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The cuneiform inscriptions on this pair of gold earrings state that these earrings were a gift from king Shulgi, the second King of Ur III Dynasty . Housed at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

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The cuneiform inscriptions on this pair of gold earrings state that these earrings were a gift from king Shulgi, the second King of Ur III Dynasty . Housed at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

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Ceramic lamp holders in the form of lions, from the Kinmen Fengshizi gate. Late Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Quanzhou Museum in China

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Ceramic lamp holders in the form of lions, from the Kinmen Fengshizi gate. Late Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Quanzhou Museum in China

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China

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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A copper-based painted enamel square plate from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A copper-based painted enamel square plate from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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A 1600-year-old celadon ox-shaped lamp unearthed from an Eastern Jin Dynasty cemetery in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Now housed at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in China

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A 1600-year-old celadon ox-shaped lamp unearthed from an Eastern Jin Dynasty cemetery in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Now housed at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in China

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A painted clay figurine of a dancer wearing a mask, now housed at the Xinjiang Museum in China. Tang dynasty

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A painted clay figurine of a dancer wearing a mask, now housed at the Xinjiang Museum in China. Tang dynasty

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Augsburg Ring with Sundial in the Form of a Hedgehog circa 1580. Gold enamel diamonds and glass. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Augsburg Ring with Sundial in the Form of a Hedgehog circa 1580. Gold enamel diamonds and glass. Now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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A bronze statuette of 2 wrestlers grasping each other’s girdles and balancing jars on their heads. From Khafajah, 2600-2370 BCE, now housed at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad

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A bronze statuette of 2 wrestlers grasping each other’s girdles and balancing jars on their heads. From Khafajah, 2600-2370 BCE, now housed at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE.

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE.

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Stoneware figurines transcribing and proofreading, Xianying ware, Western Jin dynasty . Unearthed from Jinpenling in China, and now housed at the Hunan Museum

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Stoneware figurines transcribing and proofreading, Xianying ware, Western Jin dynasty . Unearthed from Jinpenling in China, and now housed at the Hunan Museum

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Pair of earrings, second quarter of 6th century , gold, 8.6 cm long , 8.75 cm long , excavated from Bomun-dong Hapjangbun Tomb, National Treasure 90

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Pair of earrings, second quarter of 6th century , gold, 8.6 cm long , 8.75 cm long , excavated from Bomun-dong Hapjangbun Tomb, National Treasure 90

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Assyrian Gypsum Wall-panel Relief showing a Colossal Lion Statue , which once guarded the entrance to the Temple of Ishtar from Nimrud . The cuneiform inscriptions on the statue mentions the name of King Ashurnasirpal II as the temple's builder.

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Assyrian Gypsum Wall-panel Relief showing a Colossal Lion Statue , which once guarded the entrance to the Temple of Ishtar from Nimrud . The cuneiform inscriptions on the statue mentions the name of King Ashurnasirpal II as the temple's builder.

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