Archaic period

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The Calf Bearer, marble statue, c. 570 bc; in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.

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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

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The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain

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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

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Archaic period: Media

art history

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The Calf Bearer, marble statue, c. 570 bc; in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.

The Calf Bearer, marble statue, c. 570 bc;...

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