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121Walls of Constantinople — Istanbul, Turkey Map showing Constantinople and its walls du …
122Pottery of ancient Greece — Bilingual amphora by the Andokides Painter, ca. 520 BC (Munich) As the result of its relative durability, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and because there is so much of it (some 100,000 vases are recorded… …
123The House (The Keys to the Kingdom) — The House is a domain that serves as the center of the universe in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Australian author Garth Nix. Anything in creation not in the House, such as earth (the solar system and indeed this universe), is part of the… …
124History of jewellery in Ukraine — Jewellery, as one of the art forms originated together with the human culture as one of its expressions. Body ornamentation, essentially the purpose of jewellery, has been known since at least the Stone Age. At that time adornments were made from …
125Corinthian bronze — Corinthian bronze, also called Corinthian brass or æs Corinthiacum, was a highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity. It is thought to be an alloy of copper with gold or silver (or both), although it has also been contended that it was… …
126House signs — have been used since ancient times to personalise a dwelling, turning a house into a home. [Miles, J.: Owl s Hoot: How People Name Their Houses , John Murray, 29 June 2000] TypestoneHaving already been around for half a billion years, stone signs …
127Pauly & C. - Compagnia Venezia Murano — Pauly C. | CVM Compagnia Venezia Murano has represented the history of glass art on Murano for the last 140 years. Its name comes from the fusion that took place in 1919 between Pauly C, founded in 1902, and the Compagnia di Venezia e Murano,… …
128Thailand — /tuy land , leuhnd/, n. 1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939 45 and since 1949. 59,450,818; 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Cap.: Bangkok. 2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of… …
