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Two winged sphinxes. Bas-relief (around 400 BCE) on the pediment of the lid on a Lykian sarcophagus, by a Lykian sculptor influenced by the Parthenon metopes.
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Two winged sphinxes. Bas-relief (around 400 BCE) on the pediment of the l...

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...