A drawing made by the Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal in 1899, depicting Purkinje cells from the human cerebellum. The bottom picture is a fluorescent light micrograph of Purkinje cells [1314x3194]

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Bronze head from a cult-statue of the Armenian goddess Anahit (Anahita) – Hellenistic Greek, 1st century BC. from Satala, modern Sadak, north-eastern Turkey. [960x573]

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Wall lantern. British, ca. 1755–1760 [3201 x 4000][OS]

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Roman Iron Folding Knife with Carved Bone Panther Handle, 2nd-3rd Century AD [544x438]

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Bundle of Hair Extensions. Date: ca. 2114-1502 B.C. Period: Old Kingdom-early New Kingdom; 16th-18th Dynasty [1536x1056]

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Two Standing, Braying Camels, One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods. Date: A.D. 550-577. Period: Northern Qi ~ Place of origin: East Asia, China [2048x1574]

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The portrait probably depicts either Drusus major or his son Germanicus and is a posthumous honor commissioned by Emperor Tiberius. Glass casts of the original masterpiece were sometimes given as imperial gifts or presented as medals for military merit. [638x960]

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The breeches worn by the Swedish King Karl XI (1655 - 1697) during his wedding on the 6th of May at Skottorp in the year 1680, currently situated at Livrustkammaren in Stockholm - [2480 x 3037]

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1st Dynasty door socket from Hierakonpolis Temple that represented an imprisoned enemy of Egypt that was crushed every time the doors opened, 3100 to 2900 BCE [800×514]

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This Roman bronze tablet, dating to 186 BC, is the oldest surviving Senatorial decree in the Latin language. It prohibits the Bacchanalia (rites related to the cult of Dionysus/Bacchus) throughout all Italy, except in certain special cases which must be approved specifically by the Senate [969x1044]

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A carved stone mould with five matrices for flat axes and for a small rod or awl. Found in Shropshire, 1900-1700 BCE, now housed at the Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery in England [2048x1478]

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