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This limestone and stucco bust of Queen Nefertiti hails from Amarna Egypt and shows exquisite detail while still being reminiscent of our own modern beauty standards.  Her perfectly symmetrical face is startlingly lifelike.

#queennefertiti #limestoneneverlookedsogood #queenofegyptandourhearts

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La Martorana in Sicily incorporates a variety of styles due to repetitive renovations, but the inside is dominated by Byzantine mosaics dripping with gold showcasing biblical figures and teachings.

#lamartorana #byzantinegold #whathappenswhenartstudentsdecorate

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The Durham Cathedral is one of the oldest surviving Romanesque  buildings.  With its ribbed pointed and  semicircle arches, it’s stonework is a fine example of Romanesque architecture.

#durhamcathedral #youregonnacarrythatweight #onlythetallestbuildingformysaint

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1500 year old cave paintings found in Izcuña, Chile near El Médino.  The red paint made of iron-oxide depicts hunters hunting marine life such as whales, sharks, and other large creatures. On this day back in 1851, Hermen Melville wrote Moby Dick.

#caveart #mobydick #itrocks

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A Greek red-figure amphora dating back to 520-500 MCE depicting Leto, making a pinching motion, Apollo with a Lyre and deer, and Artemis with a quiver on her back and a leopard.  Today in 1969, the second crewed mission to the moon, Apollo 12, was launched by NASA

#apollo12 #apolloandartemis #familygatthering

#whenyoursisterwontstopbringinghomestraycats