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This statuette is made of wood, as a piece of funerary equipment, and depicts a female servant. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1388-1351 BCE. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin...

An early Imperial (1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE) statue of Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. The statue is a Roman copy of a 4th Century BCE Greek statue of Selene, Luna's Greek counterpart. The goddess is portrayed...

Statue of the Illyrian Queen Teuta (r. 231-227 BCE) and Pinnes in Tirana, Albania

The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is...

The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is...

The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is...

The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning...

The Lady and the Unicorn are six tapestries depicting a medieval lady in various poses. Each scene depicts one of the five senses; the sixth scene is labelled À Mon Seul Désir ("to my only desire") whose meaning is...

A map of the traditional areas inhabited by the Scythians, stretching east from the Ukraine.

This image was created during the rule of the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty (8th century CE - 11th century CE) in ancient India. It is a fine specimen of the sculptural style that flourished in the period. It shows the...