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A marble relief from a funerary monument depicting seated women. 4th century BCE, Tarentum. (Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)

A red-figure volute krater. 330 BCE, Tarentum. (Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)

A silver stater of Sybaris, southern Italy. c. 550-510 BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Altamura, Italy)

A bronze helmet with snake crest and cheek-pieces. From the tomb of a warrior, 4th century BCE. Heraclea, southern Italy. (Archaeological Museum of Policoro, Italy)

Bronze slave handcuffs from the Greek colony of Heraclea in southern Italy. 4th-2nd century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Policoro, Italy)

Uraratu was famous for its expert weavers. These remains of fabric, rope, and thread ball were discovered at the Teishebaini Fortress, which is located within the boundaries of present-day Yerevan, Armenia, and date from the 7th century BCE...

These fine jugs from Erebuni Fortress in Yerevan, Armenia are a testimonial to the advanced level of craftsmanship attained by the Urartian people in ancient times. Jugs in baked clay, c. 800-700 BCE. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological...

Ancient beer pitchers made from clay have been uncovered across present-day Armenia. This set is from the ancient Fortress of Teishebaini and date from the 7th century BCE. Like their Mesopotamian neighbors to the south, the Urartians brewed...

Haldi (Khaldi) was the supreme god of the Urartian pantheon, and there was a temple dedicated to him at ancient Erebuni. Bas relief reconstruction, K Gianjian. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Culture Preserve, Yerevan.)

Teisheba was the second most powerful god of the Urartian pantheon and was worshipped at the ancient Erebuni fortress. Bas relief reconstruction, K. Gianjian. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Culture Preserve, Yerevan)