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This medieval bas-relief of a hunting scene is located within the Surb Karapet Church at Noravank Monastery in modern Armenia.

These tombs lie in the Surb Karapet Church, which is located in Armenia's Noravank Monastery. They mostly dates from the 1300s and 1400s CE.

Noravank Monastery dates from the 13th-century CE, and it is located near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia within a deep gorge caused by the Amaghu River. This gorge helped Noravank Monastery protect itself from foreign invaders, including...

Noravank Monastery dates from the 13th-century CE, and it is located near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia within a gorge caused by the Amaghu River. The gorge is well-known for its brick-red cliffs, which lie directly across from the monastery...

These are the ruins of the old academia at Noravank Monastery in Armenia. In medieval times, Noravank was a center of Armenian art, culture, and learning.

This memorial khachkar can be found at the medieval Noravank Monastery in Armenia.

These medieval khachkars can be found at the Noravank Monastery, which is located in present-day Armenia.

This is a detail of a Babylonian basalt stele. Here the figure of the king, Nabonidus was carved in relief on the obverse side of the stele. The king stands and wears a conical headdress as well as a long fringed garment. The right hand is...

The Sun God tablet from the Temple of Shamash at Sippar, Southern Mesopotamia modern-day Iraq, Middle Babylonian Period, 860-850 BCE. The upper part of the tablet has a carved panel. Nabu-nadin-shum (a priest) and the goddess Aa lead...

This document contains an agreement between one group of lector-priests of the necropolis of To-ankh at Asyut, and another group, defining which persons were to be employed in the ceremonies of mummification, and what materials were to be...