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Shrine of the Kailasa Temple, Ellora
A Hindu shrine from the rock-cut Kailasa temple at Ellora, 8-9th century CE. The central figure is Ganga, the personification of the river Ganges. Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a meeting place of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art philosophies...

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Natanz Fire Temple
Sassanian Fire Temple, Natanz, Iran.

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Ateshgah Fire Temple
Ateshgah Fire Temple, Azerbaijan.

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Arabic Graffiti at the Temple of Garni
The Arabs invaded and conquered Persian and Byzantine Armenia in 630s and 640s CE, respectively. At Garni Temple, there is Arabic graffiti along the walls, which is dated to the 9th-10th centuries CE.

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Philae Temple, Aswan
The Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, Aswan, Egypt. c. 380-362 BCE.

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Cella of Garni Temple in Armenia
The cella of Armenia's Garni Temple is about 7 m (23 ft) high, 8 m (26 ft) long, and 5 m (17 ft) wide. As it can only hold about 20-25 people inside, many historians and archaeologists believe it originally held a statue, perhaps of the sun...

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Rear, Temple of Portunus
The 2nd century BCE Temple of Portunus, Rome. The façades carry two engaged Inoic columns.

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Vestal Virgin, British Museum
Marble head from a portrait statue of a veiled priestess of the goddess Vesta. The headdress identifies the subject as a Vestal Virgin. Above her hair are six folds of the infula, a long woolen band wrapped around the head to hang in two...

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Bowl with Goddess Diana from Newstead
Diana was goddess o hunt, moon, and childbirth. She was one of the three maiden goddesses; Diana, Minerva and Vesta. They swore never to get married. The outer surface of this bowl was decorated with Diana with bow and pray, and Victory holding...

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Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha
The Temple of Mandulis (also known as the Temple of Kalabsha) is a Roman Period Egyptian temple built as a tribute to Mandulis, a sun god of ancient Nubia. It was constructed by Emperor Augustus around 30 BCE, presumably on the site of an...