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Champagne Mercier Invoice
A detail of the letterhead of a Mercier Champagne invoice, dated 1905.
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Dom Pérignon
An early 1900s promotional postcard showing Dom Pérignon (1638-1715), a monk at the Abbey of Hautvillers, France who perfected certain techniques in the production of Champagne wine. (Printed by J. Bracquemart)
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Sassanian Cataphract
Sassanian cataphract, Taq-e Bostan relief, Iran, 4th century CE.
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Ardashir I Unseats Artabanus, Firuzabad Relief
Ardashir I unseats Artabanus, Firuzabad Relief, Iran, 224-241 CE
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Sassanian and Parthian Riders on the Firuzabad Relief
A Persian seizes his Parthian opponent, Firuzabad Relief, Iran, 224-241 CE.
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Urnes Style Disc Brooch
Dished gilt copper-alloy disc brooch, Urnes style, from Pitney, Somerset, c. 11th century. The British Museum, London. Within a scalloped border, the convex surface of the circular brooch bears an openwork design of a coiled, ribbon animal...
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Picture Stone with Sun Wheel
Picture stone with whirling suns, ornaments, and a ship, 5th-6th century.
Fornsalen Museum, Visby (Gotland).
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Sir Thomas Fairfax on Horsback
An early 19th-century engraving of Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-71), the first commander of the Parliamentarian New Model Army during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Attributed to Francis Engleheart. (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Sir Thomas Fairfax by the Walker Studio
A 17th-century portrait of Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-71) the first commander of the Parliamentarian New Model Army during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). By the Robert Walker Studio. (Sotherby's Auction House)
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Statue of Katharina von Bora
Modern statue of Katharina von Bora (Martin Luther's wife) on the compound of the Lutherhaus, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
