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Achaeans Mosaic from Ulpia Oescus, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 02 April, 2018. These Achaeans mosaic from Ulpia Oescus, dating to the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE. The central panel depicts a scene...

Bull's Head Architectural Decoration from Ulpia Oescus, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 02 April, 2018. Carved bull's head decorating an architectural block from Ulpia Oescus, near modern...

The Tang Dynasty (618–907) was one of the most powerful and influential dynasties in Chinese history. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong (reign 649–683), Tang rule reached...

An English Grace cup (aka Welford cup or 'font cup'), a cup passed around the table after grace was said before a meal. Made of silver in 1588. The inscription reads: VERBVM DOMINE MANET IN ETERNV The word of the Lord endures...

Two Englishmen drinking a 'stirrup cup,' so called because it was the last drink between parting friends while one was in the saddle and had their feet in their stirrups. Print by an unknown artist, 18th century. The British...

An English woodsman drinking from a Christmas Wassail bowl, chalk drawing by Archibald Standish Hartrick, 1864-1950. The British Museum, London.

Toby jug for drinking beer or ale. Buff earthenware. Made by John Walton, 19th century. The British Museum, London.

A reconstructed Anglo-Saxon drinking horn with silver gilt decoration. 6th-7th century. Found at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. The British Museum.

Performance at the Palace of Versailles, etching on paper by Jean Lepautre, 1676. Depicted here is the French opera Alceste, by the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, staged in the courtyard of the Palace of...

The Apotheosis of Isis, etching on paper by Sébastien Leclerc I, 1693. Depicted here is the grand stage design of the opera Isis by the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, a central figure of theatrical culture in the court...