Images Dated 23rd August 2006

Macrophotograph of Agrias claudina wing

Agrias claudina butterfly wing macrophotograph. The wing is covered in scales, which together make up the colourful patterns. These scales can be lost without impairing the butterfly in flight. This butterfly is native to central and south America

© DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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The Gemma Claudia, a cameo bearing profiles of four Roman Emperors

XAM66742 The Gemma Claudia, a cameo bearing profiles of four Roman Emperors, left: Claudius and his wife Agrippina the Younger, right: Germanicus and his wife Agrippina the Elder, 1st century (five-layered sardonyx) by Roman; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: emerging from cornucopias, with an eagle below; Indian sardonyx;); out of copyright

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The Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658 (oil with gold on canvas laid on panel)

NOR61566 The Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658 (oil with gold on canvas laid on panel) by Hooch, Pieter de (1629-84); 68x57.5 cm; Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

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