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A photograph of the RMS Lusitania at sea, the liner which was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A fragment of a Roman wall painting depicting sea fauna. From Rome, 125-150 CE. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

A view of the RMS Empress of Ireland at sea which sank after a collision in May 1914. (Library and Archives Canada, PA-116389)

A photograph showing U.S. troops (7th Corps) breaching the sea wall at Utah Beach during the D-Day Normandy Landings of 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

A miniature of Henry I of England (r. 1100 - 1135 CE) caught in a storm at sea. Made c. 1138 - 1140 CE. MS 157, fol 383r. at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Modern 3D representation of what an ancient sea battle between Romans and pirates may have looked like.

Greek Girls Picking up Pebbles by the Sea, oil on canvas by Frederic Leighton, 1871. Collection Pérez Simón, Mexico

This bronze helmet has a crest with detachable horns shaped like horse-headed sea-monsters. The origin is unclear, it is perhaps a Messapian helmet from southern Italy. Circa 325-275 BCE. Castellani Collection, Bronze 2824, British Museum...

This statuette depicts a nude female holding a large two-handed jar on her head; the jar appears to replace her head from the upper neck. 3600-3100 BCE. From the Dead Sea area. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

The Sea of Silvery Sand (Ginsha-nada) which replicates the outline of the West Lake in China and the small lunar viewing platform (Kogetsudai) made of sand. The Zen temple complex Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. Late 15th century CE.