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Sculptural Viru Pitcher
From the Formative Epoch (1250 BCE - 1 CE). Represents a figure with the body of a feline, head of an owl, and a serpent-like tail. These animals all had sacred and symbolic meaning in many ancient Peruvian cultures. At...
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Cupisnique Anthropomorphic Feline
From the Formative Epoch (c. 1250 BCE - c. 1 CE). On Earth, the supreme leaders of this society assumed the power of the feline. The great religious, political, and economic power they accumulated enabled the development...
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Goryeo Dynasty Bronze Coin
A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty. The legend reads: Tongguk tongbo,
meaning 'Coin of the Eastern Kingdom' (Korea). 1097-1105 CE. (British Musem, London)
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Bronze Korean Coin, Goryeo Dynasty
A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 1097-1105.
The legend reads: Haedong tongbo meaning 'Coin of the Land East of the Sea' (Korea).
The British Musem, London.
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Carthaginian Silver Tetradrachm
A silver tetradrachm minted in Carthage, 330-300 BCE. Obv.: head of the goddess Tanit with dolphins. Rev. : horse's head and palm tree. The legend reads 'm mhnt' meaning 'people of the camp', that is army camp. Many...
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Inca Farmers
A colonial-era illustration depicting Inca farmers using traditional tools such as the foot plough. By the native chronicler Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, c. 1613 CE.
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Game of Senet
A game box and pieces for playing the game of senet, found within the intact KV62 tomb of King Tutankhamun, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt.
Cairo Museum of Egypt. Photo taken at King Tut Exhibit, Seattle, 2012.
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Colossus of Ramesses II
Colossus of Ramesses II in Memphis, Egypt.
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Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis
Alabaster sphinx in Memphis, Egypt.
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Persephone, Demeter, & Pluto Marble Plaque, Tegea.
A marble plaque from Tegea depicting Pluto, Demeter and Persephone with worshippers. 4th-3rd century BCE. (National Archaeological Musem, Athens)
