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Mictlantecuhtli Statue
Sculpture of the Aztec God of Death, Mictlantecuhtli. The terracotta sculpture is tall and almost life-sized. 14-16th century CE. (Melbourne Museum, Melbourne)
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Teotihuacan Style Mask
This mask (900-1521 CE) is made of greenstone with obsidian eyes. Teotihuacan predated the Aztec civilisation by over 1,000 years. The Aztec's were curious archaeologists and they were impressed by the ruins of the civilisations that came...
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Interview with Simon from Lithodomos VR
In this interview, Ancient History Encyclopedia is talking to Simon Young, the founder of Lithodomos VR, which is a company based in Melbourne, about their new platform Ancient World! Simon (Lithodomos VR): Hi, Kelly. It is great to be...
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Our Favourite Ancient History Shops
World History Encyclopedia’s main mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. We are achieving this through our definitions and articles, our videos and education resources, our audio articles...
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A Day in Pompeii - Full-length animation
www.zerooneanimation.com A Day in Pompeii, a Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, was held at Melbourne Museum from 26 June to 25 October 2009. Over 330,000 people visited the exhibition — an average of more than 2,700 per day...
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The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras
The British 28th Regiment forms square during the Battle of Quatre Bras (16 June 1815), one of the engagements that preceded the Battle of Waterloo two days later. Oil on canvas by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, 1875. National Gallery...
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An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780
An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780 by English portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough (l. c. 1727-1788), presently in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Typical of portraits of the time which frequently featured...
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Statuette of Nude Aphrodite
It renders the goddess in the pudica type that copies the famous state of the Capitoline Venus.
From East Mediterranean. 1st-2nd century CE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Dog Figurine from Nimrud
Bronze statuette of a dog, part of the Nimrud dogs, a Neo-Assyrian collection of dog figurines found at Nimrud, currently on display in museums at Baghdad, Iraq; Cambridge, England; New York, America, and Melbourne, Australia. This figurine...
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Cycladic Female Figurine
A Cycladic female figurine of the 'folded-arm' type. Early Spedos Variety. Attributed to the Fitzwilliam Master, Early Cycladic II Period (2700-2300 BCE). Made from marble. The red pigment (found on the neck and head) is from cinnabar...