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Signet ring believed to have belonged to Duke of Gdańsk Świętopełk II the Great . Gold, 1st half of 13th century. In the collection of National Museum in Kraków.

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Signet ring believed to have belonged to Duke of Gdańsk Świętopełk II the Great . Gold, 1st half of 13th century. In the collection of National Museum in Kraków.

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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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Thracian burial gold wreath and ring. The central figure of the wreath is Nike on top of a chiton. National Museum of History, Sofia.

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Thracian burial gold wreath and ring. The central figure of the wreath is Nike on top of a chiton. National Museum of History, Sofia.

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Coronation sandals of 10-year-old Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Kraków, 1530, scarlet velvet, silk and paper, property of the National Museum in Kraków.

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Coronation sandals of 10-year-old Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Kraków, 1530, scarlet velvet, silk and paper, property of the National Museum in Kraków.

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Pillow in the shape of a recumbent child in white glaze, Northern Song dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Pillow in the shape of a recumbent child in white glaze, Northern Song dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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Swastika from Taxila , c. 1st Century BCE

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Swastika from Taxila , c. 1st Century BCE

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What remains of a golden vest that belonged to a south arabian king named Waqh AL Rem from Kingdom of Ma’in, date between 8th century BCE to the 1st century CE

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What remains of a golden vest that belonged to a south arabian king named Waqh AL Rem from Kingdom of Ma’in, date between 8th century BCE to the 1st century CE

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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Corinthian Helmet — Bronze helmet found in Olympia, 23 cm high, dated to the 6th century BC, in the Greek antiquities collection of the Louvre Museum since 1832.

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Corinthian Helmet — Bronze helmet found in Olympia, 23 cm high, dated to the 6th century BC, in the Greek antiquities collection of the Louvre Museum since 1832.

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A single emerald sculpted around a gold sleeve to be used as a ring. According to the Al Thani Collection, it was most probably used by one of the 16th century Mughal Emperors . India, 16th century

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A single emerald sculpted around a gold sleeve to be used as a ring. According to the Al Thani Collection, it was most probably used by one of the 16th century Mughal Emperors . India, 16th century

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A silk hairnet made in the 2nd half of the 14th century CE, now housed at the Museum Kunstpalast in Germany

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A silk hairnet made in the 2nd half of the 14th century CE, now housed at the Museum Kunstpalast in Germany

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Netsuke in the form of a goat, carved from ivory by Mitsuharu, mid-18th century . Collection: Walters Art Museum

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Netsuke in the form of a goat, carved from ivory by Mitsuharu, mid-18th century . Collection: Walters Art Museum

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Golden ceremonial axes with greyhound image, discovered at the Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos. 20th-18th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum Of Beirut in Lebanon

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Golden ceremonial axes with greyhound image, discovered at the Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos. 20th-18th century BCE, now housed at the National Museum Of Beirut in Lebanon

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 1st century CE, showing a ribbon. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia .

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Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 1st century CE, showing a ribbon. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia .

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