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Makara, Cambodia
A makara, the decorative sea-monster motif common in Hindu architecture, especially, as here, above doorways. Cambodia, 1st-7th century.
Musée Guimet, Paris.
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Kirtimukha, Nepal
A Kirtimukha from Kathmandu, Nepal, a decorative lion or monster motif with the lower jaw missing, typically placed over doorways in Hindu architecture.
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Surviving Jagamohana of the Konark Sun Temple, Orissa
An illustration indicating the original design of the Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India. 13th century CE.
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Garbhagriha, Pattadakal
The garbhagriha (garbha grha) inner sanctum of a Shiva temple at Pattadakal.
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Street Riot
An artist's impression of what an ancient riot may have looked like such as were under the jurisdiction of the cohortes urbanae to control in ancient Rome.
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Attacking the Cohortes Urbanae
An artist's impression of what a night attack on a Roman guard post may have looked like.
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Aristarchus of Samos
A modern statue in Thessaloniki depicting the Greek mathematician and astronomer Aristarchus of Samos (c. 310 - c. 230 BCE).
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Anaximander of Miletus
A marble relief depicting the Greek philosopher Anaximander of Miletus (c 610 - c 546 BCE). Roman copy of a Greek original. (Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome)
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Bacchus by van Dalen
A 17th century CE oil painting by Jan van Dalen depicting the Roman god of wine Bacchus. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
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Saturn
Roman agricultural god Saturn, with his head protected by a winter cloak and holding his familiar scythe, fresco from the House of the Dioscuri at Pompeii.
Naples Archaeological Museum.
