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Interesting visuals of the world's most seemingly distant cultures, from the earliest mention of bronze in the Cuneiform script of Mesopotamia (2800 BCE) to the final monument erected in the Roman Forum (August 1, 608 CE).
Interesting visualizations of the world's most seemingly distant cultures, from the earliest mention of bronze in the Cuneiform script of Mesopotamia (2800 BCE) to the final monument erected in the Roman Forum (August 1, 608 CE).
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Ruins of Qah-Qaha, an ancient Zoroastrian fortress built by the Kushan Empire in Tajikistan during the 2nd-century BC
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Necklace, 2nd-3rd century, Roman
Image is from The Art Institute of Chicago
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Earrings, Korea, 6th century
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Ring, Greek, late 4th–3rd century BCE
Image is from The Met
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Cat statue meant to contain a mummified cat, Egypt, 332-30 BCE
Image is from The Met
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Gold phiale (libation bowl), Greek, 4th–3rd century BCE
Image is from The Met
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Terracotta oil flask, Greek, 570 BCE
Image is from The Met
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Ring, Egyptian, Probably Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Image is from The Art Institute of Chicago
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Leg and foot amulet, Egyptian, Late Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 5–11 (about 2494–2055 BCE)
Image is from The Art Institute of Chicago
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Kohl Container in the Shape of a Palm Column, Egypt, New Kingdom, mid–Dynasty 18 or early Dynasty 19, about 1352–1213 BCE
Image is from The Art Institute of Chicago
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Amphora (Storage Jar), Egyptian, 5th century BCE
Image is from The Art Institute of Chicago
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Decoration for a sword scabbard, Greek or Scythian, ca. 340–320 BCE
Image is from The Met
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Earrings, India, ca. 1st century BCE
Image is from The Met
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Jewelry found in a tomb from Vulci, Italy, Estruscan, early 5th century BCE
Image is from The Met
15:07 UTC
Gold armbands, Greek ca. 200 BCE
Image is from The Met. The armbands have two tritons, a male and a female. Each one is holding a small Eros. The hoops behind their heads were used to attach them to sleeves, which would prevent them from slipping down
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Gold armband with Herakles knot, Greece, 3rd-2nd century BCE
Image is from The Met
14:56 UTC
Gold earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendant, Greece ca. 300 BCE
Image is from The Met. The earrings depict Nike driving two horses
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Stirrup Spout Vessel with Fineline Deer Hunt Motifs (100 BCE–500 CE), Moche, Peru
Image is from The Art Institute of Chicago
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Ancient Egyptian Lapis lazuli amulet in the form of a human-headed vulture (Middle Kingdom).
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Mayan relief with Enthroned Ruler (Early 770s CE). Found at La Pasadita, northwestern Guatemala.
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Head of a sphinx of pharaoh Sesostris III or Amenemhat. 2nd half of the 12th Dynasty (1870-1786 BCE).
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Stele with the serekh of early Egyptian king Djet (ca. 3000 BCE)
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The Agris Helmet (c. 350 BCE) is a ceremonial Celtic helmet found in a cave near Argis, France
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