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The History of Herodotus of Halicarnassus
Herodotus
1934–35
Historiae
Herodotus
March 8, 1494
Amulet of a protective dwarf god (called "pataikos" by Herodotus)
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
Amulet of the protective dwarf god (called "pataikos" by Herodotus)
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
Lamp with Athena-Neith
A.D. 3rd century
Pataikos Amulet
ca. 1070–945 B.C.
Terracotta jar
Lydian
ca. 560–546 BCE
Bronze lid and upper part of an oil flask
Praenestine
4th century BCE
Bronze head of a griffin
Greek
third quarter of the 7th century BCE
Terracotta pelike (wine jar)
Painter of Munich 2365
ca. 375–350 BCE
Panel with striding lion
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE
Belt buckle with paired felines attacking ibexes
Xiongnu
ca. 3rd–2nd century BCE
Their Appointed Rounds
John Sloan
1938
The Tower of Babel or Birs Nimrud Restored
William Simpson
ca. 1885
Armor scales
Achaemenid
ca. 4th century BCE
Marble bust of Herodotos
Roman
2nd century CE
Dish: The Walls and Hanging Gardens of Babylon
British
1898
Panel with striding lion
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE
Cambyses Appointing Otanes Judge
Peter Paul Rubens