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A pair of woolen socks from Roman Egypt. Dated 250-420 CE.

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A pair of woolen socks from Roman Egypt. Dated 250-420 CE.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Portrait of two brothers from Roman Egypt, 140 AD.

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Portrait of two brothers from Roman Egypt, 140 AD.

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Pair of Ancient Byzantine era gilded leather shoes from Egypt, c. 4th-7th century CE.

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Pair of Ancient Byzantine era gilded leather shoes from Egypt, c. 4th-7th century CE.

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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A pair of Egyptian woven reed and papyrus open shoes, ca. 1550BC- 1070BC. VAM

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A pair of Egyptian woven reed and papyrus open shoes, ca. 1550BC- 1070BC. VAM

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Mummy portrait of a man with short hair. Fayum, Egypt, Roman period, 100-120 AD

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Mummy portrait of a man with short hair. Fayum, Egypt, Roman period, 100-120 AD

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Fayum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Fayum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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A Roman marble statue depicting Hercules. Dated from 117-138 CE.

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A Roman marble statue depicting Hercules. Dated from 117-138 CE.

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Head of a priest, Roman Imperial era, c. 150–250 CE

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Head of a priest, Roman Imperial era, c. 150–250 CE

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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Funerary Fayoum portrait from Roman Egypt – 1st Century AD

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Funerary Fayoum portrait from Roman Egypt – 1st Century AD

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Portrait of a Man from a Mummy, Egyptian, early 2nd century AD

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Portrait of a Man from a Mummy, Egyptian, early 2nd century AD

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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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The Roman mosaic shows a cobra. It is a fragment of a scene from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. The object is dated to 2nd BCE - 1st century CE.

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The Roman mosaic shows a cobra. It is a fragment of a scene from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. The object is dated to 2nd BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman agate bowl, Egypt, c. I-II century CE.

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Roman agate bowl, Egypt, c. I-II century CE.

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Roman agate bowl, Egypt, c. I-II century CE.

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Roman agate bowl, Egypt, c. I-II century CE.

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Mummy portrait of a young woman with gold and pearl earrings. Egypt, Roman period, 50-250 AD

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Mummy portrait of a young woman with gold and pearl earrings. Egypt, Roman period, 50-250 AD

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