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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

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ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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The Governor's Palace, Uxmal. The building is 100 m long and 9 m high and has 24 chambers under an ornate frieze with a cornice like an undulating snake. Rain- god Chac appears between geometric ornaments. A double- headed jaguar, symbol of death, in the foreground.
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The Governor's Palace, Uxmal. The building is 100 m long and 9 m high and ha...

Maya Arch in the facade of the Palace of the Governor, Uxmal. The triangular Maya arches are false arches, consisting of corbeled stone slabs meeting at the summit in a point. The cornice of this arch is formed by an undulating snake (7th-10th CE).
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Maya Arch in the facade of the Palace of the Governor, Uxmal. The triangular Ma...

Heads of the rain-god Tlaloc, not a Mayan deity but one usually connected with the Mexican Central Plateau, on the facade of the Palace of the Governor, Uxmal. The cornice is formed by an undulating serpent (7th-10th CE).
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Heads of the rain-god Tlaloc, not a Mayan deity but one usually connected wi...

Steep stairs of the Great Pyramid, Uxmal, lead to the Macaw Temple (7th-10th CE).
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Steep stairs of the Great Pyramid, Uxmal, lead to the Macaw Temple (7th-10th C...

House of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel. Turtle shells were used in the Mayan rain-invoking rituals (7th-10th CE).
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House of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel...

The Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The Palace has 85 chambers arranged in three tiers, the facade of the middle section has narrow columns, typical of the Puuc-style (7th-10th CE).
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The Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The Palace has...

Narrow columns form the corner of a ruined section of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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Narrow columns form the corner of a ruined section of the Palace in Sayil,...

Masks of the rain-god Chac on the frieze of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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Masks of the rain-god Chac on the frieze of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Ar...

The Descending God - a strange figure in Maya mythology - is shown as an upside-down body with bent legs. The Descending God seems to be connected with the cult of the planet Venus. From the facade of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone (7th-10th).
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The Descending God - a strange figure in Maya mythology - is shown as...

The Palace in Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. In the foreground a "sacbe", one of the stone roads on gravel dams which connected the Yucatan ceremonial centers (7th-10th CE).
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The Palace in Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. In the foregrou...

The Look-out, an upper temple with typical Puuc- style crest, on top of a ruined pyramid. Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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The Look-out, an upper temple with typical Puuc- style crest, on top of a...

Lower section of a small building in front of the Look-out, a temple with typical Puuc-style crest atop a ruined pyramid. Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE). 8
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Lower section of a small building in front of the Look-out, a temple with...