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Portrait of a Hellenistic Ruler
This partly preserved head of a young man with idealized facial features is understood to represent a Hellenistic ruler, due to the band in his curly hair. Certain classification is however not possible. Historically plausible suggestions...
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Tanagra Figurine
This small terracotta figurine is part of the so-called "Tanagra Figurines", which represent wealthy middle-class women. These statuettes served as votive and funerary objects, carrying a symbolic meaning connected with the status and role...
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Coin of the Mongol Regent Toregene
A silver coin minted during the reign of Toregene as regent of the Mongol Empire (r. 1241-1246 CE). (Private collection)
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Tolui & Sorghaghtani
A 14th century CE illustration of the Mongol Tolui (son of Genghis Khan) and his wife Sorghaghtani. (From 'Genghis Khan et l’Empire Mongol' by Jean-Paul Roux, collection “Découvertes Gallimard” (nº 422), série Histoire)
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Wife of Yuan Emperor Yingzong
A portrait of an unnamed wife of the Chinese emperor Yingzong of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (r. 1320-1323 CE). (National Palace Museum, Taipei)
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Seated Athena Dish from the Hildesheim Silver Treasure
This Dish or drinking cup is part of the so-called "Hildesheim Silver Treasure" and depicts a medallion of a seated figure of Athena/Minerva wearing a triple-crested helmet. The Hildesheim silver treasure, consisting of more than 70 pieces...
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Santa Fosca Church, Torcello
The Santa Fosca Church at Torcello, Italy, was constructed during the 11th and 12th centuries CE and its ground construction is modeled after a Greek cross.
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Burano
One of the many colorful canals at Burano, Venetian Lagoon, Italy.
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Venetian Lagoon
The Venetian Lagoon as seen from the bell tower at Torcello. Burano is seen on the neighboring island, while Venice can be glimpsed in the distance.
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Wall at the Museo di Torcello
Outside wall of the Museo di Torcello with a collection of different archaeological finds.