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Daughters of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye
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Daughters of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye

This limestone tomb relief came from the Tomb of Kheruef (TT192) at Western Thebes (in modern-day El-Assasif), Egypt. These two girls are daughters of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III (c. 1386-1353 BCE) and...
Shalmaneser III, Balawat Gate
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Shalmaneser III, Balawat Gate

Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, East End]
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, East End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where the king receives tribute from Qalparunda of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). Here, the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, East End]
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, East End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where the Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. On the right, a groom leads a pair of horses...
Statue of Amenemhat III
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Statue of Amenemhat III

In this ophicalcite statue, only the upper half of a seated figure of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenemhat III has survived. Probably from Faiyum, modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12 Dynasty, circa 1800 BCE. (State Museum of...
Brick Inscribed with the Name of Shalmaneser III
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Brick Inscribed with the Name of Shalmaneser III

This cuneiform inscription on this fragment of a large brick mentions the name of the Neo-Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, reigned 858-824 BCE, and the construction of a temple at the city of Nimrud (ancient...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South-West Re-entrant, S. Face]
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Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South-West Re-entrant, S. Face]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where the Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. On this panel, there are seven figures...
Carolingian Dynasty
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Carolingian Dynasty

The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor kingdoms in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. The dynasty expanded from Francia as far as modern Italy...
Macedon
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Macedon - Birthplace of Alexander the Great

Macedon was an ancient kingdom located in the north of the Greek peninsula first inhabited by the Mackednoi tribe whose identity was challenged by some southern Greeks but who, according to Herodotus (5:22...
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