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Indian artifacts
In her new book Keeping Their Marbles, Tiffany Jenkins makes the case for why museums should keep their artifacts – even if they were acquired by questionable means.
A very rare statue representing a stylized man, sitting, resting his head in his hands in the attitude of the "Thinker of Cernavoda". Found in the Balkan region. (map)
Two published reports by competing teams of scholars have reignited a long-standing debate.
Standing 9 inches (22.9 cm) high, the Guennol Stargazer is one of the finest and largest preserved Anatolian marble female idols of Kiliya type. It is from the Chalcolithic period, between 3000 and...
Weapons, jewelry, and other artifacts from various periods of history.
όταν το δύο, αρσενικό ΧΥ και θηλυκό ΧΧ γίνεται ένα αρσενικοθήλυκο και ερμαφρόδιτοΣκέψεις και προβληματισμοίΣε ηλικία 15 ετών, ο Ερμαφρόδιτος, ως θεϊκό παιδί, ήταν ο ομορφότερος νέος στον κόσμο. Την…
1. Eiffel Tower Spotting on its 130th Birthday As the iron lady turns 130 this week, here is a photography project by Jasper White looking at intimate and unique views of the Eiffel Tower from the homes of Parisian residents. He has a book coming out on the project soon. 2. When the Paris Metro…
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703 wrote: Now if I could find out who is behind it and WHY it has been a secret. I MAY have found something new. I just skipped over it briefly a few minutes ago. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR – CAPUT LVI…
Who Were The Anunnaki Ancient Astronaut Alien Gods Of Mesopotamia? According to the Ancient Astronaut Hypothesis, the Anunnaki Alien Gods were an Extra-Terrestrial race of Ancient Astronauts from the Planet Nibiru. Their name is derived from the Sumerian Records and it means children of the Supreme God, Anu on
Anatolian Marble Two-headed Idol, Circa Late 3rd Millennium BC The disk-shaped body embellished on one side with ornament, composed of rows of dotted circles divided by undulating ribbon, forming a...
This statue of a male worshiper from Ur’s Early Dynastic Era (2650-2550 BC) from Southern Mesopotamia is one of the most memorable artifacts in the fascinating collection of the Oriental Institute at...
The April 26 London sale of antiquities at Christie’s has a surprisingly large number of very intriguing works. There are, however, some with “Private Swiss Collection” provenanc…
Jamie Newton's wonderful creation ... on wheels. See website here. I sit in front of the computer, captivated by images . Minutes turn in...
Many folks see the Etruscan civilization as merely a segue, a follow up to the Greeks and a foreshadowing to the Romans. But casting this ancient society as a sideline character might not do them enough justice.
It may have represented an elderly woman.
With more than 65,000 works of art including sculpture, jewelry, coffins, mummies, coins, weapons, architecture, vases, carved gems, musical instru
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