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Roman Temple-tombs
Two monumental temple-tombs in the ancient city of Imbriogon in Cilicia (modern-day Turkey) dating to the second and third centuries CE. The overall design of the tombs with columns and a standard entablature produces the effect...
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Relief Sculptures, Kailasanatha Temple
Shiva and Arjuna in a fight, with yali-pillars on the front, Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram, India. 700-720 CE.
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Temple of Isis, Delos
The façade of the Doric Temple of Isis, Delos. (2nd century BCE). In the left foreground is the altar to the goddess.
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Ruins of the Ziggurat and Temple of Nabu at Borsippa
The so-called "tongue tower" at the top of the ruins of the ziggurat and temple of Nabu, at the ancient city of Borsippa, built in the 6th century BCE.
Biris Namrud, Babil Governorate, Iraq.
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A door socket from Anu-Adad Temple
The cuneiform inscriptions on this door socket mention the name of Shalmaneser III, King of Assyria (858-824 BCE). The king dedicated the stone to the gods Anu and Adad for his life and the well-being of his people...
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Agora of Athens and the Temple of Hephaestus
The Agora of Athens and the Temple of Hephaistos. Founded 6th century BCE
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Lion's Head from the Temple of Ninhursag
Copper alloy head of a lion or cub, which may have acted as a guardian at the entrance to the Temple of Ninhursag at Tell Al-Ubaid, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Early Dynastic Period, c. 2500 BCE...
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Japanese Jizo Statue at Kiyomizu-dera Temple
This jizo statue is located at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan. The jizo are Bodhisattvas and thus the protectors of the weak, injured, travelers, women, and unborn children. A large number of jizo...
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Illuminated Sutra from Jingoji Temple
This illuminated sutra is from Jingoji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, and it dates to 1179 CE, which corresponds to Japan's Heian period. It is made of gold and silver on indigo paper. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center...
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Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek
Detail of the cella of the Bacchus temple in Baalbek, Lebanon which dates to the end of the 2nd century CE.