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The top of an Egyptian pyramid. One of only a few that have survive to this day. Created around 1840 B.C

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The 3,200-year-old tomb of Queen Nefertari, also called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. The paintings, which are found on almost every available surface in the tomb, are considered to be the best preserved and most eloquent decorations of any Egyptian burial site

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A 1,700-Year-Old Roman-Era “Good Shepard” Gold Ring Bearing An Engraving Of A Boy Holding A Sheep On His Shoulders, An Image Used By Early Christians To Symbolise Jesus

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Persian Sphinxes. Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian Empire. C. 500 BC. Glazed brick sphinxes in one of the friezes of the palace. The relief shows a pair of winged lions with bearded human heads. The winged disc of Ahura-Mazda hovers above them. Traditional Persian iconography... [1080x1080] [OC]

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New acquisition: steatite scarab, 1550-1070 BC

174 upvotes • dietpeptobismol

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Mycenaean bronze sword with a golden hilt, 16th century BC., Mycenae, Greece. The hilt and shoulder are decorated in the cloisonne technique, in which the scale-pattern compartments are inlaid with lapis lazuli. The hilt design ends in two griffin or eagle heads [1920x623] [OC].

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Inscription in Elamite, in the Xerxes I inscription at Van, 5th century BCE

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The Limestor Dalkingen, sheltered inside a giant glass exhibit in the Swabian countryside, is thought to have been built by the emperor Caracalla to indicate the exact spot in the Roman fortified border wall that the Alemanni initially broke through in their invasion

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Gold wreath. 3rd-2nd c BC, reportedly from Corinth, Greece. Brooklyn Museum collection [2000x1333]

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Stele of Princess Nefertiabet and her food for the afterlife. Giza, Egypt. 4th Dinasty, 2600 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris. [1571x1080]

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The top of an Egyptian pyramid. One of only a few that have survive to this day. Created around 1840 B.C	942	find_ing_myself
The 3,200-year-old tomb of Queen Nefertari, also called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. The paintings, which are found on almost every available surface in the tomb, are considered to be the best preserved and most eloquent decorations of any Egyptian burial site	215	find_ing_myself
A 1,700-Year-Old Roman-Era “Good Shepard” Gold Ring Bearing An Engraving Of A Boy Holding A Sheep On His Shoulders, An Image Used By Early Christians To Symbolise Jesus	212	find_ing_myself
Persian Sphinxes. Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian Empire. C. 500 BC. Glazed brick sphinxes in one of the friezes of the palace. The relief shows a pair of winged lions with bearded human heads. The winged disc of Ahura-Mazda hovers above them. Traditional Persian iconography... [1080x1080] [OC]	196	WestonWestmoreland
New acquisition: steatite scarab, 1550-1070 BC	174	dietpeptobismol
Mycenaean bronze sword with a golden hilt, 16th century BC., Mycenae, Greece. The hilt and shoulder are decorated in the cloisonne technique, in which the scale-pattern compartments are inlaid with lapis lazuli. The hilt design ends in two griffin or eagle heads [1920x623] [OC].	173	WestonWestmoreland
Inscription in Elamite, in the Xerxes I inscription at Van, 5th century BCE	163	blueroses200
The Limestor Dalkingen, sheltered inside a giant glass exhibit in the Swabian countryside, is thought to have been built by the emperor Caracalla to indicate the exact spot in the Roman fortified border wall that the Alemanni initially broke through in their invasion	153	SAMDOT
Gold wreath. 3rd-2nd c BC, reportedly from Corinth, Greece. Brooklyn Museum collection [2000x1333]	126	oldspice75
Stele of Princess Nefertiabet and her food for the afterlife. Giza, Egypt. 4th Dinasty, 2600 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris. [1571x1080]	102	WestonWestmoreland