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Five Classical Orders of Serlio
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Five Classical Orders of Serlio

A diagram showing the five classical orders as classified by the Italian Renaissance architect Sebastiano Serlio (c. 1475-1554 CE). Left to right: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite. From Book IV of Serlio's 'Complete Works on...
Ottoman Uniforms
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Ottoman Uniforms

Official uniforms of the Ottomans, Arif Paşa series. Baş Falakacı (Grand Vizier's Chief Punishment Enforcer), Vezir Baş Tebdili (Chief Entourage Officer to the Grand Vizier during private visits), Kuloğlu Baş Cuhadarı (Chief Municipal Collector...
Parthian Belt Ornament
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Parthian Belt Ornament

Gold ornament showing an eagle with its prey, c. 1st- or 2nd-century CE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It is one of a pair, with the other on display in the British Museum, London. Ernst Herzfeld proposed that it was...
Parthian Earrings
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Parthian Earrings

Pair of gold earrings with garnets. Parthian, 2nd century CE. Kouyunjik, Iraq.
Parthian Gold Face Mask
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Parthian Gold Face Mask

Gold foil face-mask; hammered sheet with four perforated holes, one at each corner, for attachment. 2nd century CE, Kouyunjik, Iraq
Santa Maria Novella, Florence by Alberti
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Santa Maria Novella, Florence by Alberti

The Santa Maria Novella church in Florence. The facade was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE). 1458-70 CE.
Parthian Silver Coin
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Parthian Silver Coin

Parthian silver coin, showing Gotarzes I on the obverse and a seated archer on a throne on the reverse, from Ecbatana, modern-day Iran, 95-90 BCE. The British Museum, London.
Palazzo Rucellai, Florence by Alberti
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Palazzo Rucellai, Florence by Alberti

The Palazzo Rucellai, Florence. It was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE). Mid-15th century CE.
Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini by Alberti
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Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini by Alberti

The facade of the Tempio Malatestiano church in Rimini. It was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE). Mid-15th century CE. Its design is influenced by the triumphal arch of ancient Rome.
Facade of Basilica of S. Andrea, Mantua by Alberti
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Facade of Basilica of S. Andrea, Mantua by Alberti

The facade of the Basilica of S. Andrea in Mantua, Italy. Designed c. 1470 CE by the Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE).
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