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    Cosmetic tray with Sphinx from Egypt or Iran, Iron Age

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    Cosmetic tray with sphinx from Egypt or Iran. OASC The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Period: […]

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Egypt Sculpture Tool / Weapon Western Asia
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    Aztec jaguar warrior, tlahuahuanque

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    Aztec jaguar warrior, tlahuahuanque of the ritual sacrificial combat named sacrificio gladiatorio in spanish ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Illustration Mexico
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    Nabta Playa, Egypt, astronomically aligned stones

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    Nabta, Egypt is the oldest known site with astronomically aligned stones. Credit: J. M. Malville […]

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    Categories: 5000 - 4000 BCE 6000 - 5000 BCE Architecture Egypt
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    Egyptian Necklace Counterpoise with Aegis of Sakhmet

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    Egyptian necklace counterpoise with aegis of Sakhmet. Via The Global Egyptian Museum. The original description ..

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Egypt Sculpture Tool / Weapon
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    Three Syrian terracotta idols circa 2nd Millenium B.C.

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    Three Syrian terracotta idols circa 2nd Millenium B.C. © christies.com One with long cylindrical body, ..

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    Categories: 2000 - 1000 BCE Mesopotamia Sculpture
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    The Daqin Pagoda, China

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    The Daqin Pagoda (大秦塔) is a Buddhist pagoda in Zhouzhi County of Xi’an (formerly Chang’an), ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Architecture China
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    Nestorian Christian Remains in Quanzhou, China

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    Headstone with an angel-figure with four wings holding a Cross-on-the-Lotus symbol. Photo by Gustave ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present China Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Altar in Tarxien Temples, Malta

    Altar in Tarxien Temples, Malta

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    Malta, Tarxien temples, altar. This is a copy, the original is in the National Museum […]

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    Categories: 3000 - 2000 BCE 4000 - 3000 BCE Architecture Illustration Mediterranean
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    Cave paintings in the Nerja Caves near Malaga, Spain

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    Cave paintings in the impressive and vast Nerja Caves near Malaga, Spain. Photo by Fundación […]

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    Mask and Foot Cover of “Corn Mummy”, Ptolemaic Egypt

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    Mask and Foot Cover of “Corn Mummy”, Ptolemaic Egypt. OASC The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ..

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Egypt
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  • Comments Off on Alabaster perfume vase from King Tut’s tomb

    Alabaster perfume vase from King Tut’s tomb

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    Alabaster perfume vase from King Tut’s tomb. Via touregypt.net. Original description says: Another ..

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    Categories: 2000 - 1000 BCE Egypt Tool / Weapon
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  • Comments Off on Terracotta Figure of Isis-Aphrodite, Egyptian, Roman period, c. 2nd – 3rd century

    Terracotta Figure of Isis-Aphrodite, Egyptian, Roman period, c. 2nd – 3rd century

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    Terracotta Figure of Isis-Aphrodite, Egyptian, Roman period, c. 2nd – 3rd century. OASC The Metropolitan ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Egypt Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Wine Vessel, China, Shang dynasty

    Wine Vessel, China, Shang dynasty

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    Wine Vessel (Jia), c. 1250-1046 BC. © The Cleveland Museum of Art. China, late Shang […]

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    Categories: 2000 - 1000 BCE China Sculpture Tool / Weapon
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  • Comments Off on Inca Ruins at Moray, Peru

    Inca Ruins at Moray, Peru

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    Inca Ruins at Moray, Peru. CC BY-NC-ND Chuck Burgess via flickr. Circular stone terraces that were […]

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Andean Architecture
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  • Comments Off on Stele carved with a stylized human face from South Arabian peninsula

    Stele carved with a stylized human face from South Arabian peninsula

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    Stele carved with a stylized human face. Alabaster, South Arabian peninsula circa 3rd-1st century BC. […]

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Arabian Peninsula Sculpture Writing
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  • Comments Off on Terracotta figurine recovered from a site at Charsadda Shaikhan Dheri, Gandhara, Pakistan

    Terracotta figurine recovered from a site at Charsadda Shaikhan Dheri, Gandhara, Pakistan

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    Terracotta figurine recovered from a site at Charsadda Shaikhan Dheri, Gandhara, Pakistan. Made circa ..

