Almohads

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Marrakech, Morocco: Kutubiyyah Mosque

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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Almohads: Media

Berber confederation

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Marrakech, Morocco: Kutubiyyah Mosque

Marrakech, Morocco: Kutubiyyah Mosque

Kutubiyyah Mosque, Marrakech, Morocco, Almohad period, 12th century.

Jean Bottin

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