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Detail from a Psalter, Temptation of Christ (second) probably illuminated at Canterbury, c1140
Detail from a Psalter, Suicide of Herod, probably illuminated at Canterbury c1140
Detail of ships on carved lunette (window) from Greek Byzantine church, 9th-10th Century. At Byzantine Museum, Athens
A Question of Detail, 1913. Artist: Leonard Raven-HillA Question of Detail, 1913. Sir Edward Grey (lst Viscount Grey of Fallodon), British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 warns a grinning figure representing the Ottoman Turks they must leave the city of
Peace Comes to Town, 1913. Artist: Leonard Raven-HillPeace Comes to Town, 1913. A figure of a knight, representing Sir Edward Grey (lst Viscount of Fallodon), British Foreign Secretary 1905-1916 carries the figure of Peace on his horse to the London
Monkey whistling Jar in Grey pottery, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico, 300-900. Monte Alban is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site
Pottery Mask of a Bat, grey with red and white paint, Zapotec, Mexico, 300-900. The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in
Aztec Wind-God Ehecatl, 1300-1521. A volcanic stone statue of the Mesoamerican wind god Ehecatl. He is wearing his typical duckbill mask. Aztec, 1300-1521 CE. (British Museum, London)
Terracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, c2000-c1940 BCTerracotta pot with motif of bird eating a fish, Susa, Dynasty of Simashki, c2000-c1940 BC. The pot is made of grey terracotta with red paint and white applique. It is now in The Louvre
Portrait of Peter II, c1728. Detail. The grandson of Peter the Great, Peter (1715-1730) acceded in 1727 but died of smallpox three years later. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
The Garotters Friend, 1862. Artist: John TennielThe Garotters Friend, 1862. Let Go, Bill, Can t Yer - Its Our Kind Non-Interfering Friend, Sir George Grey! London at this time was subjected to a rash of garrotting attacks