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Beautiful medicinal flowers at the U.S. Botanic Gardens. @washingtondcrp-blog
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Christ Heals the Leper, mosaic 12th-13th century
Cathedral of, the Assumption, Monreale, Sicily, İtaly
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Telemachus
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LGBTQ+ in the Ancient World
In the cultures of the ancient world, there was no need for designations such as LGBTQ+ because there was no difference noted between what is now defined as “homosexual” and “heterosexual” relationships. There was no “us” and “them” dichotomy to encourage such labels; there was only “us” and whoever one chose to love was one’s own business.
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Gem Beryl var. Heliodor. Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Doubly terminated. 52.5 gram. Clean interior. The sun in your hand.
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Relief on the sarcophagus of Kawit, queen consort of king Mentuhotep II, one of the most noteworthy in terms of the low-relief sculpture in the Theban court, from her tomb (DBXI.9), Deir el-Bahari, Thebes.
Middle Kingdom, 11th Dynasty, ca. 2061-2010 BC.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 47397
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René Lalique - Vase en verre opalescent 'Spirales' Art Déco, 1930
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Gwyn Hanssen Pigott - Australia (1935 2013)
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A Cultured Pearl Necklace Featuring A Sapphire and Diamond Clasp
This gorgeous necklace showcases a 17.27 carat cushion-cut blue sapphire surrounded by a halo of round diamonds and two strands of very high quality cultured pearls
Sotheby’s
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