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A statue of an Orisha from the Yoruba religion, Nigeria, 19th century. African Museum of Lyon.

An example of a 17th-century flintlock firearm mechanism. A piece of flint was held in the vice which the trigger pulled down to strike a metal bar which created a spark to ignite the priming powder which then set off the main charge of gunpowder...

Aegis of Neith, the Egyptian goddess of war. Gilded bronze, XXVI Dynasty, c. 664-525 BCE. (Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon)

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...

Death of King Chilperic I (l. c. 539-584), by Évariste Vital Luminais, 1885. Hôtel de ville, Lyon.

The Triumphal Arch of Orange (Roman Arausio) was built during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) on the Via Agrippa to Lyon (Roman Lugdunum).

Queen Fredegund rides into battle with her son, the boy king Chlothar II (r. 584-629) on her lap. Illustration from the manuscript Grand Chronicles of France. Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon.

The lapidation of Saint Stephen, oil on wood by Rembrandt, 1625. Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

A Mamluk chanfron, designed to protect the face and head of a warhorse. Hammered iron and gold decorations. Made in Egypt or Syria, c. 1419 CE. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

This coin showing a bull is the first of its type to be unearthed in Britain. Found by Simon Hall, the coin was recorded with the PAS before being donated to the British Museum. Julian unsuccessfully tried to revive paganism after Christianity...