Culture Gallery

Lekythos. 4th century BC. Red- figure pottery

Lekythos. Type of Greek potterry used for storing olive oil. 4th century BC. Red- figure vase painting. Decorated with winged sphinx and geometric frieze. Height 110 mm. 45 mm diameter. From Campania, Magna Graecia, Italy. Perfume Museum. Barcelona. Spain

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Western Bolivia - Catholic Church at Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. The Tiwanaku Church was built in 1612 re-using stone from the site. Two monoliths, extracted from the ruins of Tiwanaku, adorn the entrance (pictured here). Date: 1912

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Pop singers on stage at Woburn Park, Bedfordshire

Members of the group The Tomorrow. The woman is wearing a minidress, one man (crouching) wears a full length floral coat facial paint, and another man plays the drums. They were performing on stage at the Love-In at Woburn Park, Bedfordshire, England. Date: August 1967

© Mary Evans Picture Library/DAVID LEWIS HODGSON

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