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Sculpture South Asia
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  • Comments Off on The Mullaghmast Stone, from 500-600 in Ireland

    The Mullaghmast Stone, from 500-600 in Ireland

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    The Mullaghmast Stone, from 500-600 in Ireland. Via rawveganani.tumblr.com. There are 4 blade marks on […]

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present British Isles Sculpture
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    “Childbirth” Mimbres Pot

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    Pottery bowl with drawing representing childbirth. © Werner Forman via Getty Images. “Childbirth” ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Ancient Symbols, Sacred Geometry, Electric Universe Illustration Southwestern US Tool / Weapon
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    Mesopotamian Stone Votive Figure

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    Mesopotamian Stone Votive Figure, 3rd millennium BCE. Via tomkinscollection.org (dead link). Votive statues ..

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    Categories: 4000 - 3000 BCE Mesopotamia Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Inscriptions in Stone Tablets from Okinawa, Known as the “Okinawan Rosetta Stones”

    Inscriptions in Stone Tablets from Okinawa, Known as the “Okinawan Rosetta Stones”

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    This stone is one of a number found on Okinawa island in 1952 (?). The […]

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Japan Writing
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  • Comments Off on Carved stone from Bura, Niger Valley

    Carved stone from Bura, Niger Valley

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    Carved stone from Bura, Niger Valley (over 1000 years old). © art-masque-africain.com.   art-masque-africain.com

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Sculpture Western Africa
    11 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Jiroft Vase with Tree of Life

    Jiroft Vase with Tree of Life

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    Jiroft Vase with Tree, Iran 3rd Millennium B.C. Via irangazette.com. It does not appear in […]

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    Categories: 4000 - 3000 BCE Sculpture Tool / Weapon Western Asia
    11 years ago
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  • Comments Off on Statuette of the demon Pazuzu with an inscription

    Statuette of the demon Pazuzu with an inscription

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    Statuette of the demon Pazuzu with an inscription. Start of the first millennium BC. Mesopotamia, […]

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    Categories: 2000 - 1000 BCE Mesopotamia Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Female figurine with movable legs from Thebes, Greece

    Female figurine with movable legs from Thebes, Greece

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    Female figurine with movable legs. Handmade. Bell-shaped body with modeled breasts, tall neck ending ..

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    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Greece
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    Warrior with Trophy Head, Costa Rica

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    Warrior with Trophy Head. Date: 300–800 A.D. Geography: Costa Rica Culture: Chiriqui Medium: Stone ..

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Central America Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Mask and hands from the tumulus Kröll-Schmidt Kogel in Kleinklein, Austria

    Mask and hands from the tumulus Kröll-Schmidt Kogel in Kleinklein, Austria

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    Mask and hands from the tumulus Kröll-Schmidt Kogel in Kleinklein, Austria. They were metal decorations ..

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    Categories: 2000 - 1000 BCE Central Europe Sculpture
    11 years ago
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  • Comments Off on A Syrian alabaster eye idol from Tell Brak

    A Syrian alabaster eye idol from Tell Brak

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    A Syrian alabaster eye idol from Tell Brak, circa late 4th-early 3rd millennium B.C. With […]

    Tags: blazing apex pillar stepped
    Categories: 4000 - 3000 BCE 5000 - 4000 BCE Mesopotamia Sculpture
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  • Comments Off on Pre-columbian large male axe-head figure

    Pre-columbian large male axe-head figure

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    Pre-columbian large male axe-head figure. Carved and polished greenstone. 300 – 100 B.C. Accession ..

    Tags: moai-like
    Categories: 1000 BCE - 1 CE Ancient Symbols, Sacred Geometry, Electric Universe Sculpture South America
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  • Comments Off on “Altarbild nr 1” by Hilma af Klint

    “Altarbild nr 1” by Hilma af Klint

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    “Altarbild nr 1” by Hilma af Klint, Swedish mystic, 20th C. Hilma af Klint (1862 […]

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    Categories: 1 CE to Present Painting Scandinavia
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  • Comments Off on The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) atop the Hill of Tara, Ireland

    The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) atop the Hill of Tara, Ireland

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    The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) atop the Hill of Tara, County Meath. CC BY […]

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    Categories: 5000 - 4000 BCE Architecture British Isles Sculpture
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