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Cypriot "plank figures" are among the most abstract images of women in the ancient world: flat, faceless, and unlike anything made elsewhere. This three-necked figure, c. 2000 BC, is one of only two or three complete ones known. Red Polished ware, 23 cm tall
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Cypriot "plank figures" are among the most abstract images of women in the ancient world: flat, faceless, and unlike anything made elsewhere. This three-necked figure, c. 2000 BC, is one of only two or three complete ones known. Red Polished ware, 23 cm tall
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Egyptian necklace with 24 amulets, either made of gemstones or hammered from gold sheet. The Udjat eye is the most common. Figures of gods, cosmic phenomena , and floral elements are also represented 1500-1200 BC
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Egyptian necklace with 24 amulets, either made of gemstones or hammered from gold sheet. The Udjat eye is the most common. Figures of gods, cosmic phenomena , and floral elements are also represented 1500-1200 BC
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War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box , it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish...
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War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box , it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish...
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Roman hippodrome in Caesarea Maritima in Israel. This facility is the best preserved of its kind and could seat up to 20,000 spectators. It was place were mostly chariot racing were kept.
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Roman hippodrome in Caesarea Maritima in Israel. This facility is the best preserved of its kind and could seat up to 20,000 spectators. It was place were mostly chariot racing were kept.
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Silver figurine known as the "Odin from Lejre," C.900 C.E.depicting a figure on a throne, likely representing Odin on his throne Hliðskjálf.The figure is flanked by two birds and two animal heads.Discovered in 2009 near Lejre, Denmark.Roskilde Museum.
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Silver figurine known as the "Odin from Lejre," C.900 C.E.depicting a figure on a throne, likely representing Odin on his throne Hliðskjálf.The figure is flanked by two birds and two animal heads.Discovered in 2009 near Lejre, Denmark.Roskilde Museum.
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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace
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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace
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Amethyst Intaglio from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this ringstone measures just 2cm tall, and it's engraved with a portrait of the Greek orator, Demosthenes; the artist's name, Dioskourides, is also inscribed along the right side
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Amethyst Intaglio from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this ringstone measures just 2cm tall, and it's engraved with a portrait of the Greek orator, Demosthenes; the artist's name, Dioskourides, is also inscribed along the right side
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The Jethavanaramaya Stupa in Sri Lanka, made using 93.3 million bricks was 122 meters tall when it was completed and held the title for the world's 3rd tallest man-made structure at one point. It was renovated to its current height of 71 meters in the 12th century
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The Jethavanaramaya Stupa in Sri Lanka, made using 93.3 million bricks was 122 meters tall when it was completed and held the title for the world's 3rd tallest man-made structure at one point. It was renovated to its current height of 71 meters in the 12th century
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