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The Temple of Zeus in the Phrygian city of Aizanoi (modern-day Turkey) is one of the best-preserved Roman temples. Its construction started in 92 CE and continued during the reign of Hadrian in the 2nd century CE. The temple is pseudodipteral...

These are vegetal remains and were food offerings from tombs. New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown. (The British Museum, London).

Assyrian alabaster panel showing Babylonian prisoners in a camp, from the North Palace at Nineveh, Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 668-630 BCE. To the left, an Assyrian soldier stands...

This mummy label was made of green glazed composition. There is a large suspension loop at the upper margin. A Greek inscription can be seen. Graeco-Roman Period, 332 BCE to 380 CE. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown...

This amulet, in the form of a scarab beetle with a human face, was intended to ensure that the deceased passed safely through the judgment which would establish whether or not he was deserving eternal life. It is inscribed with an early version...

This unusual but attractive Christian cross is located in the medieval Surb Karapet Church, which is located in present-day Armenia.

Detail of the Armenian symbol for infinity in the medieval in Surb Karapet Church, which forms part of the Noravank Monastery. This church is located in what's present-day Armenia.

Detail of medieval crosses inside Surb Karapet Church, which is part of the Noravank Monastery in what's present-day Armenia.

This decorative inscription in medieval Armenian can be found inside the Surb Karapet Church, which forms part of Armenia's celebrated Noravank Monastery.

This bas-relief of a dove is found in the Surb Karapet Church, which is part of Armenia's medieval Noravank Monastery. The dove frequently symbolizes the Holy Ghost in Christian art.