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A winged Lion holding a lantern surrounded by leafes. This artefact is part of a Piller tucked into a wall where this lion is the crown part of that piller. Location: Shabwa, Yemen. Time period: 13th century BC - 3rd century AD More below.

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A winged Lion holding a lantern surrounded by leafes. This artefact is part of a Piller tucked into a wall where this lion is the crown part of that piller. Location: Shabwa, Yemen. Time period: 13th century BC - 3rd century AD More below.

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Koi Krylgan Kala, in Uzbekistan, was a temple-fortress built in the 4th-3rd century BCE by the ancient Khorezm people. The temple is surrounded by a defensive wall made of 2 rows of pakhsa and a mud brick. There is a moat around the fortress, which was filled with water in ancient times

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Koi Krylgan Kala, in Uzbekistan, was a temple-fortress built in the 4th-3rd century BCE by the ancient Khorezm people. The temple is surrounded by a defensive wall made of 2 rows of pakhsa and a mud brick. There is a moat around the fortress, which was filled with water in ancient times

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A beautiful Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE, showing a labyrinth. The object was found in the imperial palace in Gamzigrad . The labyrinth is surrounded by a wall and watchtowers.

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A beautiful Roman mosaic from the 4th century CE, showing a labyrinth. The object was found in the imperial palace in Gamzigrad . The labyrinth is surrounded by a wall and watchtowers.

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13th Century Medieval Murals at Angers Cathedral. These were painted over after a fire in 1451. During the Baroque Period, barriers were put up with a narrow crawlspace behind it, which is where this was found.

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13th Century Medieval Murals at Angers Cathedral. These were painted over after a fire in 1451. During the Baroque Period, barriers were put up with a narrow crawlspace behind it, which is where this was found.

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The marble statue of a male that was discovered in December of 2024 during the supervision of a gas network installation in downtown Athens. In this area, during the imperial period , some of the most magnificent villas of the city were located.

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The marble statue of a male that was discovered in December of 2024 during the supervision of a gas network installation in downtown Athens. In this area, during the imperial period , some of the most magnificent villas of the city were located.

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Marble statue of an ancient African found 40 km south of modern Tunis. Shown with the Nemean lion skin of Hercules, a bouquet of wheat and poppies, and Cerberus. This suggests that he had been initiated into various mystery cults. 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum.

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Marble statue of an ancient African found 40 km south of modern Tunis. Shown with the Nemean lion skin of Hercules, a bouquet of wheat and poppies, and Cerberus. This suggests that he had been initiated into various mystery cults. 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum.

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This is the city of Hamadan, founded in the 12th century BC. It became the first Iranian capital in 700 BC, chosen by both the Achaemenid and Parthian Empires as their summer capital, looted by Alexander, sacked by the Mongols, yet still holds its ancient layout with 600,000 inhabitants.

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This is the city of Hamadan, founded in the 12th century BC. It became the first Iranian capital in 700 BC, chosen by both the Achaemenid and Parthian Empires as their summer capital, looted by Alexander, sacked by the Mongols, yet still holds its ancient layout with 600,000 inhabitants.

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An amazing artefact displaying the love of grapes in ancient Yemen, showing a man attacking a griffien of some sort and what seems to be a pagan South Arabian goddess wrapped in Grape leaves. date unknown, location, Yemen.

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An amazing artefact displaying the love of grapes in ancient Yemen, showing a man attacking a griffien of some sort and what seems to be a pagan South Arabian goddess wrapped in Grape leaves. date unknown, location, Yemen.

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An Artuqid-period ivory archer’s ring, dating to the 12th–13th century CE, was recently discovered at Hasankeyf in Turkey. Small pearls are set in neat rows on both sides of the ring’s shield, while a turquoise stone is embedded into a diamond-shaped platform on the outer surface

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An Artuqid-period ivory archer’s ring, dating to the 12th–13th century CE, was recently discovered at Hasankeyf in Turkey. Small pearls are set in neat rows on both sides of the ring’s shield, while a turquoise stone is embedded into a diamond-shaped platform on the outer surface

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The skull of a shaman with cut wolf jaw replacing upper incisor teeth, found at the Ayres Mound in Kentucky. His upper front teeth had been removed during his lifetime so he could hold the wolf jaw in his own mouth as part of an animal mask. Adena culture

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The skull of a shaman with cut wolf jaw replacing upper incisor teeth, found at the Ayres Mound in Kentucky. His upper front teeth had been removed during his lifetime so he could hold the wolf jaw in his own mouth as part of an animal mask. Adena culture

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The Abbey library of St Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. It was founded in the 8th century. The library has a collection of around 170,000 books. Over 400 volumes are more than 1,000 years old.

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The Abbey library of St Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. It was founded in the 8th century. The library has a collection of around 170,000 books. Over 400 volumes are more than 1,000 years old.

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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Japanese ivory netsuke in the shape of a man heralding the New Year, Edo period, 18th-19th century, Bern History Museum. In Japanese art, netsuke are wooden or ivory figurines used as a fastener to secure pouches or other items on the belt.

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Japanese ivory netsuke in the shape of a man heralding the New Year, Edo period, 18th-19th century, Bern History Museum. In Japanese art, netsuke are wooden or ivory figurines used as a fastener to secure pouches or other items on the belt.

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Bronze Right Hand offering to Ta'Lab Arabian God of the moon inscribed in Old South Arabian Musnad script by Wahab, son of Hisam, the Yursamite - Yemen,

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Bronze Right Hand offering to Ta'Lab Arabian God of the moon inscribed in Old South Arabian Musnad script by Wahab, son of Hisam, the Yursamite - Yemen,

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Roman sculpture showing man in military uniform, with a modern head of Julius Caesar. The object dates back to the 2nd-3rd century CE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture showing man in military uniform, with a modern head of Julius Caesar. The object dates back to the 2nd-3rd century CE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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This blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of pinched glass. Made probably in Syria in the 7th-9th century CE, it's now part of the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark

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This blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of pinched glass. Made probably in Syria in the 7th-9th century CE, it's now part of the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark

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A 16th century travelling communion set. The set is important because it was made and used at the time when Henry VIII had broken with Rome but still adhered, with his own modifications, to the medieval doctrine of the sacraments.

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A 16th century travelling communion set. The set is important because it was made and used at the time when Henry VIII had broken with Rome but still adhered, with his own modifications, to the medieval doctrine of the sacraments.

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Dea Dardanica is a marble sculpture, found in Kosovo and made in the 2nd-3rd century CE, that represents an ancient goddess. While the exact nature of her worship and beliefs surrounding her vary, she is generally understood to have been revered by the indigenous Dardanian people

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Dea Dardanica is a marble sculpture, found in Kosovo and made in the 2nd-3rd century CE, that represents an ancient goddess. While the exact nature of her worship and beliefs surrounding her vary, she is generally understood to have been revered by the indigenous Dardanian people

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