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A replica of the enamelled gold armlet presented to Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901) in 1850 after its acquisition from the Punjab following the Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-49). The central stone was the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the queen had recut...

An 1856 painting of Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The queen is wearing a pendant with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. The Koh-i-Noor is a 105.6 carat, oval-cut brilliant. Mined in India, the stone is now part of the British...

An exact replica of the Koh-i-Noor, a 105.6 carat, oval-cut brilliant diamond. Mined in India, the stone is now part of the British Crown Jewels and kept in the Tower of London. (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, aka Prince...

Dolon, the son of Emuedes was a participant in the Trojan War and fought for Troy. On this Attic red-figure lekythos dated to 460 BCE, Dolon is depicted walking on all fours and covered in a wolf skin as a disguise while he spied on the Greeks...

A selection of worked stone tools and weapons from Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. Dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE.

Mound A (aka Bird Mound) at Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. The mound is 72 feet (22 m) high and 705x660 feet (215x200 m) at the base. Built c. 1700-1100 BCE.

Statues from the Etowah Native American prehistoric site in Georgia, USA. The statues are thought to represent the spirits of one's ancestors as ancestor worship seems to have been a part of religious ritual at the site which flourished c...

Mound B at Etowah, Georgia, USA. The Etowah Mounds were built in three stages during the period of the Mississippian Culture, c. 1000-1550 CE.

Artist's conception of the prehistoric Native American site Poverty Point in Louisiana, dated to c. 1700-c.1100 BCE. Poverty Point was considered the oldest mound site in North America until the discovery of Watson Brake in the 1980's.

Image of part of the Serpent Mound (also known as the Great Serpent Mound) in Ohio, USA, dated to either c. 320 BCE or c. 1000-1750 CE. The difference in the dates is due to interpretation of carbon dating of finds at the site. It is probable...