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Inscriptions (308 Subjects)

Inscription from Ephesus.

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Inscription from Pergamon.

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Inscription from Laodicea.

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Inscription from Philadelphia, Asia Minor.

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Inscription from Miletus.

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Engraved amethyst bought by French traveller Le Thou in Asia Minor. It shows Archangel Michael, combining elements from several religious traditions.

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Dance of the dervishes of the Kadri order.

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Exercises of the dervishes of the Rifa'i order.

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Exercises of the dervishes of the Rifa'i order.

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Exercises of the dervishes of the Rifa'i order.

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Exercises of the dervishes of the Rifa'i order.

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A trial in the presence of the Grand Vizier.

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Inscription in Latin and Greek from Segesta, Sicily.

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1. Relief showing a scene from Greek mythology: Meleager with the Calydonian boar. 2. Funerary monument in Sicily.

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Relief showing a scene from the myth of Proserpina, Roman deity equivalent to Greek Persephone. Archaelogical findings from Sicily.

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Frontispiece to the fifth volume of the edition. A scene in a public bath (hamam) of Istanbul.

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Gathering of devout Muslims at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the first stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: the faithful praise God and Prophet Muhammad.

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The dance of the dervishes at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the final stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: The two main dancers whirl while holding each other by the sash. In green, wearing a white turban, the Sheich or head of the Dervishes, who animates the dancers with his voice and by playing the tambour.

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The Gate of Mesogeia or Gate of Boubounistra, which was situated at the present-day junction of Amalias avenue with Othonos street. In the background, the fountain of Boubounistra.

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Inscription from the Golden Gate or Axios (Vardar) Gate in Thessaloniki.

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Inscription from the church of Hagios Demetrios in Thessaloniki.

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Ancient inscription from Amphipolis.

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Roman inscription from the cathedral church (metropolis) of Serres.

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Byzantine inscription from Amphipolis.

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Roman inscription from the catedral church (metropolis) of Serres.

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Roman inscription from the catedral church (metropolis) of Serres.

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Ancient Greek (Macedonian) and Roman coins from Philippoi. Pedestal bearing Roman inscription from Philippoi.

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Ancient inscrption from Philippoi.

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Inscription etched on the rock at the Vale of Tempi, first century BCE: “L. CASSIUS LONGINUS PROCONS TEMPE MUNIVIT” that is, proconsul L. Cassius Longinus built a road or fortifications at Tempi. The rock bearing the inscription was destroyed during the construction of the national highway in 1959.

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Antiquities from Athens: 1. Ionic column capital from the inner peristyle of the Propylaea of the Acropolis. 2. Drawings of the entablature, side view and section of a column capital from the inner peristyle of the Acropolis Propylaea. Plan of Ionic column, drawings of the pedestal. 3. Inscriptions on a metope found in the ancient Agora of Athens.

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