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Temple of Hera on the island of Samos. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night here which lasted 300 years.
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Temple of Hera on the island of Samos. According to Greek myths, Hera and...

Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8th BCE. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night on Samos, which lasted for 300 years. Three naves, sur- rounded by a double enclosure of 104 giant columns.
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Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8t...

Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The first Hera sanctuary on Samos dates from the 8th BCE.The third was erected by Rhoikos and Theodoros between 570 and 550 BCE. The temple's cella has three naves surrounded by 104 giant columns.
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Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The fi...

The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki, the parents of Krishna, 1760. The Hindu god Vasudeva and his veiled bride Devaki sit vefore a group of holy men, one of whom holds a spoon over a flame. Women stand behind the couple, while others watch from windows above. From a collection of illustrations to the "Bhagavata urana". ID: Add Or 1811
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The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki, the parents of Krishna, 1760. The...

The marriage of Philipe d'Artois, Comte d'Eu, to Marie, daughter of the Duc de Berry; with decorated initial and a few lines of text. From Jean Froissart's Chronicles (Volume IV, part 2). S. Netherlands (Bruges), 1470-1475. Shelfmark: Harley 4380 Page Folio Number: f.6
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The marriage of Philipe d'Artois, Comte d'Eu, to Marie, daughter of the Duc de B...

Marriage ceremony of Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 and family portrait with their children. Lithograph from Her Majesty's glorious Jubilee, 1897. The record number of a record reign. Published by the proprietors of the Illustrated London News. Author: Sir Walter Besant. London; 1897.
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Marriage ceremony of Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 and...

Hierogamus, sacred marriage. Harness plate, silver, gilded (400-350 BCE). From Letnica, Bulgaria. Height 5 cm Inv. 604
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Hierogamus, sacred marriage. Harness plate, silver, gilded (400-350 BCE). From L...

Bes, god of matrimony, as a dwarf. Stone figure (1500 BCE) New Kingdom, Egypt N 437
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Bes, god of matrimony, as a dwarf. Stone figure (1500 BCE)...

Couple in a bed. Terracotta model with figurative relief. Erotic representation. Precise provenience unknown, probably Tello, Iraq 11.3 x 5.5 cm AO 8662
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Couple in a bed. Terracotta model with figurative relief. Erotic represent...

Couple. Terracotta relief (beginning 2nd millenium BCE) from Tello, Mesopotamia 11.5 x 5.8 cm AO 15 178
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Couple. Terracotta relief (begin...

Couple facing each other. Terracotta relief from Tello, Mesopotamia 11 x 6.4 cm, 1.7 cm thick AO 16 676
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Couple facing each other. Terracotta relief...

Couple on a votive bed. Fertility rite. Hierogamus, from Susa, Persia. Terracotta (mid 2nd millennium) 7.1 x 4.9 cm Sb 6562
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Couple on a votive bed. Fertility rite. Hierogamus, from Susa, P...