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As-Saffah Being Proclaimed Caliph
Folio from a manuscript of the Tarikhnama (Persian: "Book of History") by Muhammad Bal'ami (10th Century CE). The folio depicts As-Saffah (r. 750 - 754 CE), founder of the Abbasid Caliphate, being proclaimed caliph. Likely made in Iraq...
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Battle of Siffin
Illustration of the Battle of Siffin (657 CE), from a 14th-century manuscript of the Tarikh-i Bal'ami.
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AHE Receives eu Web Award
Jan van der Crabben (CEO) and James Blake Wiener (Communications Director) receive the 2018 .eu Web Award at the award ceremony in Brussels.
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The Bal'am Text from Deir Alla
This is a detail of the so-called "Bal'am Text" (also Balaam Inscription) which was discovered in 1967 CE at Tell Deir Alla, in modern-day Balqa Governorate, Jordan. It was written in around 800 BCE. It was written in black and red ink on...
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Kepler's Map of the World
A map of the world according to Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) and published in his Rudolphine Tables in 1627. (web.archive.org)
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Crucifixion by Giotto
The Crucifixion by the Italian artist Giotto (b. 1267 or 1277 - d. 1337 CE). The scene is part of a cycle of frescoes showing the life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Scrovegni Chapel (aka Arena Chapel) in Padua, northern Italy. From...
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Palazzo Ducale Oculus by Mantegna
The painted oculus in the ceiling of the Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy. Painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna, 1465-74 CE.
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Confucius
A statue of Confucius, located in Hunan, China on the shore of the Dongting Lake. No contemporary physical likeness exists of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (c. 551 to c. 479 BCE) but he is most often represented as an old man with long...
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The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck
The Ghent Altarpiece, aka The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). An inscription on the reverse also credits Hubert van Eyck (d. 1426 CE) but so little is known of this individual...
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Dream of Solomon
A 17th century CE oil painting by Luca Giordano titled 'The Dream of Solomon' depicting the moment God gives the king of Israel his legendary wisdom.
