Limestone funerary stela of the gatekeeper Maaty. Thebes, Egypt, early Middle Kingdom, dynasty 11, Reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051-2030 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [3921x2491]

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Sassanid Plate - Sasanian Empire | 224-651 AD (1270×981).

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The Carolingian nave of the Église Saint-Martin d'Angers. The church was originally built in the 4th to 5th century with consistent additions into the Gothic era [1024x768]

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Cabinet (1755-1765) [3000x4000]

What about it?

Saw this at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam yesterday and loved the craftsmanship on it. There really is not a single straight edge on it. It is believed to perhaps have been made by a sculptor rather than a carpenter.

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[OC] Geniuine V1 Rocket located in the Peenemünde Museum for Engineering History [4032x3024]

What about it?

The V1 is also accompanied by a real V2 in the museum which is also part of the original production facilities for the V2.

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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.[1200x1200]

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Umbrella. American, 1888 [2611 x 4000][OS]

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Felt hat as worn by Ernst Casimir, count of Orange-Dietz during the siege of Roermond~1632 . As the bullet hole might suggest, he didn't live to tell the tale. @ The Rijksmuseum, where a paiting painting depicting Ernst Casimir with a similar (or this exact?) hat can be seen as well. [4095 x 2304]

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Votive sculpture of Kore/Persephone from a sanctuary in the Valle Ariccia. Roman 4th-3rd century BCE – National Museum of Rome, Baths of Diocletian. [900x1200]

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A rock crystal seal, bearing the image of a dog chasing a deer. Egnazia, Apulia, S. Italy, 3rd c. BCE. Now in MArTA museum in Taranto, inv. no. 54373 [1250 x 900]

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Venus Genetrix and a Cupid representing Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Caesarion, Roman wall painting from Pompeii, circa 46 BC [662 x 472]

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