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The English warship the Mary Rose on the 1540s CE Anthony Roll. The ship was part of Henry VIII's naval fleet but sank in a confrontation with a French fleet in July 1545 CE. (British Library, London)

A marble relief panel showing Saint George and the dragon by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Completed c. 1415 CE for the pedestal of a statue of the saint in the Orsanmichele in Florence. (Bargello, Florence)

A marble figure of Saint George by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Completed c. 1415 CE for the Orsanmichele in Florence. (Bargello, Florence)

A wooden statue of Mary Magdalene by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence)

The silver and gilt relief panel known as the 'Miracle of the Mule' by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). The panel is one of four created for the high altar of the Sant' Antonio Basilica in Padua, Italy. 1446-1450...

View of Masjed-e Imam's sahn (courtyard). The arcade surrounds the howz (ablutions pool) in the centre and the four iwan (gateway) are placed at each side. Visible here are the western and northern iwan. Esfahan, Iran.

A portrait of the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). From a late 15th century CE tempera panel credited to Masaccio and known as 'The Founders of Florentine Art'. The other four portraits in the panel are of Giotto, Ucello...

Parthian silver coin of Orodes II (57-38 BCE). The obverse shows Orodes II facing left, wearing diadem and torque, while the reverse depicts an archer seated on a throne.

A detail of the bronze figure of the Biblical king David by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). The figure was sculpted in the 1420s to 1440s CE. (Bargello, Florence)

The bronze figure of the Biblical king David by the Italian Renaissance artist Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). The figure was sculpted in the 1420s to 1440s CE. (Bargello, Florence)