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In the time of the spread of Islam into Persia and Buddhism into China in the 600s AD, the Huns swept into India and Central Asia and brought with them from the Steppes the cult of the sun god Zhun. They would merge their solar cult with the fire worship of Zoroastrianism and the Hindu god Surya.

97 upvotes • SAMDOT

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Bronze axe blade. Indonesia, 600-300 BC [1080x801]

94 upvotes • MunakataSennin

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Statue of the priestess Imertnebes. Thebes, Egypt, 1991-1783 BC [1692x2500]

91 upvotes • MunakataSennin

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Bronze bell, from a set that belonged to Duke Wu of Qin. China, Eastern Zhou period, 697–678 BC [1080x1267]

87 upvotes • MunakataSennin

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'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

85 upvotes • zubairlatifbhatti

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Antelope Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera (now Santorini), Greece, 1700 BC. Thera is regarded as part of the Minoan world, although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete, and the political relationship between the two islands at the time is unclear... [1920x1491] [OC]

76 upvotes • WestonWestmoreland

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Ancient architecture

72 upvotes • AddyArt10

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2000 year old Nabataean city of ancient Hawara, modern Humayma or “Humeima”

63 upvotes • historio-detective

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Detail of two confronted griffins, one of the four panels with embossed representations on a Bronze sheet, probably a decorative cover of an object. Possibly work of Samian workshop, about 600 BC. From the Sanctuary of Olympia, Greece [1920x1080] [OC]

58 upvotes • WestonWestmoreland

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Separated left forearm and hand of the Cleveland Apollo, a lifesize bronze statue attributed to Praxiteles or a follower. Attica, Greece, ca. 350-200 BC. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [4772x3182]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In the time of the spread of Islam into Persia and Buddhism into China in the 600s AD, the Huns swept into India and Central Asia and brought with them from the Steppes the cult of the sun god Zhun. They would merge their solar cult with the fire worship of Zoroastrianism and the Hindu god Surya.	97	SAMDOT
Bronze axe blade. Indonesia, 600-300 BC [1080x801]	94	MunakataSennin
Statue of the priestess Imertnebes. Thebes, Egypt, 1991-1783 BC [1692x2500]	91	MunakataSennin
Bronze bell, from a set that belonged to Duke Wu of Qin. China, Eastern Zhou period, 697–678 BC [1080x1267]	87	MunakataSennin
'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered	85	zubairlatifbhatti
Antelope Fresco, Akrotiri, Thera (now Santorini), Greece, 1700 BC. Thera is regarded as part of the Minoan world, although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete, and the political relationship between the two islands at the time is unclear... [1920x1491] [OC]	76	WestonWestmoreland
Ancient architecture	72	AddyArt10
2000 year old Nabataean city of ancient Hawara, modern Humayma or “Humeima”	63	historio-detective
Detail of two confronted griffins, one of the four panels with embossed representations on a Bronze sheet, probably a decorative cover of an object. Possibly work of Samian workshop, about 600 BC. From the Sanctuary of Olympia, Greece [1920x1080] [OC]	58	WestonWestmoreland
Separated left forearm and hand of the Cleveland Apollo, a lifesize bronze statue attributed to Praxiteles or a follower. Attica, Greece, ca. 350-200 BC. Cleveland Museum of Art collection [4772x3182]	55	oldspice75