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Winged Sphinx. Close-up of a bas-relief (400 BCE) on the pediment of the lid on a Lykian sarcophagus, by a Lykian sculptor influenced by the Parthenon metopes. See also 11-01-04/27.
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Winged Sphinx. Close-up of a bas-relief (400 BCE) on the pediment of the l...

Seated girl holding a pigeon. White limestone bas-relief on a tomb (1st CE) from Palmyra, Syria. 41 x 36 cm
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Seated girl holding a pigeon. White limestone bas-reli...

Young girl. Relief on her funeral stele. Limestone (2nd CE) from Palmyra, Syria. Height 40.5 cm Inv. 1986/7078
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Young girl. Relief on her funeral stele. Limestone (2nd CE)...

Amulet depicting Horus Falcon. Bronze, casting, from Tal Silg 3.8 cm x 1.7 cm
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Amulet depicting Horus Falcon. Bronze, casting, from Ta...

Amulet case in shape of a falcon's head. Bronze, laminated from Rabat Tal-Virtu, Malta Height 4.85 cm
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Amulet case in shape of a falcon's head. Bronze, laminated...

Two pigeons and a hand lifted in prayer - Sign of Tanit Votive stele from Carthage
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Two pigeons and a hand lifted in prayer - Sign of Tanit Votive stele...

Giant stone pigeon at Utica
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Giant stone pigeon at Utica

Detail from the facade of the East Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. A large, trapezoid motif crowned with the head of an owl, an animal associated with death in Maya lore (7th-10th CE).
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Detail from the facade of the East Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns,...

The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The rooms, arranges around a court- yard, belong to the priestly residences. The square pillars show reliefs of the quetzal-bird; the eye- sockets of the birds are inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th)
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The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The r...

Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The low relief shows quetzal-birds with eyes inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th CE).
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Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in t...

Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the Quetzal-Mariposa Palace, Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the...

Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The reliefs show Indian warriors, and eagles and jaguars devouring human hearts. 11th.
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Relief border on the outer wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...