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Ceremonial sickles made of bone; tops are carved in the form of animal heads.
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Ceremonial sickles made of bone; tops are carved in the form of animal he...

Human figure, pre-pottery Al-Ghazal period, Jordan. On 30 years' loan from the Amman (Jordan) Museum to the Louvre. The head is formed of clay over a human skull. H:90 cm
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Human figure, pre-pottery Al-Ghazal period, Jordan. On 30 years' loan from t...

Head of a female figure,Keros,Syros group, Spedos figure type. Early Cycladic Period,ca.2700-2300 BCE. Marble, 27 x 14,5 cm MA 3095
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Head of a female figure,Keros,Syros group, Spedos figure type. Early Cycladic...

Female idol. Marble statue (2nd mill. BCE) from Chalandriani, Isle of Syros, Greece Height 46 cm Inv. 6174
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Female idol. Marble statue (2nd mill....

Female idol. Marble statue (2000 BCE) from Amorgos, Greece Height 149 cm Inv. 3978
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Female idol. Marble statue (2000 BCE)...

Female statue. Clay with dark brown paint and white ornaments (2200 BCE) from Melos, Greece Height 18 cm Inv. 653
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Female statue. Clay with dark brown pai...

Two ducks with dark brown paint. Grey clay vase (3rd mill. BCE) found in a tomb at Seraya, Isle of Cos, Greece Height 16 cm
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Two ducks with dark brown paint. Grey clay vase (3rd mill...

Smokehole or "fumarole" in the mud of the crater of Solfatara, one of the extinvt volcanoes of the Phlegrean Fields near Pozzuoli,Italy. Such a sight may have inspired the myth of the Cyclops Poliphem,the one- eyed giant of the Odyssee.
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Smokehole or "fumarole" in the mud of the crater of Solfatara, one of the ex...

The rocky coast of Corsica,in the Odyssee home of the Lestrygones,canibal-giants who devour some of Ulysses companions.
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The rocky coast of Corsica,in the Odyssee home of the Lestrygones,canibal-gian...

Clay drinking vessel. Male figure (3rd mill. BCE) Size 15 cm Inv. 2957
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Clay drinking vessel. Male figure (3rd mill. B...

Marble idol from the Razgrad District (3rd mill. BCE) Size 33 cm Inv. 770
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Marble idol from the Razgrad District (3rd mill. BCE)...

"Extern stones",freestanding sandstone rocks in Horn near Detmold,Germany. The former Teutonic sanctuary was consecrated as a Christian chapel in 1115.
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"Extern stones",freestanding sandstone rocks in Horn near Detmold,Germany. The...