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Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
A modern statue in Panama City of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519), the Spanish conquistador who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513.
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
A 19th-century portrait of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519), the Spanish conquistador who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513. (Naval Museum of Madrid)
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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Statue of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467/1468 to c. 1520) in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Standing Censer
From Egypt.
5th-6th century CE. Made from copper alloy. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Pilgrim Flask of St Menas
From the Monastery of St Menas, Abu Mina, Egypt.
6th-7th century CE. Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Oil Lamp with Running Animals & Greek Inscription
From a workshop in Upper Egypt.
The Greek inscription says "The Holy and Consubstantial Trinity Amen."
4th-5th century CE. Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Toy
From Egypt. 5th-7th century CE.
Made from bone and paint. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Window Shutters or Cupboard Doors
From Egypt. 5th-7th century CE. Made from wood. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Figurine of Zeus with Eagle
Zeus is seated behind an eagle, one of the god's attributes. This iconographic type is unknown in Greece and draws its inspiration from a motif of oriental origin, of a god mounted on a bird. From Egypt. Mid-2nd century...
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Magical Gem Depicting Childbirth
Magical gem depicting a pregnant woman squatting naked over a birthing stool. Late Roman Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd century CE.
The British Museum, London.
