Louvre, nr. Bj 1916

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