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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



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Aristocracy

ARISTOCRACY

Family

FAMILY

Old Age

OLD AGE

Politicians

POLITICIANS

Poverty

POVERTY

Youth

YOUTH

627 photos
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,...

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...

Portrait of an old man, his face a grimace of pain, with sunken eyes and bad teeth. From Palenque, Rio Usumacinta, Mexico-Guatemala. 600-900 CE Stucco (600-900 CE). Height 23 cm. Inv. SL XXXVIII Loan to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
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Portrait of an old man, his face a grimace of pain, with sunken eyes and bad...

Statuette of an old man, from the burial site on the Isle of Jaina, Mexico. The man is obviously drunk, his gait is unsteady, his loin-cloth has slipped below the girdle; he clutches two bottles. Terracotta (600-900 CE). Height 36.4 cm. Inv. 23/2573
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Statuette of an old man, from the burial site on the Isle of Jaina, Mexico. T...

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...

"Hochzeitsturm" (Wedding Tower), 1908, built to commemorate the wedding of Grandduke Ernst Ludwig, patron of the artists'colony on Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt.
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"Hochzeitsturm" (Wedding Tower), 1908, built to commemorate the wedding...

"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoration of the wedding of Grand- Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand-Duchess Eleonore in 1905. A panoramic view of the city can be had from the top platform.1905-1908. H:48,5 m
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"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoratio...

"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoration of the wedding of Grand- Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand-Duchess Eleonore in 1905. A panoramic view of the city can be had from the top platform.The monumental door. 1905-1908. H:48,5 m
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"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoratio...

Bust of a young prince; probably Annius Verus, son of Emperor Marc Aurel, who died at an early age, leaving the Empire to his brother Commodus. From the Roman theatre in Arles, around 160 CE Marble, H: 45 cm
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Bust of a young prince; probably Annius Verus, son of Emperor Marc Aurel, who...