Archaelogy Collection (#2)

Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar and dragon, c
3931604 Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar and dragon, c. late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. (alabaster) by Bronze Age (2500-800 BC); 9x9.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Standing female figure wearing a strap and a necklace, 3rd-2nd millennium BC
5049883 Standing female figure wearing a strap and a necklace, 3rd-2nd millennium BC (sandstone and quartzite) by Early Bronze Age, (c.3300-2000 BC); 27 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Menhir da Meada near Marvao in the Alentejo. The Menhir da Meada ist tallest Menhir in the iberian peninsula. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, April

Dolmen Anta do Sobral in the Alentejo near Marvao. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

Menhir de Outeiro near Monsaraz in the Alentejo. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

Almendres Cromlech (Cromeleque dos Almendres), an oval stone circle dating back to the late neolithic or early Copper Age. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal, March

The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt. After a late 19th century work by Syriac-Armenian photographer Jean Pascal Sebah, 1872 - 1947

Remains Of The Temple At Philae, Egypt In The 19Th Century. From Africa By Keith Johnston, Published 1884

The Rock Temple At Abu Simbel, Nubia, Southern Egypt In The 19Th Century. From Africa By Keith Johnston, Published 1884

Portugal. Menhir of Piedra Longa. Neolithic Era. Archaeology Museum. Montemor-o-Novo

Skull from Escoural Cave. Neoli?tco Middle-end. Archaeology
Skull from Escoural Grotto. Neoli?tco Middle-end. Archaeology Museum. Montemor-o-Novo. Portugal

Prehistoric Dinosaur Gastroliths Gizzard stones, collected on the Morrison formation in Colorado, USA
FG-bu-130 Prehistoric Dinosaur Gastroliths Gizzard stones, collected on the Morrison formation in Colorado, USA. Francois Gohier contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Monoliths Cromlech of Almendres - Megalithic stone circle beside Guadalupe, Alentejo, Portugal
USH-2890 Monoliths Cromlech of Almendres - Megalithic stone circle beside Guadalupe Alentejo, Portugal Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mohenjodaro, A carved statue of King Priest, Karachi, Pakistan

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