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Exterior, Seokguram Grotto
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Exterior, Seokguram Grotto

The exterior of the Seokguram Grotto, a Buddhist cave temple constructed during the Unified Silla Period (668-935 CE) of ancient Korea. It is located near the Bulguksa Temple on Mt. Toham at the ancient Silla capital of Geumseong (modern...
Avalokitesvara, Seokguram Grotto
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Avalokitesvara, Seokguram Grotto

A granite relief sculpture of Avalokitesvara, the eleven-headed bodhisattva. The Seokguram Grotto, near Gyeongju, Korea. Height: over 2 metres. Unified Silla Period, 8th century CE.
Sardonyx Hercules Cameo
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Sardonyx Hercules Cameo

This sardonyx cameo depicts a man in profile looking to the left. Perhaps, he is Hercules. Skilful Roman cameo-carvers exploited the tonal contrast of some stones. This could be a simple two-tone contrast or a more subtle variation using...
Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure
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Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure

Each spoon in this matching set has a pear-shaped bowl attached by a small disc to an ornate handle. The bowls are decorated with different leaping animals, including a ram, panther, lion, lioness, stag, bear, boar, bull, hare, horse, and...
Gold Coin Pendant of Constantine
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Gold Coin Pendant of Constantine

Gold pendant set with a coin of Constantine the Great, c 320s CE. The British Museum, London. The pendant is made in a pierced metalwork technique popular in fine jewellery of the time. The obverse of the coin depicts a bust of Constantine...
Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing
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Bronze Plaque Showing Cupids Wrestling & Boxing

The background metal is bronze containing traces of a gold and silver, and its surface has been deliberately darkened, perhaps by organic acids. It may be an example of what Pliny calls "Corinthian bronze", which was said to contain gold...
Egyptian Soldiers
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Egyptian Soldiers

Egyptian soldiers carrying axes and branches. A relief from the tomb of Hatshepsut depicting the expedition to the Land of Punt (1493 BCE), Deir El-Bahri.
Egyptian Bronze Sword
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Egyptian Bronze Sword

Bronze sword from Egypt, c. 1200 BCE. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Egyptian Warship Model
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Egyptian Warship Model

A model of an Egyptian warship, c. 1200 BCE. (National Maritime Museum, Israel)
Egyptian War Chariot
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Egyptian War Chariot

An illustration of what an Egyptian war chariot may have looked like.
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