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Roman Funerary Stela from Zurich
Image by James Blake Wiener

Roman Funerary Stela from Zurich

A father had this tombstone erected in memory of his little boy Lucius, who had died at the age of two. The inscription in Latin not only mentions the profession of the man, who was head of the Zurich customs post, but also of the Roman name...
Antinous as Silvanus
Image by Carole Raddato

Antinous as Silvanus

Marble relief depicting Antinous as Silvanus (god of woods and fields) harvesting grapes. Antinous is wearing a pine wreath and the exomis, the Greek tunic fastened over the left shoulder only. He is accompanied by a hound and carries a pruning...
Nara Period Miniature Stupas
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Nara Period Miniature Stupas

These are miniature stupas (hyakumanto). A stupa is a structure in a Buddhist temple that contains religious relics. Empress Shotoku (reigned 764-770 CE) ordered a million of these miniature wooden stupas to be made. Each one contained a...
Coin of Offa of Mercia
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Coin of Offa of Mercia

A coin of King Offa of Mercia, r. 757-796 CE. (British Museum, London)
Map of Kingdom of Mercia
Image by Rushton2010/Hel-hama

Map of Kingdom of Mercia

A map showing the greatest extent of the Kingdom of Mercia (c. 527-879 CE), an Anglo-Saxon political entity located in the midlands of present-day Britain
Medieval Children Snowballing
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Medieval Children Snowballing

A medieval manuscript illustration showing children having a snowball fight. A Book of Hours, c. 1510 CE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA)
Urartian Blackened Ivory Panel
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Urartian Blackened Ivory Panel

This is a griffin-headed demon of blackened ivory. Both arms are raised (the right is lost), probably to support a throne. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, 8th to 7th century BCE. (The British Museum, London...
Urartian Ivory Figure of a Nude Woman
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Urartian Ivory Figure of a Nude Woman

This ivory figure depicts a nude woman wearing an elaborate headgear and necklace. Excavated by E. Clayton and G. C. Raynolds. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, 8th to 7th century BCE. (The British Museum...
Urartian Stone Bull's Head
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Urartian Stone Bull's Head

This white stone bull's head was originally inlaid. It has an ornamented forelock. The artifact is socketed at the back, probably for an attachment to the corner of a seat (most likely an arm of the throne). There is a carved spiral pattern...
Fragment of Urartian Horse Harness
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Fragment of Urartian Horse Harness

This bronze plaque is engraved, at the upper part, with a figure of a god in a winged sun-disc. Originally, this plaque was part of a horse-harness (side-piece ), which was stitched to a leather backing. From Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day...
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