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A Tetradrachm from the diadochi Lysimachus, depicting a deified Alexander the Great with the horns of Zeus-Ammon, alluding to his visit to the oracle at Siwa in Egypt.

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A Tetradrachm from the diadochi Lysimachus, depicting a deified Alexander the Great with the horns of Zeus-Ammon, alluding to his visit to the oracle at Siwa in Egypt.

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips

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A silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, attributed to the Aitna Master, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos crowned with ivy, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips. Circa 460 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, attributed to the Aitna Master, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos crowned with ivy, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips. Circa 460 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse

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A 2nd century BCE mosaic from Alexandria, in Egypt, depicting a rooster, a hen and her chicks, symbols of the family. Now located at villa Kérylos in France

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A 2nd century BCE mosaic from Alexandria, in Egypt, depicting a rooster, a hen and her chicks, symbols of the family. Now located at villa Kérylos in France

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Alexander the Great becoming pharaoh of Egypt, as shown here praying to Amun at the Luxor Temple

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Alexander the Great becoming pharaoh of Egypt, as shown here praying to Amun at the Luxor Temple

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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In the crypts beneath the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt, a relief from the Ptolemaic period depicts an elaborate menat necklace, acting as a divine amulet and counterweight, adorned with four Hathor-headed sistrums. 54-30 BCE

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In the crypts beneath the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt, a relief from the Ptolemaic period depicts an elaborate menat necklace, acting as a divine amulet and counterweight, adorned with four Hathor-headed sistrums. 54-30 BCE

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A Hellenistic Tetradrachm of the Seleucid King Alexander Balas and his wife Cleopatra Thea, likely minted at Ake-Ptolemais to commemorate the couples marriage in 150 BC.

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A Hellenistic Tetradrachm of the Seleucid King Alexander Balas and his wife Cleopatra Thea, likely minted at Ake-Ptolemais to commemorate the couples marriage in 150 BC.

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, depicting a quadriga driven by Artemis and Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse, the river-god Selinus naked, holding branch and pouring libation over garlanded altar. c. 460-450 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, depicting a quadriga driven by Artemis and Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse, the river-god Selinus naked, holding branch and pouring libation over garlanded altar. c. 460-450 BCE

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Folding fan depicting scenes from the history of ballooning, made from molded horn sticks and skin leaf painted with gouache, c. 1785. MFA Boston

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Folding fan depicting scenes from the history of ballooning, made from molded horn sticks and skin leaf painted with gouache, c. 1785. MFA Boston

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A relief from Kom Ombo Temple depicting the Ancient Egyptian calendar, a 365-day solar calendar divided into 3 seasons , with four 30-day months per season, followed by 5 extra days, also known as the "birthdays of the gods", at the end of the year

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A relief from Kom Ombo Temple depicting the Ancient Egyptian calendar, a 365-day solar calendar divided into 3 seasons , with four 30-day months per season, followed by 5 extra days, also known as the "birthdays of the gods", at the end of the year

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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A visitor standing in front of the Colossal Bull Capital from the Achaemenid Empire , related to the Audience Hall of Darius the Great at Persepolis.

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A visitor standing in front of the Colossal Bull Capital from the Achaemenid Empire , related to the Audience Hall of Darius the Great at Persepolis.

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A silver tetradrachm of the Bactrian dynast Sophytes. A local ruler around the Oxus River region who established himself after the death of Alexander the Great, around the late 4th or early 3rd century BC.

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A silver tetradrachm of the Bactrian dynast Sophytes. A local ruler around the Oxus River region who established himself after the death of Alexander the Great, around the late 4th or early 3rd century BC.

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A silver Dekadrachm minted at Babylon by Alexander the Great , depicting a Macedonian cavalrymen charging an Indian Elephant rider. The reverse depicts Alexander being crowned by Nike.

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A silver Dekadrachm minted at Babylon by Alexander the Great , depicting a Macedonian cavalrymen charging an Indian Elephant rider. The reverse depicts Alexander being crowned by Nike.

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