One of the largest museums in the world, with collections of Greek, Roman, British, Egyptian, Iranian, and Mesopotamian archaeology.
This museum was visited in 2005.
BCHP 12 Seleucus III Chronicle (BM 35421), Obverse
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Capital
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus wearing an elephant's scalp
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Constantius captures Londinium
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BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Complete
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Rome, Via Latina, Villa of Murena, Portrait of Aratus of Sicyon
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BCHP 09 End of Seleucus Chronicle (BM 32235), Reverse
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ABC 7 Nabonidus Chronicle, Reverse
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Phoenician ship
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Berenice II
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Vologases II
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Alexandria, Inscription of II Traiana Fortis
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BCHP 01 Alexander Chronicle, reverse
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Coin of Pontius Pilate
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Portrait of Marcellus on a coin minted by one of his descendants
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Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), left edge
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BCHP 08 Juniper Garden Chronicle (BM 32266), Reverse
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Ur, Royal Tombs, Ram in a Thicket
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Cyrene, Temple of Aphrodite, Relief of the nymph killing a lion
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BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse, fragment
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Lucius Clodius Macer
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Actium, Prow from a ship, found near Actium
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Nimrud, Lion-shaped weight of three mina
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A Magian, worshipping at a fire altar (seal impression)
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Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Upper tier
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Nimrud, Relief of the god Aššur
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BCHP 05: Antiochus and Sin Chronicle (RM 757), Obverse
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BCHP 2: Alexander and Arabia Chronicle (BM 41080), Obverse
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Tablet with limmu-names
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BCHP 18A Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35229), Top
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Antiochus Cylinder (Drawing by Pinches)
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BCHP 04 Alexander Arses (BM 36613)
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BCHP 10 Seleucid Accessions (BM 32171), Reverse
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ABC 7 Nabonidus Chronicle, Obverse
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Ptolemy IV Philopator
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Nimrud, Northwest Palace of Aššurnasirpal II, Vulture
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Astronomical text mentioning the comet of Halley
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Ephesus, Tomb of Marcus Calpurnius Rufus, Roman fasces
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Nimrud, Relief of Tiglath-Pileser III
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Assyrian Camp
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Nimrud, Black obelisk of Šalmaneser III: camels
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Ur, Royal Tombs, Standard
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BCHP 15 Gold Theft (BM 32510), Reverse
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Nineveh, Cup
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Priene, Temple of Athena Polias, Inscription mentioning Julia, daughter of the emperor Titus
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Harran, Relief of Nabonidus
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Coin of Lucius Antonius
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Gaius Caesar
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BCHP 1: Alexander Chronicle, obverse
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Satala, Head of the goddess Anahita, shown as Aphrodite
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Lepidus as triumvir
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, portrait of a man believed to be Maussolus.
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Masjid-e Solaiman, Relief of Hermes
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Astronomical Diary mentioning the battle of Gaugamela
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Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer
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Roman helmet from the age of the Punic Wars
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Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Frieze, Reclining Gods
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BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Lower Edge 16-18
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BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Top
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Arsinoe II
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Hamadan, Achaemenid inscription A2Ha
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy: Achilles kills Penthesileia
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BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Upper Edge 34-35
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Achaemenid vase, Egyptian inscription
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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Coin of Bar Kochba (with temple and Messianic star)
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Horse of the quadriga (by Pythis)
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Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Frieze, Peplos
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Astronomical diary, referring to financial measures during the First Syrian War
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Tiberius
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BCHP 18C Astronomical Diary concerning Bagayasha (BM 48888)
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II Adiutrix' pegasus on a coin of Gallienus
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, portrait of a man believed to be Maussolus
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Lincoln, Tombstone of Valerius of II Adiutrix
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Alexander the Great
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Sippar, Temple of Šamaš, Tablet of the Sun god
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Coin of Philip
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Coin of Mazaeus with bull and lion
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Pericles
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Coin of Agrippa
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Achaemenid vase with an inscription of king Xerxes
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Hesiod
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Samaria ivories
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Cameo of Julia Domna as Luna
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Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of soldiers
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Dynastic Prophecy, Columns VI and V
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Ephesus, Bouleuterion, Letter from Hadrian
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Surrender
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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Ram sphinx of Taharqo
