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A stone mask in the form of a cylops, from Roman Arausio (Orange), France, 1st century CE. Archaeological Museum, Orange.

Cave art in the Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne region, southwestern France. Dated to the Upper Palaeolithic period. It depicts a wounded aurochs bull, a man and a bird.

Horse depicted in Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne, southwestern France, dated to the Upper Paleolithic period.

A marble relief plaque depicting a ship in African waters. 2nd - 3rd century CE. (Archaeological Museum, Sagunto, Spain)

Blocks carrying a Latin inscription of the imperial forum of Roman Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 1st century CE.

The fortified acropolis and theatre of the Iberian-Roman town of Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. Fortified since the 5th century BCE, the walls today date to the 11th century CE with later additions. The restored theatre dates to the 1st century...

A Roman stone anchor from the coast of Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 1st century CE. (Archaeological Museum, Sagunto)

Iberian-Celtic bull sculpture from Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Sagunto)

The restored 1st century CE Roman theatre of Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain.

The Om (Aum) is an important spiritual symbol in Indian religions. It is often used as a reference to Brahman (the Universal Intellect, the Ultimate Reality).