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Parthian Culture
Definition by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A.

Parthian Culture

Stretching between China and India in the east to the Mediterranean in the west, Parthia ruled over one of the widest expanses of empire in its time and Parthian culture flourished for 500 years (247 BCE to 224 CE). While known for their...
Kaupang
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Kaupang

Kaupang was a Norwegian Viking Age town with a seasonal emporium established around c. 780 CE and abandoned around c. 950 CE. Kaupang is located on the western side of Oslofjord (Viksfjord) in what is the present-day southeastern county Vestfold...
Judean Pillar Figurines
Definition by April Lynn Downey

Judean Pillar Figurines

Judean pillar figurines are an interesting and specific form of female representation from the Iron Age kingdom of Judah. They fall into a broader category of pillar figurines, which have a pole-like lower body and have been found throughout...
Poulnabrone
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Poulnabrone

Poulnabrone is a portal tomb in the region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland and the oldest dated megalithic monument in the land. The name means "Hole of the Quern Stones", but the site is also commonly referred to as "Hole of the...
Hamaxia
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Hamaxia

Hamaxia (now known as Sinek Kalesi or Sinekkalesi, near the modern Alanya) was a city in western Cilicia in southern Turkey known for its lush landscape, cedar forests, and thriving timber export business. It was located on a high hill near...
Statue of Princess Simi from Hatra
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Statue of Princess Simi from Hatra

This is the upper part of the statue of Princess "Simi". Simi was the daughter of princess Doshafri, and granddaughter of king Sanatruq I (reigned c. 140 - 180 CE) through her mother. The overall depiction of the attire and pieces of jewelry...
Funerary Relief from Palmyra of a Woman and Daughter
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Funerary Relief from Palmyra of a Woman and Daughter

This relief depicts an older woman with her daughter. They are set in a line, represented frontally, stiff, and lifeless. Both of them wear turbans and headbands. At their temples, long strands of hair are combed back and tucked into the...
Collection of Ptolemaic Jewellery
Image by Getty Museum

Collection of Ptolemaic Jewellery

This opulent collection of Ptolemaic jewellery from Egypt probably belonged to a wealthy woman and was made between 225–175 BCE. The various pieces were made out of gold and are inlaid with a variety of precious stones. The collection...
Visigothic Fibula
Image by Walters Art Museum

Visigothic Fibula

This fibula (pin used for fastening a piece of clothing) is one of a pair made by a Visigothic artist out of gold over bronze with gemstones, glass and meerschaum. 6th century CE. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Byzantine Jeweled Bracelet
Image by Metropolitan Museum of Art

Byzantine Jeweled Bracelet

Gold bracelet decorated with silver, pearls, amethyst, sapphire, glass, and quartz, 500-700. 3.8 x 8.2 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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