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The Queen of the Night
The Queen of the Night (also known as the `Burney Relief') is a high relief terracotta plaque of baked clay, measuring 19.4 inches (49.5 cm) high, 14.5 inches (37 cm) wide, with a thickness of 1.8 inches (4.8 cm) depicting a naked winged...
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Heian Period
The Heian Period of Japanese history covers 794 to 1185 CE and saw a great flourishing in Japanese culture from literature to paintings. Government and its administration came to be dominated by the Fujiwara clan who eventually were challenged...
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A Map of the Ancient Fertile Crescent (From the Novel The Jericho River)
An illustrated map of the ancient Fertile Crescent, 3500-500 BCE. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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An Illustrated Map of Medieval and Early Modern Europe (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustrated map of medieval and early modern Europe. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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An Illustrated Map of the Mediterranean from 700 BCE to 500 CE (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustrated map of the Mediterranean from 700 BCE to 500 CE. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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Classical Greek temple (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing Classical Greek temple.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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Cherub (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a cherub. These multi-headed beings appear in Abrahamic religions where they often function as attendant angels.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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Flintlock pistol (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a flintlock pistol.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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The Colossus of Rhodes (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing the Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic 33-metre-high bronze statue of the sun god Helios which stood by the harbour of that city from c. 280 BCE. From the novel The Jericho...
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Aqueduct (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing an aqueduct.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
