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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...
Argula von Grumbach
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Argula von Grumbach

Argula von Grumbach (née von Stauff, l. 1490 to c. 1564) was a Bavarian theologian, writer, and reformer, who became a controversial figure after her 1523 letter To the University of Ingolstadt protesting the arrest of a young scholar for...
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...
Statue of Princess Simi from Hatra
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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
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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...
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...
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.
Collection of Ptolemaic Jewellery
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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...
Mesopotamian Finger Rings
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Mesopotamian Finger Rings

These rings were found on the fingers of a woman named Puabi, inside her grave. Puabi was a Semitic Akkadian woman from Ur, c. 2600 BCE, possibly a queen or priestess. Two rings were made of gold wire that was twisted before being wound...
Mycenaean Gold Necklaces, Dendra
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Mycenaean Gold Necklaces, Dendra

A Mycenaean gold necklace from Dendra, 15-14th centuries BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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