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Coma Berenices
On this celestial globe, made by the Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator (Louvain, 1551), the Coma Berenices (here called “Cincinnus”) is shown between the constellations Boötes (“Bubulcus”) and Virgo; the globe projects the constellations...
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The History of Excavations at Tel Gezer
The archaeological site of Tel Gezer is located in central Israel at the edge of the western mountains near the Shephelah, about 9 or 10 km southwest of the city of Ramleh. Gezer was one of the famed "Solomonic" cities of the Hebrew...
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John Winthrop the Younger
Oil on canvas painting of John Winthrop the Younger (1606-1676 CE) by an unknown artist, 17th century CE. Harvard University Portrait Collection, Cambridge, MA. Gift of Robert Winthrop, representing the Winthrop family, to Harvard University...
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Harvard Portrait of Chaucer
Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer, c. late-14th Century CE by an unknown British artist. This oil on panel painting is currently in the collection of the Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge, MA.
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Samarian Ostracon 13
A facsimile of an ostracon discovered at Samaria, dating to the 8th century BCE. The writing is ancient Hebrew.
George Andrew Reisner. Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908-1910. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1924.
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Archaeological Remains of Samaria
A picture from the archaeological site of Samaria. In the image are the archaeological remains of an Israelian settlement. Image was taken in 1909 CE. George Andrew Reisner. Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908-1910. Cambridge: Harvard...
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Sioux Ceremonial Pipe
The Sioux ceremonial pipe is a sacred object of the Sioux nation used in the seven sacred rites as well as other observances to connect the people with the Great Spirit (Wakan Tanka), Mother Earth, the spirit world, and each other. Pipe rituals...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh, Lecture by Andrew George
Andrew George, Professor of Babylonian, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London The Epic of Gilgamesh is a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian poem about a hero who embarks on an arduous quest to find the secret of...
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Eight-Dollar Continental Bill, 1775
An eight-dollar bill minted by the Continental Congress in 1775. Collection of the Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
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Five Shillings from Colonial Delaware
A Delaware bill worth five shillings. The bottom caption reads: "To Counterfeit is Death". Minted in Delaware by James Adam (1724-1792 CE) under the authority of George III of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1760–1820 CE). Collection of the...