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Osiris Awakening
Stone representation of the awakening of Osiris, A 26th Dynasty, Egypt.
Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Detail, Roman Slaves Relief Slab
A marble relief panel from Smyrna showing Roman slaves in chains. 200 CE. (Ashmolean Musuem, Oxford, UK)
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Mesoamerican God 2 Rabbit
A sculpture of the Mesoamerican god known to the Aztecs as 2 Rabbit who often represented the pulque gods. These gods represented the alcoholic drink pulque and were also known as the Centzon Totochtin (400 Rabbits). 1100-1300...
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Maguey
The maquey agave plant was used across ancient Mesoamerica to make pulque beer and fibres for weaving.
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Achaean League c. 200 BCE
The Achaean League was a Hellenistic period confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese between 280 BCE and 146 BCE.
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Achaean League c. 150 BCE
The Achaean League was a Hellenistic period confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese between 280 BCE and 146 BCE.
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Djed Pillars, Hall of Osiris, Abydos
A scene from the Hall of Osiris at Abydos which shows the raising of djed pillars, symbols of stability.
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Ankh, Djed & Was
Relief showing an ankh (symbol of life), djed (symbol of stability), and was (symbol of power) from the tomb of Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir al-Bahri, Egypt.
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Delian League
A map illustrating the members of the Delian League, led by Athens c. 431 BCE.
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Themistocles
A marble bust of Athenian statesman and general Themistocles (c. 524 - c. 460 BCE), the victorious commander at the crucial battle of Salamis against Persia. (Museo Ostiense, Ostia)
