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Chinese Vessel in the Shape of a Duck and Rhyton
This beautiful vessel in the shape of a duck and rhyton comes from China's Henan province, and it was made at the Gongxian kilns during the Tang Dynasty. It is believed to have been created during the 8th century CE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich...
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Cup in the Shape of Lotus
Faience cup in the shape of a lotus blossom. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. New Kingdom, 1540-1290 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).
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Wine Vessel in the Shape of Bes
Wine vessel in the shape of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes. The vessel is relatively well-preserved. Few such vessels of Bes with blue painting were found; this vessel is one of the best-surviving examples. Painted ceramic. Probably from Amarna...
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Roman Feeding Bottle in the Shape of a Swan
Roman earthenware bottle in the shape of a swan, used to feed milk or water to babies and infants, 199 BCE to 500 CE.
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection, Science Museum Group Collection, London.
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Lapis Lazuli Plaque in the Shape of a Woman's Face
This lapis lazuli inlay was carved in the shape of a woman's head and is quadrangular. The back is flat except for two straight incised lines continuing the line of the headband on the face. Height 3.2 cm; width 2.2 cm; and thickness: 1.1...
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Bronze Ritual Vessel in the Shape of a Rhinoceros
This bronze ritual vessel dates to 1100 – 1050 BCE (Shang Dynasty period). Unearthed in Liangshan, Shandong, the vessel, likely used to hold wine or food, is notable for its differences from other bronze ritual vessels of its time. Few...
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Bronze Oil Lamp in the Shape of an African Slave
This Roman oil lamp of unclear provenance was made in the 1st Century CE. It portrays an Aethiopian slave, with barbarians like Africans and Celts being popular motifs in Roman art. The lamp has also been suggested to have erotic connotations...
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Gold Rhyton in the Shape of a Ram's Head
Gold rhyton (Takuk in Persian), found in the Qaflankuh highlands near Ziwiyeh, late 7th to early 8th century BCE. The extensive collection of precious artefacts from the first millennium BCE, known as the Ziwiyeh Treasure has been controversial...
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Amphora of a Panathenaic Shape
This red-figure terracotta vase was made by the Eucharides Painter (c. 500-475 BCE) who worked in Athens, Greece during the Archaic Period (1000-480 BCE). This piece dates from 480 BCE. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford...
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The Celtic Myths that Shape the Way We Think
By the time the Celtic myths were written down in the Middle Ages, not only were they already hundreds of years old but were also written after the influence of the medieval church. Williams works from the roots of these tales, he interrogates...
