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An Abraxas Intaglio

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Posted on July 29, 2012 with 87 notes
Roman bronze statue of Bacchus ~1st to 2nd Century AD

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Posted on July 28, 2012 with 18 notes
A silver statuette of the god Apollo ~Late 2nd-early 1st Century BC

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Posted on July 21, 2012 with 8 notes
A silver censer designed by Martin Schongauer ~early 16th century

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Posted on July 10, 2012 with 13 notes
Fresco of a Household Spirit - Pompeii

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Posted on July 10, 2012 with 17 notes
Ruins of a Zoroastrian fire temple near Wahi Pandhi.

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Posted on May 30, 2012 with 11 notes
The Temple of Apollo -Side, Turkey

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Posted on May 25, 2012 with 28 notes
A woodcut of Jove and Pan - Bolognino Zaltieri ~16th century

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Posted on May 20, 2012 with 14 notes
Kircher’s diagram on the names of God

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Posted on May 14, 2012 with 146 notes
A Babylonian alabaster statue of Ishtar at the Louvre.

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Posted on May 1, 2012 with 112 notes