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Bronze head of Hypnos
Bronze head of Hypnos (god of sleep), 1st - 2nd century CE. Copy of an Hellenistic original, found at Civitella d'Arno (near Perugia, Italy). Now in the British Museum, London. Hypnos was the son of the goddess Nyx (the deity of the Night...
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Bronze Charioteer of Delphi
Bronze victory charioteer in the severe style (480-460 BCE), part of a larger composition of a four horse chariot. Delphi Archaeological Museum, Greece.
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Bronze Cat from Egypt
Hollow-cast bronze cat, probably a votive offering to the goddess Bastet, from Tell Basta, Egypt, c. 664-30 BCE.
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Bronze Statues of Ptolemy II & Arsinoe II
These early 3rd-century BCE bronze statues from Alexandria, Egypt, portray the royal Ptolemaic couple Ptolemy II Philadelphus ("The Sibling-Loving") and Arsinoe II Philadelphus. Ptolemy II is wearing the scalp of an elephant, possibly symbolic...
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Bronze Lantern, Todaiji
A bronze lantern dating to the founding of the Todaiji temple complex, Nara, Japan. c. 752 CE, Nara Period.
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Bronze Sestertius with Colosseum
A bronze sestertius from the reign of Roman emperor Titus (79-81 CE), which depicts the Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre. Clearly shown are the four arched stories, statues within the arches and the large monumental fountain - the Meta Sudans...
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Bronze Coin of Cleopatra
Bronze coin of Cleopatra (r. 51-30 BCE), with her portrait and eagle on the reverse. Minted in Alexandria, in modern-day Egypt. (The British Museum, London).
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Bronze Age Village Reconstruction
Bronze Age village reconstruction.
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany.
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Bronze Korean Coin, Goryeo Dynasty
A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 1097-1105.
The legend reads: Haedong tongbo meaning 'Coin of the Land East of the Sea' (Korea).
The British Musem, London.
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Bronze Statue of Neith
A gilded bronze statuette of the Egyptian goddess of war Neith. 664-332 BCE.
Louvre Museum, Paris.