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Ephesus, Bouleuterion, Letter from Antoninus Pius
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ABC 9: Artaxerxes III Chronicle
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Xanthus, Payava's tomb, Relief
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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BCHP 18A Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35229), Bottom
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Carthage, Ivory sphinx, made in Phoenicia
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Babylon, Figurine of Europa on a bull
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Coin of Gondophares
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Priene, Portrait of Julius Caesar
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BCHP 18C Astronomical Diary concerning Bagayasha (BM 48888), Edge
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Palmyra, Šadrafa
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Nimrud, Northwest Palace of Aššurnasirpal II, Lamassu
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (London)
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BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse, fragment
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Moresby, Dedication to Hadrian by XX Valeria Victrix
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BCHP 07 Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle (BM 32310), Reverse
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Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Lower tier, Homer crowned by Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III
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Nimrud, Black obelisk of Šalmaneser III: tribute of king Jehu of Israel
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Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar
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BCHP 20 Euphrates Chronicle (BM 35031), Obverse
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Marcus Aurelius
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Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, Column drum
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A Babylonian almanac, mentioning future positions of the planets (British Museum)
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Syracuse, Etruscan helmet, dedicated by Hiero to the gods after the battle of Cumae
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Artabanus II
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BCHP 08 Juniper Garden Chronicle (BM 32266), Obverse
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Crossing a river on a raft made of animal skins. Assyrian relief from Nineveh.
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Halicarnassus, Mosaic of a hunt
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BCHP 05: Antiochus and Sin Chronicle (RM 757), Reverse
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Diploma from Malpas (obverse)
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Myrina, Figurine of two chatting ladies (Demeter and Kore)
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Rome, Baths of Caracalla, Toilet seat
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BCHP 16 Document on land and tithes (BM 33020+330208), Obverse
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Hermopolis, Obelisk of Nectanebo II
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Ephesus, temple of Artemis, Capital
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Lepcis Magna, Coin with the Temple of Shadrapa
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Bactrian imitation of an Athenian drachm
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Coin of Seleucus Nicator.
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Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Middle Tier, Polyhymnia
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Kurkh, Stela of Šalmaneser III
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Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, East Pediment, Horse of Selene
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BCHP 09 End of Seleucus Chronicle (BM 32957), Reverse
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Babylon, The East India House Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II
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The Flood Tablet
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Smyrna, Portrait of Cleopatra I Syra
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Babylon, Brick of Nebuchadnezzar II
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish relief (drawing)
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Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Lower tier
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BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Bottom
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Ipswich, Gold torques
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Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), upper edge
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BCHP 18BA Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189 and BM35229)
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BCHP 10 Seleucid Accessions (BM 32171), Obverse
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Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), reverse
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Eshmun/Asclepius on a coin of Lepcis
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Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of a satrap receiving visitors
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The seal of king Darius the Great
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BCHP 15 Gold Theft (BM 32510), Obverse
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Gyges Tablet
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Statues of a woman and believed to be Artemisia and Maussolus
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Koptos, Dedication to Domitian, mentioning III Cyrenaica
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Hadrian's Wall, Relief with the emblems of II Augusta (Capricorn and Pegasus)
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Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, West Pediment, Illisos
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Susa, Inscription DSe
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Rhodes, Relief of a soldier (archaizing)
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Chaldaeans
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Coin of Caesar, showing a Gallic captive
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Sphinx of Taharqo
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BCHP 03 Diadochi Chronicle (BM 36313+34660), Obverse
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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Nimrud, Temple of Nabu, Šamši-Adad V
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Xanthus, Agora, Harpy tomb, Relief of the harpies and a warrior
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Diploma from Malpas (reverse)
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Senacherib
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Julia Mamaea
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Homer
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BCHP 05: Antiochus and Sin Chronicle (RM 757), Top, left
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BCHP 18A Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35229), Complete
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Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids
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Bust of Ulpia Marciana
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BCHP 16 Document on land and tithes (BM 33020+330208), Reverse
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BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse, fragment
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BCHP 20 Euphrates Chronicle (BM 35031), Reverse
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Coin of Tigranes II the Great of Armenia.
