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“Depiction of a Minoan city on the Ship Fresco in Room 5 on the upper floor of the West House”

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“Depiction of a Minoan city on the Ship Fresco in Room 5 on the upper floor of the West House”

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“Ship procession fresco from the Room 5 of the Wets House in Akrotiri”

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“Ship procession fresco from the Room 5 of the Wets House in Akrotiri”

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Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

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Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

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Roman fresco showing Amor riding a crab. Object discovered in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco showing Amor riding a crab. Object discovered in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

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Roman floor mosaics from the House of Dionysus in Paphos, Cyprus, 2nd century CE

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Roman floor mosaics from the House of Dionysus in Paphos, Cyprus, 2nd century CE

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A 3,5 cm soapstone statue of 2 wrestlers, from Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan, depicting one of them performing an armlock on the other. 2500-1500 BCE, now housed at the State Museum of Turkmenistan

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A 3,5 cm soapstone statue of 2 wrestlers, from Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan, depicting one of them performing an armlock on the other. 2500-1500 BCE, now housed at the State Museum of Turkmenistan

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Western Roman Silver Coin Depicting The Eastern Roman Emperor, Valens, And The Incarnation of Rome Herself On The Reverse, Holding A Spear and Victory On A Globe, Minted in Trier, Germany, Circa 364-378AD

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Western Roman Silver Coin Depicting The Eastern Roman Emperor, Valens, And The Incarnation of Rome Herself On The Reverse, Holding A Spear and Victory On A Globe, Minted in Trier, Germany, Circa 364-378AD

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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A gold stater from the ancient city of Tarentum in Italy, depicting on the obverse the youthful head of Herakles wearing lion skin. 281-276 BCE

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A gold stater from the ancient city of Tarentum in Italy, depicting on the obverse the youthful head of Herakles wearing lion skin. 281-276 BCE

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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Roof ridge tile depicting a warrior on a horse. China, Ming dynasty, 1500-1650

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Roof ridge tile depicting a warrior on a horse. China, Ming dynasty, 1500-1650

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Tlatilco ceramic figure depicting a woman kissing her pet dog. 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico city

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A Tlatilco ceramic figure depicting a woman kissing her pet dog. 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico city

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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A Roman glass panel depicting fish on a blue background from Ariminum, in Italy, mid-3rd century CE, now housed at the Museo della Città in Rimini

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A Roman glass panel depicting fish on a blue background from Ariminum, in Italy, mid-3rd century CE, now housed at the Museo della Città in Rimini

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Ancient Roman Fresco discovered in 2018 in what appears to have been a bedroom of a house in Pompeii.The "Leda e il cigno" depicts the god Jupiter in the guise of a Swan, impregnating Leda a legendary Queen of Sparta.

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Ancient Roman Fresco discovered in 2018 in what appears to have been a bedroom of a house in Pompeii.The "Leda e il cigno" depicts the god Jupiter in the guise of a Swan, impregnating Leda a legendary Queen of Sparta.

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A 2nd century CE Roman mosaic from the House of Jason Magnus in Cyrene, Libya

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A 2nd century CE Roman mosaic from the House of Jason Magnus in Cyrene, Libya

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A 3rd century CE Roman mosaic depicting farming activities, now housed at the Museum of Cherchell in Algeria

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A 3rd century CE Roman mosaic depicting farming activities, now housed at the Museum of Cherchell in Algeria

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