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Battle of the Pyramids, 1798 CE
An oil painting by depicting the battle between the French army, under Napoleon (1769-1821 CE), and the Ottman army during the French invasion of Egypt in 1798 CE. Painted in 1808 CE by the French painter Louis-François, Baron Lejeune (1777-1848...
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Painting of Tahitian Polynesians in a Canoe
This painting is of Tahitians in a canoe and was done by Henry Byam Martin, a ship captain who visited Tahiti in the mid-1800s CE. Martin was a captain in the British Navy who painted and drew during his travels. This picture was painted...
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Illustration of Tongan Polynesians & Their Canoes, 1777 CE
An engraving by W. Watts, based on a drawing from life by William Hodges (1744–1797 CE), showing Tongan Polynesians and their canoes, from Captain James Cook’s (1728–1779 CE) visit to Tonga 1773-4 CE, published in Boats of the Friendly Isles...
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Map of Polynesia
Map showing the Polynesian Triangle and some of its islands.
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Maya Vessel with Dog Painting
Maya vessel depicting several mythological scenes. This part of the vessel depicts a god with a spotted tail and ears. The dog is a companion of death, and like his own has a dark nature. Found in Guatemala, attributed to the "Metropolitan...
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Reclining Colima Dog
Ceramic sculpture of a reclining dog. Associated with the Comala people. Colima, Mexico. c. 200 BCE-300 CE. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Snarling Colima Dog
Ceramic sculpture of a snarling dog. Associated with the Comala people. Colima, Mexico. c. 200 BCE-300 CE. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Xolotl & Xiuhcoatl
Painting of the dog-headed Aztec god Xolotl with the fire serpent Xiuhcoatl. From the pre-Hispanic "Borgia Codex", 16th Century CE. Image taken from a facsimile in the collection of the British Museum.
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Sculpture of Xolotl, Mexico City
Head of the Aztec god Xolotl. Collection of National Anthropological Museum, Mexico City.
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Xolotl, Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Drawing of the Aztec god Xolotl, playing ball. From a facsimile of the pre-Hispanic Codex Fejérváry-Mayer. Collection of the British Museum.