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Runestone ordered by Harold Bluetooth in Jelling 1900. Jelling is the small city where Harold Bluetooth had the giant stones erected to honour his parents and to tell that he turned the Danes to Christianity.

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Runestone ordered by Harold Bluetooth in Jelling 1900. Jelling is the small city where Harold Bluetooth had the giant stones erected to honour his parents and to tell that he turned the Danes to Christianity.

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The entrance to a small store, temple, or warehouse, Jerash, Jordan, , c. 100 AD. Jerasa, a city of Greek origin, was conquered by Trajan and formed part of the Decapolis, a league of Hellenistic cities with considerable autonomy under Roman protection.

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The entrance to a small store, temple, or warehouse, Jerash, Jordan, , c. 100 AD. Jerasa, a city of Greek origin, was conquered by Trajan and formed part of the Decapolis, a league of Hellenistic cities with considerable autonomy under Roman protection.

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An Edo Period Fumi-E. During the Edo Period, when Christianity was outlawed in Japan, many suspected Christians were forced to recant their faith or die, by performing Fumi-E. That is, stepping on an icon of Christ, or the Virgin Mary. A bit oxidized, but still well preserved

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An Edo Period Fumi-E. During the Edo Period, when Christianity was outlawed in Japan, many suspected Christians were forced to recant their faith or die, by performing Fumi-E. That is, stepping on an icon of Christ, or the Virgin Mary. A bit oxidized, but still well preserved

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In 19th century Paris, some streets were paved with wood instead of stone to reduce the noise of horse-drawn carriages. Pictured here is the Passage Saint-Maur which still holds a few of the city’s last surviving wooden blocks

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In 19th century Paris, some streets were paved with wood instead of stone to reduce the noise of horse-drawn carriages. Pictured here is the Passage Saint-Maur which still holds a few of the city’s last surviving wooden blocks

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These 3rd century CE medallions were found by chance in Egypt in 1902 and formed part of a hoard of 20 medallions, 600 gold coins and 20 stamped gold ingots. The medallions were commissioned to honor Emperor Caracalla, representing him as the descendant of Alexander the Great

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These 3rd century CE medallions were found by chance in Egypt in 1902 and formed part of a hoard of 20 medallions, 600 gold coins and 20 stamped gold ingots. The medallions were commissioned to honor Emperor Caracalla, representing him as the descendant of Alexander the Great

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Gothic and Romanesque styles separated by a crack on the wall. Basilica of St. Isidore, Leon, Spain, 12th-16th centuries. Its Christian roots reach back to the early 10th century, when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the site of an ancient Roman temple...

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Gothic and Romanesque styles separated by a crack on the wall. Basilica of St. Isidore, Leon, Spain, 12th-16th centuries. Its Christian roots reach back to the early 10th century, when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the site of an ancient Roman temple...

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An 18th century BCE Old Babylonian letter written by the student Iddin-Sin to his mother Zinu, in which he complaints about the poor quality of clothes his mother sent him compared to those of his peers, noting that even the adopted son of one of his father's servants had better clothing

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An 18th century BCE Old Babylonian letter written by the student Iddin-Sin to his mother Zinu, in which he complaints about the poor quality of clothes his mother sent him compared to those of his peers, noting that even the adopted son of one of his father's servants had better clothing

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Runestone dated to the 1200-1300's that reads, "I am a stone" It was found in the old church in Losen and was relocated to the Historical Museum of Stockholm in 1864

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Runestone dated to the 1200-1300's that reads, "I am a stone" It was found in the old church in Losen and was relocated to the Historical Museum of Stockholm in 1864

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A 19th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a reclining cat, turning back to the left as it looks at a small bird, broken winged, on its back, a loose feather caught in the cat's fore paw. Sold at Christie's in 2008

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A 19th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a reclining cat, turning back to the left as it looks at a small bird, broken winged, on its back, a loose feather caught in the cat's fore paw. Sold at Christie's in 2008

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The Urnes-style runestone U 887 in Skillsta, Sweden, showing a runic dragon and a bipedal winged dragon . The 2.15 meters high runestone was erected by Joger, Fastger and Örik after their father Borgger. Viking age

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The Urnes-style runestone U 887 in Skillsta, Sweden, showing a runic dragon and a bipedal winged dragon . The 2.15 meters high runestone was erected by Joger, Fastger and Örik after their father Borgger. Viking age

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