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lionofchaeronea:Painted limestone head of a pharaoh, identified as Userkaf, first ruler of the 5th D

Limestone doorjamb fragments from the tomb of Menu (Tomb G 2423, Giza)Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Late 5t

Painted limestone head of a pharaoh, identified as Userkaf, first ruler of the 5th Dynasty.  Ar

Limestone ushabti of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep II (r. ca. 1427-1401 BCE), shown holding two

Limestone cylinder-seal from Mesopotamia, depicting the worship of the sun-god Shamash.  Artist

Figure of a woman on a bed (limestone), from Ashmunein “Hermopolis Magna”. New Kingdom,

Chrysanthemum stoneThese delightful flowery specimens are sedimentary rocks found in a specific loca

ancientpeoples:Limestone column capital of the god Bes39.5cm high and 52cm wide (15 9/16 x 20&n

Bust of BesAn Egyptian limestone bust of the household god Bes, protector of  pregnant women, n

didoofcarthage:The Amathus sarcophagus. Cypriot, 2nd quarter of the 5th century B.C. Limestone.

Limestone statuette of a bird Period: Cypro-Archaic IIDate: ca. 600–480 B.C.Culture: Cypriot

The Pillars Of TimeIf you travel 60 km up the Lena river from Yakutsk, Russia, you’ll encounte

SeasonalityOn the shoreline of the Lena River, north of Yakutsk, Russia, sits this phenomenal featur

YamnuskaAlso known as mount John Laurie, this peak in Alberta in Canada is another example of an ove

archaicwonder: Old Akkadian Fossiliferous Limestone Cylinder Seal with Water-God Enki, Akkadian II,

tinybed: museum-of-artifacts: A wheeled asphalt and limestone hedgehog statuette, Iran (3500 years

Bullock Creek, Paparoa National Park, Punakaiki by New Zealand Wild on Flickr.

ofcharacter: Limestone House – Winwood Mckenzie

ganymedesrocks: Tyto Alba barn owl, is a Ptolemaic Period, 664–150 BC (Egypt) limestone&n

renniequeer:I stood on a craggy limestone cliff, overlooking a slow-moving river. The water was dark

via-appia:Limestone grave relief with two sphinxesCyprus, late 5th century B.C.

Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is part of the Yucatán Platform; this is a large,

triglifos-y-metopas:Lions Gate, limestone.Mycenae, Greece.c. 1250 B.C. (Late Mycenaean)

digital-future: Black Snake, marble and limestone. By William E. Nutt (2002)

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