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Amberd. The fortified castle of the Pahlavuni princess.
10th-13th centuries. Armenia. |
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A lion mauling a bull.
5th-4th centuries B.C. Persepolis. Iran |
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View of the western terrace in front of the burial mound of King Antiochus I Commagenes (69-34 B.C.) on Mount Nimrud |
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Corycus - the maritime fortress of Cilician Armenia.
13th century |
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Christ on his throne, the Emperor Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055)
and the Empress Zoe (1028-1050).
Constantine IX Monomahus was a member of the Macedonian (Armenian)
dynasty who held the Byzantine throne from 867-1056.
Mosaic in the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia. 11th century. |
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Cathedral of the Twelve Apostols.
10th century. Kars, Western Armenia. |
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The handle of the vessel in the form of a winged unicorn, found during archaeological excavations in Armenia. The human mask at the base of the handle is the head of a demon.
Silver, gilt. 6th- 4th centuries B.C. |
