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Reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople at its inauguration, December 27th 537 CE. To create this model, some artistic liberty was required. However, there is some documentation on which parts of the building were added or removed...

Dome of the Rock, situated in Jerusalem, is the third holiest site for Muslims. It is situated atop the Temple Mount, from which, according to Islamic tradition, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH; l. 570-632 CE) ascended to heaven.

The Prophet's mosque in Medina, Arabia was built in the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH; l. 570-632 CE). It was further aggrandized by subsequent rulers.

A Moschophore (calf carrier) figure , moulding workshop of Athens, 19th century CE, plaster. From an original found on Acropolis of Athens, 570-550 BCE, marble, on display at the Acropolis Museum (Athens, Greece). Musée L (Louvain-la-neuve...

Kaumari (one of the seven Mâtrikâ), India, center-weast, Mâhârashtra, Dynasty Vâkâtaka, 6th - 7th century CE. Museums L (Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium). Made of 430 pictures with Capturing Reality. For more updates, please consider...

Mithraic relief, Rome (at Transtévère, between Porta Portese and San Pancrazio), 2nd - 3rd century CE, marble. The relief shows Mithras killing the bull. On both sides stand the two torchbearers (the Cautès and Cautopatès dadophores...

Virgin & Child oak statue, North of the Rhine region, circa 1480-1490. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium). The Virgin raises the Child to present him to believers. The more lively attitude of the Child...

Genoelselderen ivory, Rhéno-Mosane region, island influence, end of the 8th century CE. Ivory and blue glass. Saint-Martin church in Genoelselderen (near Tongeren, Belgium). Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium...

Cihuateotl (plural: Cihuateteo), a mythological representation of the spirit of a woman who died in childbirth, which was likened to death in battle in Aztec culture. Veracruz, Mexico. In the “El Zapotal” style. Classical, 600-900 CE, terracotta...

The votive stele from Smyrna is dedicated to Kakasbos, an Anatolian rider-god who appears wielding a club. In antiquity, Kakasbos was associated with the Greek god Herakles (better known as Hercules). 2nd or 3rd century CE, sandstone. Smyrna...