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Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal Possibly Depicting Tiamat as a Serpent
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Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal Possibly Depicting Tiamat as a Serpent

The seal may illustrate a scene from the epic of creation in which the forces of chaos, led by Tiamat, are defeated by a god representing cosmic order, probably Ninurta. 900 BCE - 750 BCE
The Greek Ruins in Tyre
Image by Amin Nasr

The Greek Ruins in Tyre

The ruins of the Greek colony of Tyre 'Týros', and the sarcophagus of Antipater (c. 399-319 BCE), modern-day Lebanon.
Byblos Castle, Lebanon
Image by Amin Nasr

Byblos Castle, Lebanon

Byblos Castle, Lebanon, built by the Crusaders in the 12th century CE, it was surrounded by a moat. It belonged to the Genoese Embracio family, whose members were lord of Gibelet. The castle is adjacent to the Phoenician archaeological site...
Walpurgisnacht
Image by Michael Panse

Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgis Night in Erfurt, Germany.
Statue of Saint Walpurga
Image by Edith OSB

Statue of Saint Walpurga

Abbey of Saint Walburga in Virginia Dale, CO
Saint Walpurga
Image by Master of Messkirch

Saint Walpurga

Altarpiece of St. Martinskirche, Messkirch, Germany, depicting Saint Walpurga (also given as Walburga), c. 1535-40 CE. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Walpurgis Night Bonfire
Image by Rutger Blom

Walpurgis Night Bonfire

People celebrating Walpurgis Night in 2012.
Medical Treatment of a Horse
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Medical Treatment of a Horse

Instructions on drenching a horse to induce diarrhea from the Byzantine manuscript Hippiatrica. (Hippiatrica, Parisinus greacus 2244, fo. 74v) 14th century CE
Trade Card of a Veterinary Surgeon
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Trade Card of a Veterinary Surgeon

Trade card of Norborn, veterinary surgeon. c. 1760-1818 CE.
Kahun Veterinary Papyrus
Image by Francis Llewellyn Griffith

Kahun Veterinary Papyrus

Papyrus Kahun LV. 2; veterinary papyrus; 12th Dynasty
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