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Minoan Stone Vases
Image by Michel-Georges Bernard

Minoan Stone Vases

A range of stone vessels from Minoan Crete, 15th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Herakllion, Crete).
Stone Turtle, Karakorum
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Stone Turtle, Karakorum

A stone turtle at Karakorum, Mongolia, from the khan's palace there. The city was made capital of the Mongol Empire in 1235 CE by Ogedei Khan (r. 1229-1242 CE).
Olmec Stone Head, La Venta
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Olmec Stone Head, La Venta

An Olmec colossal stone head in basalt from La Venta, c. 1200-400 BCE. Although all wear the hat or headdress worn during war and the Mesoamerican ballgame, each of these massive heads has unique features which suggests they depict specific...
Jomon Stone Figurine
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Jomon Stone Figurine

A Jomon stone figurine or gangu. Komukai, Nanbu-cho, Aomori, Japan. Jomon Period, 1000-400 BCE. (Tokyo National Musuem)
Picture Stone with Sun Wheel
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Picture Stone with Sun Wheel

Picture stone with whirling suns, ornaments, and a ship, 5th-6th century. Fornsalen Museum, Visby (Gotland).
Olive Press Stone
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Olive Press Stone

A stone from an olive press used to collect the oil from the pressed olives and pour it into a waiting receptacle. 6th-2nd century BCE, Saint Blaise, France.
Darius I Inscribed Stone Weight
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Darius I Inscribed Stone Weight

The cuneiform inscription on this polished diorite weight states "I Darius, the great king, the son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian". This is an abbreviated version of a standard inscription on a series of stone weights of Darius, which can...
Magdala Stone
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Magdala Stone

Carved stone found in the Magdala's synagogue.
Stone Lanterns, Kasuga Shrine
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Stone Lanterns, Kasuga Shrine

Stone votive lanterns at the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan. Founded in 768 CE (or 710 CE) during the Nara period.
Rufus Stone,  New Forest
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Rufus Stone, New Forest

The Rufus stone (now a metal plaque) which marks the spot in the New Forest, England where William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE) died in a hunting accident.
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