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Early Christian Basilica in Kourion, Cyprus
The Early Christian Basilica dating to the beginning of the 5th century CE, Kourion, Cyprus.

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Early Christian Basilica in Kourion, Cyprus
The Early Christian Basilica dating to the beginning of the 5th century CE, Kourion, Cyprus.

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Set (Egyptian God)
Set, also known as Seth and Suetekh, was the Egyptian god of war, chaos, and storms, brother of Osiris, Isis, and Horus the Elder, uncle to Horus the Younger, and brother-husband to Nephthys. His other consort was the goddess Tawaret, a hippo-headed...

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Virtual autopsy: exploring a natural mummy from early Egypt
The life and death of Gebelein Man Found in around 1896, the mummy known as Gebelein man was buried in about 3500 BC at the site of Gebelein in Upper Egypt. He has been in the British Museum collection for over 100 years, but it was not...

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Early Theatre, Phaistos, Crete
The Minoan settlement of Phaistos archaeological site, Crete (2000-1400 BCE). Perhaps an early theatre.

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Early Bronze Age Bell Beakers from Iberia
These clay bell beakers come from the Early Bronze Age necropolis of Ciempozuelos (Cuesta de la Reina, Madrid), Spain and they were found during excavations conducted in the late 19th century CE. (Ciempozuelos was the first Bell-Beaker necropolis...

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Early Snow at Louveciennes by Sisley
A c. 1871 oil on canvas, Early Snow at Louveciennes, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. Sisley worked with Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) at Louveciennes near Paris, and the influence on Sisley is clear...

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Mummy Mask from Early Roman Egypt
Stucco on linen mummy mask of a woman dating to the early Roman period, beginning of the 1st century CE. The headdress, earrings, two necklaces, rings, and bracelets were prominently imitated. The black curly hair was imitated from dyed flax...

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Early-18th Century Flintlock Pistol
A flintlock pistol, c. 1700-1730. English lock and stock. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Egypt in the Early Hyksos Period
Egypt and its political situation during the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782 - c.1570 BCE), in which the Hyksos held power in the North and the Nubians held power to the South.