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Small bronze figurine depicting a chieftain, found in Sardinia, dating from the Nuragic civilization, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. Museo archeologico nazionale di Cagliari.

Small bronze figurine depicting a priest, found in Sardinia, dating from the Nuragic civilization, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. Museo archeologico nazionale di Cagliari.

Small bronze figurine depticting a ship with a prow decorated with a deer head, found in Sardinia, dating from the Nuragic civilization, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. Museo archeologico nazionale di Cagliari.

The Tomb of the Giants of Is Concias stands on the western slopes of the Sette Fratelli massif in the municipality of Quartucciu, Sardinia, Italy. The Nuragic monument dates back to the Middle or Late Bronze Age c. 1800-800 BCE.

Amphictionic law of Delphi, Pentelic marble stele, from Aegina, 4th century BCE. Louvre, Paris.

Statue of Penelope, marble copy of the bronze original, found in Persepolis in 1936, dated to c. 450 BCE. National Museum of Iran, Tehran, acc. no. 1538 This marble torso of a seated woman in sophisticated drapes, with a height...

Colossal statues of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE) and Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) in Skopje. The Skopje 2014 (2010-2014) was a project involving the construction of 136 monumental buildings, bridges, statues, and fountains...

Photo of the Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) by Greg Schechter, 2011.

Warrior with shield, one of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, Nuragic statues found in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, during the 1970s, dating from c. 900-750 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.

Boxer, one of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, Nuragic statues found in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy during the 1970s, dating from c. 900-750 BCE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.