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Herodotus
Bust of Herodotus with an inscription of his name in Greek. Roman copy of the Imperial era (2nd century CE) after a Greek bronze original of the first half of the 4th century BCE. From Benha (ancient Athribis), Lower Egypt. (Metropolitan...
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Beneath the Wave off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) produced a series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints known as the 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji' (Fugaku Sanjurokkei). One of the set, 'Beneath the Wave off Kanagawa', is perhaps the most famous...
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Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
The Shinto shrine of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, Mount Fuji. The site's most important shrine, it was first constructed in 806 CE, although by tradition, it was originally founded during the reign of Emperor Suinin (29...
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Mount Fuji, Honshu
Mount Fuji (Fujisan), Honshu, Japan. The mountain is 3,776 metres high and a sacred site for followers of Shinto and some sects of Buddhism.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo Painted Wall-hanging
A wall-hanging portrait of Minamoto no Yoritomo, victor in the Genpei War (1180-1185 CE) for control of the Japanese imperial throne.
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Battles of the Genpei War
A map showing the battles of the Genpei War in Japan, 1180-1185 CE.
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Egyptian Ball
Toy ball made of linen, hollow, exterior elaborated with red and green segmented decoration form by strips of reed, with circular fragments of reed at either end.
From Roman Egypt.
British Museum, London.
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Mehen
Mehen, Egyptian snake game, 5th-6th Dynasty, 2575-2150 BCE.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.
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Ancient Egyptian Toy
Toy milling servant, 1300-1200 BCE, 19th Dynasty, Egypt.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.
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Tale of Genji Illustration
A 12th century CE illustration from an edition of the Japanese classic, the 'Tale of the Genji' or Genji Monogatari, written in the 11th century CE by Murasaki Shikibu. (Tokugawa Museum in Nagoya, Japan)
