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Jain Symbol
Image by Pierre Doyen

Jain Symbol

The Jain symbol at Sonagiri, Madhya Pradesh. Sonagiri has scores of Jain temples dating from the 9th century CE onwards. There are a total of 103 temples with 77 on hill and 26 in the village. The place is considered sacred by devotees. Sonagiri...
Descartes' House
Image by Warren LeMay

Descartes' House

Maison Descartes, the house where the philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) lived in the Netherlands. De Weteringschans, Amsterdam.
Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake
Image by J. Paul Getty Museum

Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake

"Warriors Fight a Wolf and Giant Snake" by Ernst Alpers. The modern relief depicts the Norse god Thor battling the wolf Fenrir and Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent. Hannover, Germany. 1867 CE.
Detail of Ephesian Artemis
Image by Cemre Melis Yordamlı

Detail of Ephesian Artemis

Close up of the Artemis of Ephesus, 1st Century CE. Ephesus Archaeological Museum. Selçuk, Turkey.
Bust of Emperor Domitian, Ephesus
Image by Cemre Melis Yordamlı

Bust of Emperor Domitian, Ephesus

Bust of Roman emperor Domitian (r. 81-96 CE), originally part of a colossal statue. Ephesus Archaeological Museum. Selçuk, Turkey. 1st Century CE.
Artemis of Ephesus
Image by Cemre Melis Yordamlı

Artemis of Ephesus

The Ephesian Artemis, in the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus. Selçuk, Turkey. 1st Century CE.
Tholos IV at Pylos
Image by Peulle

Tholos IV at Pylos

Tholos IV at Pylos is situated near the Mycenaean centre; the Palace of Nestor. It is believed to be the oldest tholos tomb on mainland Greece.
Ostrich Egg Rhyton
Image by Schuppi

Ostrich Egg Rhyton

An ostrich egg rhyton found in Grave V of Grave Circle A at Mycenae. 16th Century BCE. Housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Peter Nicolai Arbo's Valkyrie
Image by National Gallery of Norway

Peter Nicolai Arbo's Valkyrie

"Valkyrie" is a painting by Norwegian artist Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831–1892 CE). It depicts a Valkyrie, female warriors from Norse mythology. 1869 CE. Oil on canvas. 243 cm (95.6 in) x 194 cm (76.3 in). (National Gallery of Norway)
Gol Stave Church
Image by Peulle

Gol Stave Church

Gol Stave Church dates from c. 1200. The church was bought in 1884 and moved to Oslo. It is standing today at The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy.
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