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Gilded Canaanite Deity
A gilded bronze seated deity from Canaan. 14-13th century BCE. Height: 12.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Map of Canaan
A map of Canaan with the boundaries as indicated in the Bible's books of Numbers and Ezekiel.
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Urban II at the Council of Clermont
A 15th century CE illustration by Jean Colombe of the Council of Clermont of November 1095 CE where Pope Urban II (r. 1088-1099 CE) famously called for the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE). (National Library, Paris)
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Colonnaded Street, Jerash
A section of colonnaded street in Jerash, Roman Gerasa, Jordan.
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The North Gate, Jerash
The North Gate of Jerash, Roman Gerasa, Jordan. Dedicated to Trajan in 115 CE and the main entrance gate of the city.
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The North Theatre, Jerash
The Roman North Theatre (Odeon) of Jerash (Gerasa), Jordan. 2nd century CE, enlarged in the 3rd century CE.
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Arch of Hadrian, Jerash
The arch of Hadrian, Jerash (Gerasa), Jordan, which commemorates the Roman emperor's visit in 129-130 CE.
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Languedoc Region of France
A map showing the area of the Languedoc region of southern France and its major towns.
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Decorated Portal of Urnes Stave Church
Detail of a wooden panel from the portal of the stave church at Urnes, Norway, which is decorated in the eponymous Urnes style animal ornamentation. The last of the animal ornamentation styles of the Viking Age, the Urnes style featured very...
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Weather Vane in Ringerike Style
Copper-gilt weather vane from Söderala, Hälsingland, Sweden, dating to the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE). The style of its open-work pattern reminds of the Urnes style ornamentation, but the animal and its axial form place this vane firmly...
