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Dido abandoned by Aeneas. Or: apotheosis of Alexander the Great with representation of the four directions. Fresco (1st CE) from Casa di Meleagro,Pompeii. Inv. 8898
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Dido abandoned by Aeneas. Or: apotheosis of Alexander the Great with represent...

Head of Alexander the Great (3rd BCE) from Pergamon, Turkey.
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Head of Alexander the Great (3rd BCE) from Pergamon, Turkey.

Alexander the Great. Statue found together with the inscription: "Menas the sculptor". From Magnesia ad Sipylum, 3rd CE Inv. 709 T
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Alexander the Great. Statue found together with the inscription: "Menas the...

Perseus. Relief on a funeral stele (2nd CE) from Antiochia, Syria. 40 x 36 cm MND 408
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Perseus. Relief on a funeral stele (2nd CE) from Antiochia,...

The Adoration of the Three Magi. Relief (3rd CE) on the lid of an early Christian sarcophagus from Mezzocamino, Via Ostiense, Rome.
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The Adoration of the Three Magi. Relief (3rd CE) on the lid of an early C...

Banqueter, perhaps a God on a throne, a chalice in the right hand, left hand raised, probably to carry a weapon or standard. From Enkomi, Cyprus. Late Bronze III, 1280-1050 BCE Cast bronze, H: 12 cm AM 2190-2191
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Banqueter, perhaps a God on a throne, a chalice in the right hand, left hand ra...

The three Magi before King Herod. Mosaic from the narthex of the Hora Church, Istanbul. The church was founded in the 3rd century, later rebuilt by the logothete Theodore Metochites (first quarter 14th) who also ordered the mosaics to be made.
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The three Magi before King Herod. Mosaic from the narthex of the Hora Chur...

Top of a censer, figure of a dignitary, probably ruler of Copan, Honduras. The elaborate headdress and the decorations worn over the mouth (a symbol of self- mortification) are typical of the Kings of Copan. Clay, paint (7th), 105 cm. From Copan, Structure XXXVII-4
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Top of a censer, figure of a dignitary, probably ruler of Copan, Honduras. The...

Head of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the "Temple of Meditation", Copan. These "roof-figures" represent ancestors, placed at the highest level of the temple. Volcanic limestone (695-738 CE). Height 64 cm. Inv. CPN-244
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Head of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the "Te...

Feather headdress ("crown") of an Aztec priest, in the 19th century erroneously identified as "Montezuma's crown". Green feathers of the Quetzal- bird, gold. Mexico, Aztec, early 16th CE. Height 116 cm, width 175 cm. Inv. 10.402
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Feather headdress ("crown") of an Aztec priest, in the 19th century erro...

State Hall dating from time of the Counts of Savoy, Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva, begun in the Carolingian Period, present state 13th.
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State Hall dating from time of the Counts of Savoy,...

State Hall dating fromthe time of the Counts of Savoy, 12th-14th. Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva, begun in the Carolingian Period, present state 13th.
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State Hall dating fromthe time of the Counts of Savoy, 12th-14th....