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Blood Moon with Wolf
Red moon with a wolf.
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Model of Cahokia Mounds
Model of Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, which flourished between c. 650 - c. 1350 CE.
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Paleoindian Projectile Point Types
Types of projectile points of the Paleoindian period in North America.
National Park Service, Southeast Archaeological Center
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Babur, Mughal Emperor
A 17th-century painting of the emperor and founder of the Mughal Empire, Babur (l. 1483-1530), given name Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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Koh-i-Noor Armlet (Replica)
A replica of the enamelled gold armlet presented to Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901) in 1850 after its acquisition from the Punjab following the Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-49). The central stone was the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which...
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Queen Victoria Wearing the Koh-i-Noor
An 1856 painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter of Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). The queen is wearing a pendant with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. The Koh-i-Noor is a 105.6 carat, oval-cut brilliant. Mined in India, the...
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Koh-i-Noor Diamond (Replica)
An exact replica of the Koh-i-Noor, a 105.6 carat, oval-cut brilliant diamond. Mined in India, the stone is now part of the British Crown Jewels and kept in the Tower of London. (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya...
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Dolon on an Attic Red-figure Lekythos
Dolon, the son of Emuedes was a participant in the Trojan War and fought for Troy. On this Attic red-figure lekythos dated to 460 BCE, Dolon is depicted walking on all fours and covered in a wolf skin as a disguise...
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Worked Stone Tools & Weapons, Poverty Point
A selection of worked stone tools and weapons from Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. Dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE.
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Mound A, Poverty Point
Mound A (aka Bird Mound) at Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. The mound is 72 feet (22 m) high and 705x660 feet (215x200 m) at the base. Built c. 1700-1100 BCE.