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Xanthus, Payava's tomb
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The Synchronic Chronicle
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Halicarnassus, Mosaic of Phobos
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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Nimrud, Relief of a Mesopotamian chariot
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Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Lachish Room: Siege of Lachish
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Lincoln, Tombstone of Gaius Saufeius
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BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Obverse 1-15
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Phoenician ivory of Astarte
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Nineveh, Funerary mask, Parthian age
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Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Symposium scene
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BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Obverse
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Arsinoe II
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Lion
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BCHP 19 Arsacid King (BM 34124), Reverse
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Macedonian cavalry attacking an Indian elephant
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Aeschines
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Top left
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Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period (BM35603), obverse
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Idalion, Melqart
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Persepolis, Palace of Artaxerxes, Relief of a sphinx
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Theseus kills Skiron
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Alexandria, Relief of the Apotheosis of Homer, Middle tier, Muses
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A mounted archer
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Halicarnassus, Mosaic of the city goddess
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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Halicarnassus, Mausoleum, Relief of an amazonomachy
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A Magian (Oxus Treasure)
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BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Central part
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Arsaces I
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Saqqara, Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II
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BCHP 11 Ptolemy III Chronicle (BM 34428), Obverse
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Antisthenes
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BCHP 13 Politai Chronicle (BM 46120), Obverse
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Mask of a German
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The Sack of Tyre, as shown on the Balawat Gates (cast)
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Antiochus Cylinder
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Ephesus, Dedication to M. Calpurnius Rufus
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Coin of King Herod the Great
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ABC 5: Chronicle Concerning the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II ("Jerusalem Chronicle")
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Leiden-Matilo, Inscription by a unit of scouts, with a damnatio memoriae
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ABC 4: The Late Nabopolassar Chronicle
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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Priene, Temple of Athena Polias, "King Alexander dedicated this temple to Athena Polias"
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Corinth, Monument for Octavian's victory at Actium
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Corinthian helmet
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Tablet with a list of eclipses between 518 and 465, mentioning the death of king Xerxes
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BCHP 13 Politai Chronicle (BM 46120), Upper edge
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BCHP 11 Ptolemy III Chronicle (BM 34428), Reverse
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BCHP 07 Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle (BM 32398), Obverse
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Drawing of the seal of king Darius the Great
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BCHP 17 Judicial Chronicle (BM 47737), Reverse 19-33
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BCHP 09 End of Seleucus Chronicle (BM 32235), Obverse
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Chrysippus
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BCHP 03 Diadochi Chronicle (BM 36313+34660), Reverse
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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BCHP 18B Chronographic Document concerning Bagayasha (BM 35189), Lower edge
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BCHP 12 Seleucus III Chronicle (BM 35421), Reverse
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Ptolemy III Euergetes
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Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Aššurbanipal's Lion Hunt
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Coin of Antiochus III the Great
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Coin of Victorinus
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The Cyrus Cylinder
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Ptolemy I Soter
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Chester, Antefix with the badge of XX Valeria Victrix, a boar
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Ptolemy IV Philopator
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Dynastic Prophecy, Columns I and II
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Sippar, Babylonian world map
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BCHP 06 Ruin Esagila (BM32248), Reverse
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Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of hoplites doing battle
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Assurbanipal
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A lion and an anchor on a Babylonian coin of Seleucus
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BCHP 14 Greek Community (BM 33870), Obverse
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Nimrud, Temple of Ninurta, Aššurnasirpal II
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Ephesus, Coin with the Temple of Artemis
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II
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Veii, Head of Aplu
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Ammisaduqa's Venus tablet
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Epicurus
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BCHP 19 Arsacid King (BM 34124), Obverse
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Germanicus returns with the recovered legionary standard (coin by his son Caligula)
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Claudius
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Xanten, Pliny's bridle
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