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Model of Château de Bonaguil
A scale model of Château de Bonaguil, Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, Lot-et-Garonne, France. First built in the 13th century and remodelled in the 15th century.
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Model of a Churn
Miniature model of a churn that is still used in some Bedouin and rural communities today. Usually made of goatskin, churns like this are hung with ropes and transform yogurt into butter when shaken continuously. They are one...
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Model of Herod's Mausoleum
The model of Herod's mausoleum, the first storey was a plinth, which supported the second, square one; above this was a circular tholos, which incorporated an internal chamber surrounded by an Ionic colonnade, topped by...
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Model Clay Dogs from Nineveh
These counterparts of real mastiffs were buried to guard a property from devils and demons. Ritual instructions for making and inscribing them survive on clay tablets. This pack was found beneath a palace doorway at...
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New Model Army
The New Model Army was created in February 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) that turned England from a monarchy to a republic. It was a professional army in terms of its personnel, training...
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A Model of Christian Charity and the City on a Hill
A Model of Christian Charity is a sermon delivered by the Puritan John Winthrop (l. c. 1588-1649 CE), second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, either just before or after his ship, the Arbella...
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Second Temple Model
A 50:1 scale model of the Second Temple, this detailed replica was originally commissioned by Hans Kroch for the Holyland Hotel in memory of his son, Jacob, following Israel's War of Independence. It was designed by Hebrew...
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1953 Watson-Crick DNA Model Reconstruction
Double helix model of DNA, metal reconstruction by King's College after Francis Crick and James Watson, 1977. The Watson-Crick model of DNA was built by James Watson (1928-2025) and Francis Crick (1916-2004...
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Cheyenne Model Teepee c. 1860
Cheyenne model teepee (tipi) c. 1860, photograph of a by John Bigelow Taylor. The model teepee is made of buffalo skin and decorated with images of running horses just as a full-sized Cheyenne teepee would have been.
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Faras Cathedral Model
A model of the cathedral at Faras, Nubia, as found by Polish archaeologists 1961-4 CE. The cathedral was first built c. 707 CE and this model is of the 11th century CE version. (Made by Zbigniew Doliński, Polish National Museum...