Pair of dancers bowing in reverence, Tang Dynasty, China (618 – 907 CE)
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Ekimmu, Sumerian vampire
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Sumerian Star Map or Planisphere, ca 650 BCE
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Whinnying Horse, Tang Dynasty China (618-907 CE) Height 19 inches (48.5 cm) Earthenware with pigments
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A green-glazed pottery figure of a dog, China, Eastern Han dynasty (ca. 25 BCE)
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Drakensberg Cave, San Rock Art, South Africa, ca. 500 BCE
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Rock art, Nswatugi Cave, Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe, ca 5,000 BCE
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‘Holy Ghost panel’ at Great Gallery, Horseshoe Canyon, Utah, USA. Probably dating from about 700 CE (the main figure is over 6 feet tall)
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“The Sorcerer”, Cave of the Trois-Frères, Ariège, France, ca 13,000 BCE.
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Paul Klee, Comedy, 1921, Watercolor and oil on paper support, 305 x 454 mm
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Hand-stencil rock art from Gua Tewet, Borneo, thought to be over 10,000 years old. Photo by Luc-Henri Fage
Shadow figures by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese 歌川 広重), aka Andō Hiroshige 1797 – 1858
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William Harvey, Drawing of the Alhambra, pen & ink, india ink, watercolor and pencil, 1909
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Uchishiki, altar cloth, Japan, late 19th century
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Max Ernst, Rien ne va plus, 1973. Oil and collage on canvas
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Joan Miró, Woman in Front of the Sun, 1944
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Georgia O'Keeffe, Pond in the Woods, 1922
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Diagram of Heaven and Hell. Ottoman Empire, the Caucasus. 18th century
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Libra - from the Book of Wonders, Kitab al Bulhan, composite manuscript in Arabic, late 14th century C.E., Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani
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The Prophet riding Burāq ascending to Heaven, guided by Jibrā'īl and escorted by angels
Iran, 16th c
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The stars on the ceiling of the vault. Mosaic (mid 5th century CE) Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
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Thomas Zimmer. "My God, it’s full of stars." Sylt, Germany, 2010
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