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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



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Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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The small temple at the foot of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal, was dedicated to the planet Venus (7th-10th CE).
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The small temple at the foot of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns,...

Facade of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The frieze above the room entrances consists of frets, human figures, Mayan huts and the feathered serpent, Mayan symbol of the god Kukulcan (7th-10th CE)
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Facade of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The frieze above...

The head of Kukulcan, god of the winds, protrudes from the fangs of the feathered serpent in the frieze of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The feathered serpent is the symbol of the God Kukulcan in Mayan lore (7th-10th CE).
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The head of Kukulcan, god of the winds, protrudes from the fangs of the feather...

Typical straw-thatched Mayan hut in the frieze of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal (7th-10th CE).
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Typical straw-thatched Mayan hut in the frieze of the North Building, Quad...

Typical straw-thatched Mayan hut in the frieze of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal (7th-10th CE).
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Typical straw-thatched Mayan hut in the frieze of the North Building, Quad...

Figure of a prisoner with tied hands, from the frieze of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal (7th-10th CE).
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Figure of a prisoner with tied hands, from the frieze of the N...

Stele in front of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The significance of the squares has not yet been deciphered (7th-10th CE).
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Stele in front of the North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns,...

A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The Maya Arch is a false arch, consisting of corbeled stone slabs meeting at the summit in a point (7th-10th CE).
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A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrang...

A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The Maya Arch is a false arch, consisting of corbeled stone slabs meeting at the summit in a point (7th-10th CE).
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A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrang...

The Ball Game Court(Juego de Pelota) in Uxmal(7th-10th) Such enclosures exist in many Mesoamerican ceremonial centers.A rubber ball had to be passed through a stone ring in either wall. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire winning team, was connected with this ritual game.
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The Ball Game Court(Juego de Pelota) in Uxmal(7th-10th) Such enclosures exist i...

Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de Pelota, the ritual ball game of Mesoamerican Indians. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire winning team, was connected with this ritual game (7th-10th CE).
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Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de P...

Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de Pelota, the ritual ball game of Mesoamerican Indians. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire winning team, was connected with this ritual game (7th-10th CE).
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Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de P...