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Alexander the Great, Roman Era bust
Roman bust of Alexander the Great, excavated from the ruins of Herculaneum. (Blenheim Palace Oxfordshire, UK)
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The Antinous Farnese
The Antinous Farnese (named after its one-time owners the Farnese family), 130-138 CE, Naples Archaeological Museum.
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Antinous as Dionysus
Marble bust of Antinous as Dionysus, from Rome, 130-140 CE. (British Museum)
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Antinous, Altes Museum
Bust of Antinous, 130-140 CE, from Rome. (Altes Museum, Berlin)
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Diogenes Laërtius: Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Title page from 1594 edition of Diogenes Laërtius' "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers."
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Antisthenes Bust
Bust of Antisthenes from the Pushkin Museum, Moscow
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Sam'al Stele of King Esarhaddon
This commemorative basalt stele depicts the Assyrian king Esarhaddon worshiping gods and symbols of gods. The king's left hand holds a royal mace and two ropes. These ropes pass through the lips of two captives. The kneeling smaller figure...
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Boudhanath Stupa
A major Buddhist stupa located in Boudhanath, roughly 11 km from Kathmandu, Nepal. This stupa is one of the largest Stupas in the world, built on an ancient trade route linking Tibet with the Kathmandu Valley.
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Valens Gold Solidus
Two gold solidus coins depicting Roman emperor Valens, r. 364-378 BCE. Provenance: north-west France. (Vannes Archaeological Museum, France)
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Neolithic Gold Bead
A gold bead from the dolmen d'Er Roh, La Trinite Sur Mer, France, 2200-2000 BCE.
Vannes Archaeological Museum, France.
