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Section of the Sweet Track
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Section of the Sweet Track

Section of the "Sweet Track" walkway now in the British Museum. From England - 3807/3806 BCE
Section of Walls, Erebuni Fortress
Image by James Blake Wiener

Section of Walls, Erebuni Fortress

Founded in 782 BCE, Erebuni Fortress is older than the ancient city of Rome. The fortress was the chief administrative center for several generations of Urartian kings. It is considered by many historians and archaeologists to be the finest...
Section of the Japanese Flower Garland Sutra
Image by James Blake Wiener

Section of the Japanese Flower Garland Sutra

This is one of 60 scrolls from a transcription of the "Avatamsaka Sutra." Ruled lines in gold pigment segment the paper, which is decorated with flakes of god. At some point, the top and bottom of this scroll were burnt in a fire with the...
Red Cross Zeppelin Campaign
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Red Cross Zeppelin Campaign

Articles which were on sale in Britain during the First World War (1914-18) to raise funds for the Red Cross. The articles are made from pieces of the metal frame of a shot down Zeppelin airship. (Imperial War Museums)
Red Cross with Triptych Egg by Fabergé
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Red Cross with Triptych Egg by Fabergé

The 1915 Red Cross with Triptych Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The egg commemorates the founding of the Russian Red Cross by the empress. It is...
Cross Coin of Harald Bluetooth
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Cross Coin of Harald Bluetooth

A silver cross coin from the later part of Harald Bluetooth's reign, produced c. 940-985 CE. Such coins were part of nationwide currency introduced by Harald, and prominently bore the cross which was emblematic of his conversion to Christianity...
Imperial Red Cross Egg by Fabergé
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Imperial Red Cross Egg by Fabergé

The 1915 Imperial Red Cross Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. It commemorates the dowager's role as head of the Russian Red Cross...
Heraclius Returning the True Cross to Jerusalem
Image by Miguel Ximenez

Heraclius Returning the True Cross to Jerusalem

A 15th century CE painting depicting Byzantine emperor Heraclius (r. 610-641 CE) returning the True Cross of Christianity to Jerusalem. (By Miguel Ximenez, Museum of Zaragoza, Spain)
Germanic Forces Cross the Rhine, 406 CE
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Germanic Forces Cross the Rhine, 406 CE

Germanic forces cross the Rhine and invade the Roman Empire in 406 CE. Illustration by Zvonimir Grbasic.
Holy Cross Cathedral, Uzhhorod
Image by Ekaterina Polischuk

Holy Cross Cathedral, Uzhhorod

The Holy Cross Cathedral is the main Greek Catholic church of Uzhhorod, Ukraine and is the residence of the Mukachevo bishops. The cathedral was founded in 1640. The exterior of the cathedral is done in the neoclassical style.
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