Lucien Bonaparte contemplating his mistress, Alexandrine de Bleschamp Jouberthon by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière
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Charming Cotswold Cottages and Other Reasons to Visit England -
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A 5200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what could possibly be the world's oldest example of animation. It shows 5 images of a wild goat leaping, and if you put them in a sequence (like a flip book), the wild goat leaps to nip leaves off a tree. Museum of Ancient Iran
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I know this isn't ninjago guys but I finished this 17 hour painting for my art class and I was proud of it so...enjoy.
I love Egypt fun fact about me. :)
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Greek Gold diadem with Hercules knot (250–150 BCE),
Gold, garnet, carnelian, sardonyx
3×9 1/8 in. (7.6 × 23.1 cm).
On loan to the Metropolitan Museum.
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Hand of a Kore holding a fruit, Attic workshop, 6th century BC, marble, Acropolis Museum, Athens.
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Statue of Idet and Ruiu (1480–1390 BC)
The two women are depicted in a form typical to married couples. Idet is given priority by the artist who placed her on the right, and is given the title "Lady of the House".
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Markhor Goat Head - copper alloy, shell, and red stone - Sumerian, Early Dynastic III, c. 2550–2250 BCE
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The ancient city of Pompeii, Italy
On the first photo is the bakery of Sotericus.
On the last photo you can see clay pots built into countertops in the taberna.
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Brooch of carved ivory
c. 1850-1860
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Christian Dirce by Henryk Siemiradzki
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'Tempio della Concordia,' 1955,
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy,
Photo by Konrad Helbig
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A golden ram and a stone lion, found in a tomb at the archaeological site of Gonur Depe (dated from 2400 to 1600 BCE) in Turkmenistan. The finger in the background shows how small these figures are, demonstrating the extraordinary skill of the crafter.
The archaeological site of Gonur Depe, Turkmenistan.
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alright, let's settle this
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