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Pillars and Arches at Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Interior pillars and arches at Etchmiadzin Cathedral, which is located in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. (The cathedral is currently under reconstruction.) According to many art historians, it is the world's oldest...
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Funerary Stele Featuring Osiris, Min, Horus, Anubis, Isis, and Maat
This detail of a funerary stela depicts Takerseb (extreme right), a priestess of the goddess Min-Re, making an offering to the Egyptian gods and goddesses (from right to left: Osiris, Min...
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Prayer of King Arnuwanda and Queen Asmu-Nikkal
The royal couple (the Hittite king Arnuwanda and his wife Ašmu-nikal) is complaining to the gods about the Kaška people for having sacked the Hatti country, demolished the temples, and broken the statues...
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Official Guides & Maps of Pompeii, Boscoreale, Oplontis and Stabiae
These official guides and maps of Pompeii and neighbouring sites are essentials items for visiting the archaeological sites independently.
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Toji Temple and Gardens in Kyoto
The Toji Temple Complex is a World Heritage Site located in Kyoto, Japan. With a series of structures and a fine, tall wooden pagoda, and beautiful gardens, Toji remains a popular temple to visit in Kyoto. The temple...
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View of Vahramashen Church and Ruined Bathhouses
This photo shows a view of the 11th-century CE Vahramashen Church and ruined 13th-century CE bathhouses from atop the 7th-century CE Amberd Fortress. These structures are located above the conjunction...
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Statue of Neje and His Mother
Limestone statue of the seated figure of priest Neje and Mutnefret, his mother. From modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 13th and 12 centuries BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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Tribute of King Sangar and the City of Carchemish
The upper and lower registers show tribute of king Sangar and the city of Carchemish. Shalmaneser III's military campaign in northern Syria, attack on the city of Carchemish, c. 858 BCE. Detail, bronze...
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Zurich's Grossmunster and Fraumunster
This woodcut print showing the skyline of late medieval and early modern Zürich, Switzerland comes from Sebastian Münster's Latin edition of "Cosmographia," which was issued in c. 1552 CE. Münster was a famed...
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Gold Buckle and Strap Fittings from Sutton Hoo
These strap fittings come from the leather belts or harness that held the purse and sword at the dead man's waist. They are made of gold and most are decorated with cloisonne garnets. The triangle fitting...