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Fragment from the front of a sarcophagus; relief in blue-veined marble with large crystals (probably Proconnesian), showing a Roman marriage ceremony (dextratrum iunctio, literally joining of hands). Between the bride and groom was a figure...

The Primavera painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510 CE). c. 1482 CE. (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)

The 'Mystic Nativity' painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510 CE). 1500 CE. (National Gallery, London)

Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots. c. 3000 BCE, Proto-Elamite Period.

Proto-Elamite silver sculpture of a kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel, c. 3100-2900 BCE, southwestern Iran.

A bronze cannon from the Mary Rose. The English warship was part of Henry VIII's naval fleet but sank in a confrontation with a French fleet in July 1545 CE. The wreck is now on display in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England.

The salvage of the Mary Rose wreck in 1982 CE. The English warship was part of Henry VIII's naval fleet but sank in a confrontation with a French fleet in July 1545 CE. The wreck is now on display in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England...

The surviving wreck of the Mary Rose. The English warship was part of Henry VIII's naval fleet but sank in a confrontation with a French fleet in July 1545 CE. (Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England)

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)