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Fragment of a cape painted with sea snail blood. Peru, Paracas culture, 5th-3rd century BC

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Fragment of a cape painted with sea snail blood. Peru, Paracas culture, 5th-3rd century BC

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Sculpture fragment of a hand holding a water pot. Gandhara, Pakistan, 3rd-4th century AD

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Sculpture fragment of a hand holding a water pot. Gandhara, Pakistan, 3rd-4th century AD

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Fragments of a bronze sword. China, Warring States, 5th-4th century BC

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Fragments of a bronze sword. China, Warring States, 5th-4th century BC

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Fragment of a paper playing card from Egypt, c. 13th-14th century CE.

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Fragment of a paper playing card from Egypt, c. 13th-14th century CE.

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Turban band with double-headed bird designs. Peru, Paracas culture, 300-100 BC

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Turban band with double-headed bird designs. Peru, Paracas culture, 300-100 BC

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Fragment of stamped and painted leather wallpaper, c. 1700.

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Fragment of stamped and painted leather wallpaper, c. 1700.

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A Nazca wool belt adorned with a series of 54 birds, from Peru, 1st-7th century CE

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A Nazca wool belt adorned with a series of 54 birds, from Peru, 1st-7th century CE

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Sculpture of a seated bodhisattva. Korea, Goryeo period, 10th century AD

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Sculpture of a seated bodhisattva. Korea, Goryeo period, 10th century AD

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Flag of the Aceh Sultanate, with blood stains. Indonesia, 19th century

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Flag of the Aceh Sultanate, with blood stains. Indonesia, 19th century

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Fragment of a stupa base. India, 8th-9th century AD

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Fragment of a stupa base. India, 8th-9th century AD

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Painting of a Dutchman with pipe. Japan, 18th century

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Painting of a Dutchman with pipe. Japan, 18th century

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Gold funerary mask with red paint. Peru, Lambayeque culture, 900-1100 AD

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Gold funerary mask with red paint. Peru, Lambayeque culture, 900-1100 AD

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Fragment of a Japanese 17th century art scroll depicting a bloody scene

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Fragment of a Japanese 17th century art scroll depicting a bloody scene

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Painting of a foreign envoy with a lion. China, 15th century

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Painting of a foreign envoy with a lion. China, 15th century

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Ancient Etruscan painted terracotta head of a woman, c. 4th century BCE.

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Ancient Etruscan painted terracotta head of a woman, c. 4th century BCE.

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Bronze ritual food vessel with cloud texture. China, Warring States periods, State of Chu, 5th-4th century BC

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Bronze ritual food vessel with cloud texture. China, Warring States periods, State of Chu, 5th-4th century BC

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Details of a Paracas mantle from Peru. The Paracas textiles, made from wool and cotton and dyed with natural dyes, were used to wrap the bodies of the dead of the Paracas culture in 200–300 BCE

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Details of a Paracas mantle from Peru. The Paracas textiles, made from wool and cotton and dyed with natural dyes, were used to wrap the bodies of the dead of the Paracas culture in 200–300 BCE

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Sculpture of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Sculpture of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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