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“Polychrome glazed brick panel with sphinxes —emblem of the god Ahura Mazdā— from the palace of the Persian king Darius I at Susa (Babylonian- Šušim; now Shush, Iran) ~ ca.510 BC Louvre Museum.”
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The legendary Tower of Babel is said to have been the largest construction endeavor of antiquity. Its goal being to build a tower that reached the heavens, myths tell how the gods disliked this new level of human ambition, so they confused their languages to prevent the tower’s completion. (Babylon, Babylonian Empire)
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Period: Kassite. Date: ca. 1216–1187 B.C.. Geography: Mesopotamia, Nippur. Culture: Kassite. Medium: Ceramic. Dimensions: Brick: 13.4 × 10.9 × 7 cm (5 1...
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Stunning cover designs for various @foliosociety books: The Hittites, The Babylonians, The Egyptians, The Persians (1/2).
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