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Temple of Isis, Delos
The façade of the Doric Temple of Isis, Delos. (2nd century BCE). In the left foreground is the altar to the goddess.
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Facade of the Temple of Ninmah at Babylon
The facade of Ninmah (Ninhursag, Damgalnuna) Temple at the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq, reing of Nebuchadnezzar II, 6th century BCE. Ninmah was a mother goddess in ancient Mesopotamia. Most of the walls were...
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The Top of the Ziggurat and Temple of Nabu at Borsippa
The so-called "tongue tower" lies at the top of the ruins of the ziggurat and temple of Nabu at the ancient city of Borsippa, in modern-day Babel Governorate, Iraq. 6th century BCE.
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Temple Relief of Akhenaten
The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) appears beneath the rays of god Aten. Painted sandstone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BCE. From the Temple of Aten at Karnak, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany...
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Ninmah Temple
Ninmah Temple appears behind ruins of a low-lying flat building (which is thought to represent an altar). Modern reconstruction, Babylon.
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Doric Temple of Zeus, Nemea
The Doric temple of Zeus, Nemea. c. 330 BCE.
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A Furniture Fixture from Sharrat Niphi Temple
This limestone head of a woman was probably inlaid with colorless glass. There is a circular hole through the center of the head, by which it was probably mounted on a wooden shaft. The overall depiction...
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Agora of Athens and the Temple of Hephaestus
The Agora of Athens and the Temple of Hephaistos. Founded 6th century BCE
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Lion's Head from the Temple of Ninhursag
Copper alloy head of a lion or cub, which may have acted as a guardian at the entrance to the Temple of Ninhursag at Tell Al-Ubaid, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Early Dynastic Period, c. 2500 BCE...
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Fragment from a Buddhist Temple in Afghanistan
This is a fragment from a Buddhist temple in Afghanistan. It dates from between 100-500 CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)