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A Roman terracotta plate, mid-2nd century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Roman terracotta plate, mid-2nd century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 4th century CE Roman silver mirror, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 4th century CE Roman silver mirror, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A feathered cap from Peru, 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A feathered cap from Peru, 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Nasca tunic panel, from Peru. 600–1000 CE, made of cotton and feathers, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Nasca tunic panel, from Peru. 600–1000 CE, made of cotton and feathers, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A bronze armlet from Ban Chiang in Thailand, ca. 300 BCE–200 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A bronze armlet from Ban Chiang in Thailand, ca. 300 BCE–200 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Roman silver casket of San Nazaro, 4th century CE, now housed at the Diocesan Museum of Milan

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Roman silver casket of San Nazaro, 4th century CE, now housed at the Diocesan Museum of Milan

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Terracotta figurine of Nike from the 2nd century BCE Troia Museum

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Terracotta figurine of Nike from the 2nd century BCE Troia Museum

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A plait ornament from India, made of gold, and inset with rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts. 18th–19th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A plait ornament from India, made of gold, and inset with rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts. 18th–19th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 1st century CE Roman glass bottle found in a tomb in Padua, Italy. Now housed at the Musei Civici di Padova

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A 1st century CE Roman glass bottle found in a tomb in Padua, Italy. Now housed at the Musei Civici di Padova

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Roman Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse, 3rd century CE. Now housed at the MET

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Roman Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse, 3rd century CE. Now housed at the MET

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A four-cornered hat made from camelid fibers. 7th–9th century CE, Tiwanaku culture, probably from Bolivia, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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A four-cornered hat made from camelid fibers. 7th–9th century CE, Tiwanaku culture, probably from Bolivia, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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Eskimo chess set made of walrus ivory circa 1885. Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Eskimo chess set made of walrus ivory circa 1885. Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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