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Hamida Banu Begum (c. 1527 to 29 August 1604), wife of Mughal Emperor Humayun, mother of Emperor Akbar, miniature painting, opaque watercolor or gouache on paper, Lucknow School of painting, c. late 19th century.

A beardless Roman magistrate wearing a toga beside a capsa, white marble statue from Baetica, 1st-2nd centuries CE. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn of June 25-26 1876, deerskin painting by an unknown Cheyenne artist, c. 1878. National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.

North American Bald Eagle at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Photo by Nirajha, 2010.

Lakota Sioux warrior and "sacred clown" One Bull (l. c. 1853-1947), brother of White Bull and nephew of Sitting Bull. Photograph by Dr. George P. Dix, Joshua Bradford Bailey, and John L. Mead, 1882. American Philosophical Society Digital...

Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux warrior and chief White Bull (l. 1849-1947) in 1926 at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Photo by Earl Alonzo Brininstool.

The hippodrome of Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE) for the inauguration of the city in 10/9 BCE. It was the venue of the Actian Games, instituted by King Herod in honour of the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE...

Roman mosaic depicting two winning racehorses from the stud farm of Sorothus at ancient Hadrumetum (modern-day Sousse in Tunisia), end of the 2nd century CE. Sorothus was a rich stock breeder. His two horses with victory palms are identified...

Roman mosaic representing a circus scene, 3rd century CE. It depicts four horses identified by name and their respective charioteers from the four different factions, each indicated by a colour: Pupillus represents the blue faction (factio...

Roman mosaic depicting a charioteer and horse from the Red faction (factio russata), 3rd century CE. The charioteer wears a short decorated tunic in the colour of the stable, a leather helmet, and leather strips around the chest, arms, and...