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Torso of Nefertiti
Female torso, most likely of Nefertiti, made of quartz.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Bust of Habba, a Palmyrene Woman
Bust of Habba, daughter of 'Oga, son of Yarhai, shown carrying a child on her left arm. 3rd century CE, Palmyra, modern-day Syria.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Egyptian Woman Bearing Offerings
Statue of an Egyptian woman bearing offerings, made from painted fig wood, early 12th dynasty (c. 1950 BCE).
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Bust of Sa'da, a Palmyrene Woman
Bust of Sa'da, duaghter of 'Aliyat. Palmyra, late 2nd century or early 3rd century CE.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Virgin and Child, by Lorenzo Ghiberti
Virgin and Child, polychrome stucco by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) or his employees. Made in Florence after a model that may date from 1420-1425.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Osun River
Osun River, Nigeria, near Oshogbo Ipetu-Ijesa.
Photo taken on 24 October 2013.
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Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria.
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Devotee of Oshun
A devotee of Oshun, carved wood kneeling female figure. Yoruba people, Nigeria, early 20th century.
Honolulu Museum of Art
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Oshun Statue
Oshun statue, Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria.
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Careening a Pirate Ship
A pirate ship being careened, that is when a ship is beached and its hull scraped clean of marine encrustations and repaired. From the TV series Black Sails.
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