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Young attendant wearing gold headdress and jewelry of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE. She is one of 68 female sacrifices found beneath the burial of Queen Puabi in the great "death pit" excavated in 1934.

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Young attendant wearing gold headdress and jewelry of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE. She is one of 68 female sacrifices found beneath the burial of Queen Puabi in the great "death pit" excavated in 1934.

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Queen Puabi’s headdress. The headdress of gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian with two wreaths of poplar and a wreath of willow was on Queen Puabi’s body in her tomb at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, ca 2550 BCE. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Queen Puabi’s headdress. The headdress of gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian with two wreaths of poplar and a wreath of willow was on Queen Puabi’s body in her tomb at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, ca 2550 BCE. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Beaded cape and jewelry includes pins of gold and lapis lazuli found in the the tomb of Queen Puabi at the Royal Cemetery of Ur ca 2550 BCE.University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

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Beaded cape and jewelry includes pins of gold and lapis lazuli found in the the tomb of Queen Puabi at the Royal Cemetery of Ur ca 2550 BCE.University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

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Royal staff handle from the Achaemenid Empire . It features a cylindrical gold socket, ending in two lapis lazuli lion heads. The socket is decorated with repoussé work, and traces of ivory or bone remain inside. On display at the Iranian Gallery, British Museum.

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Royal staff handle from the Achaemenid Empire . It features a cylindrical gold socket, ending in two lapis lazuli lion heads. The socket is decorated with repoussé work, and traces of ivory or bone remain inside. On display at the Iranian Gallery, British Museum.

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A pectoral made of gold and lapis lazuli, found in the burial of the queen Kama in Leontopolis, Egypt. 837-728 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A pectoral made of gold and lapis lazuli, found in the burial of the queen Kama in Leontopolis, Egypt. 837-728 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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A gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and feldspar bracelet of the High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem II, found on his mummy in the Royal Cache at Thebes, Egypt. 990-969 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and feldspar bracelet of the High Priest of Amun, Pinedjem II, found on his mummy in the Royal Cache at Thebes, Egypt. 990-969 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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One of two figures found facing each other in Ur, Sumer, c. 4500 BP . The tubes coming up from their backs suggest they used to support something, maybe bowls, or a small table now gone. Found in the 'Great Death Pit', a mass grave in the Royal Cemetery at Ur...

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One of two figures found facing each other in Ur, Sumer, c. 4500 BP . The tubes coming up from their backs suggest they used to support something, maybe bowls, or a small table now gone. Found in the 'Great Death Pit', a mass grave in the Royal Cemetery at Ur...

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Golden dagger of Aanépàdda, head of the First Dynasty of Ur and King of Kish, found in his tomb in the Royal Cemetery of Ur - c. 2350 BCE

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Golden dagger of Aanépàdda, head of the First Dynasty of Ur and King of Kish, found in his tomb in the Royal Cemetery of Ur - c. 2350 BCE

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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Hunnic jewellery from a female burial in Bakodpuszta, Hungary, made of gold and garnets. 430–470 CE, now housed at the Hungarian National Museum

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Hunnic jewellery from a female burial in Bakodpuszta, Hungary, made of gold and garnets. 430–470 CE, now housed at the Hungarian National Museum

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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Figurine from Georgia c.300-200 BCE: this figurine was decorated with gold jewelry, wrapped in a burial shroud, and then buried in its own miniature "grave" beneath an ancient temple

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Figurine from Georgia c.300-200 BCE: this figurine was decorated with gold jewelry, wrapped in a burial shroud, and then buried in its own miniature "grave" beneath an ancient temple

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This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The skeleton of an adult male who was buried in a unique position at the Hirota site, in Japan, with his arms clasped and kneeling. The man was wearing over 10,000 pieces of shell ornaments, which account for about a quarter of the shell artifacts excavated at the site. 2nd-7th century CE

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The skeleton of an adult male who was buried in a unique position at the Hirota site, in Japan, with his arms clasped and kneeling. The man was wearing over 10,000 pieces of shell ornaments, which account for about a quarter of the shell artifacts excavated at the site. 2nd-7th century CE

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A solid gold amulet depicting goddess Isis wearing a headdress of Hathor - the sun disk flanked by cow's horn. It was found in the burial chamber of a general Wenbauendjed from the 21st Dynasty - 1076 - 944 BC .

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A solid gold amulet depicting goddess Isis wearing a headdress of Hathor - the sun disk flanked by cow's horn. It was found in the burial chamber of a general Wenbauendjed from the 21st Dynasty - 1076 - 944 BC .

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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The treasure of Thaj princess. Is approximately an 18 KG of various jewelry and a funerary mask that found buried with a 10 years old girl from the wealthy trading city of Thaj in eastern Saudi arabia. Circa 1th century AD

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The treasure of Thaj princess. Is approximately an 18 KG of various jewelry and a funerary mask that found buried with a 10 years old girl from the wealthy trading city of Thaj in eastern Saudi arabia. Circa 1th century AD

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