The following photos are tagged history:
| Strategically placed fig leaves on carved coffin |
Roman lead sarcophagus embossing detail |
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| Roman lead sarcophagus |
Nazi-branded S-Bahn train from the 40s |
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| Fecking big locomotive |
Waterloo Block, Tower of London |
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| Traitor's Gate |
The Tower of London |
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| Several-hundred-thousand-year-old stone hand-axe which you can hold! |
Turquoise double-headed serpent mosaic (Aztec/Mixtec, C15-16) |
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| Qu'ran (Koran) (Spain or North Africa, C11) |
Black-figure amphora (Athens, 540-530BC) |
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| Gold Cape (Wales, 1600-1900BC) |
Red granite sarcophagus (Giza, ~2400BC) |
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| East Pediment of the Parthenon Marbles |
East Pediment of the Parthenon Marbles |
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| WWII communal kitchens |
The Berlin Victory Column |
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| Berlin scars |
The Berlin Wall |
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| The epic Brandenburg Tor (Gate) |
Great when you see it in 3d, but you might have to take my word for it :) |
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| Cuneiform tablet |
Ishtar Gate detail showing painted molded brick sculptures |
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| Model of Babylon's Processional Way and Ishtar Gate |
Babylon's Procession Way |
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| Lesser Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon Museum |
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