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Yankee Doodle's Plucked Eagle
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Yankee Doodle's Plucked Eagle

Plucked : or, The Mexican eagle before the war! The Mexican eagle after the war!, satirical cartoon from a US periodical showing the effect of the Mexican-American War on Mexico, illustration in Yankee Doodle, v. 2, no. 32, p. 55, 15 May...
Quaternion Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire
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Quaternion Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire

Painted illustration of the quaternion eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, created by Jost de Negker in 1510 CE. It depicts the double-headed eagle crest of the Holy Roman Empire (adopted 1433 CE) with the banners of its towns. It became widely...
Eagle from Hatra
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Eagle from Hatra

The eagle was the symbol of the city of Hatra. Below the eagle, two priests pray. The eagle's head is lost. From Hatra (modern Al-Jazira region, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), Mesopotamia. 2nd-3rd centuries CE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
Greek Double Aulos
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Greek Double Aulos

The ancient Greek double aulos (diaulos) consisted of two pipes (auloi) attached at the mouthpiece and sometimes held in place with a leather strap (forveia) to the player's face. The pipes could be of equal length or unequal, the latter...
Relief of an Eagle from Hatra
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Relief of an Eagle from Hatra

The eagle was the symbol of the Hatrene army and reflects victory. There are Aramaic inscriptions below the eagle and behind his wings about certain laws in the city of Hatra. From Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to...
Eagle Statue from Hatra
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Eagle Statue from Hatra

The head of this sculpture of an eagle seems to have been deliberately broken. The rest of the body rests on a plateau. Below there are statuettes of priests who, as in all other Hatra statues, raise their right hands with the palms facing...
Human-Headed Winged Bulls and Genies from Khorsabad
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Human-Headed Winged Bulls and Genies from Khorsabad

A pair of human-headed and winged-bulls (lamassu), stood on either side of a gate at one of the citadel walls at Khorsabad. Two human-headed and winged protective spirits or genies stand behind the bulls; those divine figures are about to...
Nazca Double-spouted Pot
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Nazca Double-spouted Pot

A typical double-spouted pot with handle of the Nazca civilization of ancient Peru (200 BCE-500 CE). The design is also typical of Nazca art: Bold lines and colours, often depicting mythical transformational creatures. (Los Angeles County...
Zapotec Double-chambered Vessel
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Zapotec Double-chambered Vessel

A double-chambered vessel with figured handle. Zapotec civilization, 300 BCE-300 CE, Mexico. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
Lambayeque Double-spouted Pot
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Lambayeque Double-spouted Pot

A double-spouted pot in silver, made in imitation of pottery examples. From the Lambayeque Civilization of northern Peru, 900-1375 CE. (Art Institute of Chicago)
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