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Marcus Claudius Tacitus
A bust depicting Roman emperor Marcus Claudius Tacitus, r. 275-276 CE.
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Valerian I
A gold aureus coin depicting Roman Emperor Valerian, r. 253-260 CE.
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Trebonianus Gallus
A coin depicting Roman Emperor Trebonianus Gallus, r. 251 CE - 253 CE
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Gold Hairnet
A gold hairnet, Greece, 3rd century BCE. In the centre is a relief of Artemis. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Roman Agora Gate, Athens
The monumental entrance gate (propylaea) to the Roman agora of Athens. Pentellic marble, 19-11 BCE. Donated by Julius Caesar and Augustus, it is known as the Gate of Athena Archegetis.
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Man-headed Bull, Gela
A silver coin depicting a man-headed bull from Gela, Sicily. 5th century BCE (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Griffin, Silver Abdera Coin
A silver coin from Abdera, Greece depicting a griffin. This creature from Greek mythology was a mix of a lion and eagle. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Antiochus VIII Grypos
A silver tetradrachm depicting Antiochus VII Grypos, ruler of the Greek Seleucid Kingdom in 125 BCE. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Detail of the Coffin of Llady Diefiawet
The surfaces of the coffin of Diefiawet were covered with painted scenes and hieroglyphic texts to assist and protect her passage into the afterlife. Isis and Nephthys, the sisters of Osiris, protect the head and the foot of the mummy, and...
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Gold Foil-Covered Lead Bulla from Ancient Ireland
Two small gold foil-covered lead bullae (amulet or pendant), found inside a ceramic vessel, from Annaghbeg or Monasterredan, Co. Sligo, Ireland, c. 800-700 BCE.
National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.
