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Seats of the Theatre of Dionysos, Athens
A row of the special stone seats from the front rows of the Theatre of Dionysos, on the slopes of the acropolis of Athens. Second half of the 4th century BCE. The theatre was orginally constructed in the 6th century BCE.
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Seats of the Hippodrome of Tyre, Lebanon
The preserved seats of the hippodrome of Tyre (Lebanon), built in the 2nd century CE. The hippodrome of Tyre was U-shaped and measured 480 meters (1575 ft) by 160 metres (525 ft). It could accommodate around 30,000 spectators. It is considered...
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British Armoured Car, Western Desert
A July 1942 photograph of a British Eighth Army Humber Mk II armoured car during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, Bardia
A photograph showing a British Rolls-Royce armoured car near Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert...
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
A photograph of a Rolls-Royce armoured car in the Middle East campaign during the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums, London.
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Olmec "Baby" Figurine
A life-size ceramic 'baby' figurine from the Olmec civilization of Mexico, Mesoamerica, 12th-9th century BCE. The significance of these figures, often depicting infantile gestures, is not clear. They may represent deities or royalty. Provenance...
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Roman Baby Feeding Bottle
A baby feeding bottle decorated with a dramatic mask. Said to be from Pozzuoli, in modern-day Italy. Roman period, made in Italy, about 1st century CE. Bequeathed by Sir William Temple. (The British Museum, London).
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The Dog, the Baby, and the Viper
Child Asleep in a Cradle Under the Care of a Brave Dog Who Just Killed Near Him a Huge Viper, oil on canvas painting by Jeanne Élisabeth Chaudet, c. 1801. Inspired by a late 18th-century book of fables, the story depicted in the painting...
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Heydrich's Damaged Car
A May 1942 photograph showing the damaged car of Reinhard Heydrich (1904-42), a senior Nazi and leader in Bohemia and Moravia who was assassinated by the Czech resistance who threw a grenade at the vehicle in Prague. (German Federal Archives...
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Men & Women in a US Car Celebrating the 1918 Armistice
A photograph of men and women in London riding in a US car and celebrating the signing of the armistice on 11 November 1918 which ended the First World War (1914-1918).
Imperial War Museums, London.