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Neo-Hittite statue of King Suppiluliuma unearthed in 2012 at Kunulua, the capital of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina (1000-738 BCE) in southeastern Turkey. The remains of the figure stand approximately 1.5 meters in height, suggesting a...

Mosaic of the abandoned Ariadne, from Seleucia Pieria (Samandağ), 2nd-3rd century CE. Ariadne sits in the middle with Eros above her head and another figure standing by her. In the left partition is Dionysus and in the right partition is...

Thalassa (spirit of the sea), with the crab-claw horns, holding a ship's oar and a dolphin on the Megalopsychia Hunt of Antioch mosaic. Late 5th century CE, found in the village of Yakto near Daphne. Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya, Turkey...

Central medallion of the Megalopsychia Hunt of Antioch mosaic depicting the allegorical figure of Megalopsyche (greatness of soul, an ancient virtue). Late 5th century CE, found in the village of Yakto near Daphne. Hatay Archaeology Museum...

Ananias baptizes Paul the Apostle as depicted in a detail from a stained glass window in St Paul's church, Jericho in Oxford.

A screen shot from the virtual tour of the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Turkey's most outstanding museum. Thanks to the new Sanal Muze digital portal released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey in 2020 CE, history lovers...

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, oil on wood painting by Andrea Solario, c. 1507-9 CE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Saint John the Baptist as depicted in a detail from the west windows of SS Philip and James' church in Oxford.

Ceiling mosaic depicting the baptism of Jesus by Saint John the Baptist. Baptistery of Neon, Ravenna

The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük is a 8,000-year-old Neolithic baked-clay figurine unearthed at Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia which existed from approximately 7100 BCE to 5700 BCE (inscribed...