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Saint George & the Dragon, painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Paolo Uccello (1397-1475), created c. 1470. National Gallery, London.

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...

Maison Descartes, the house where the philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) lived in the Netherlands. De Weteringschans, Amsterdam.

"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.

Close up of the Artemis of Ephesus, 1st Century CE. Ephesus Archaeological Museum. Selçuk, Turkey.

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

The Ephesian Artemis, in the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus. Selçuk, Turkey. 1st Century CE.

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.

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.

"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)