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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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An Egyptian terracotta figurine showing a man driving an Archimedean screw as a treadmill. Around 30 BCE, Roman Period, Egypt.
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An Egyptian terracotta figurine showing a man driving an Archimedean screw as a...

Hunters or warriors on horseback. Harness plate, silver, gilded (400-350 BCE). From Letnica, Bulgaria.
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Hunters or warriors on horseback. Harness plate, silver, gilded (400-350 BCE)....

Rachel's tomb between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Photo:La Maison Bonfils,late 19th.
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Rachel's tomb between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Photo:La Maison Bonfils,...

Adam and the angels Around 1570, Qazrin, Iran ? Gouache and gold on paper, 20,50cm x 10,90cm MAO 375
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Adam and the angels Around 1570, Qazrin, Iran ? Gouache and gold on paper, 20,...

Turkish book painting: Archangel Gabriel inspires Mohammed; 16th century.
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Turkish book painting: Archangel Gabriel inspires Mohammed; 16th century.

Nawab Sikander Jah (1803-1829), Nizam of Hyderabad Gouache on paper; Deccan, India; around 1810 Museum Number: IS.107-1951
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Nawab Sikander Jah (1803-1829), Nizam of Hyderabad Gouache on paper; Deccan, In...

Fragment of the Ara Pacis, the temple of Peace, 13-9 BCE, consecrated in Rome by Augustus to celebrate his victories in Spain. Marble,114 x 147 cm Ma 1088
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Fragment of the Ara Pacis, the temple of Peace, 13-9 BCE, consecrated i...

The muse Clio. Porphyry MR 1584
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The muse Clio. Porphyry...

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863), British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. This is a signed carte-de-visite of Elgin. His father, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766-1841), a British nobleman and diplomat, is known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens.
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James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863), British...

Bust of Emperor Commodus (176-192 CE) as Hercules, 191-192. Excavated on the Esquiline in Rome, 1874. MC 1121
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Bust of Emperor Commodus (176-192 CE) as Hercules, 191-192. Excavated on the Es...

"The Capitoline Brutus", a male portrait in bronze; gift from Cardinal Pio de'Capri, 1564. MC 1183
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"The Capitoline Brutus", a male portrait in bronze; gift from Cardinal Pio de'C...

"Togatus Barberini", a man in a toga, exhibiting his rank and membership in a patrician family. The toga was introduced by Caesar Augustus, to be worn in the theatre and upon official occasions. The man holds the portraits of his ancestors - the father in the left, the grandfather in the right hand. The head was added during a seventeenth century restoration. I 56
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"Togatus Barberini", a man in a toga, exhibiting his rank and membership in a p...