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Egyptian terracotta sculpture which may depict Isis mourning Osiris. The sculpture portrays a woman raising her right arm over her head, a typical gesture of mourning. 15th or 14th century BC. Louvre

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Egyptian terracotta sculpture which may depict Isis mourning Osiris. The sculpture portrays a woman raising her right arm over her head, a typical gesture of mourning. 15th or 14th century BC. Louvre

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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A polychrome terracotta sculpture by Guido Mazzoni, depicting an old man's head. 1480-1485 CE, now housed at the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy

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A polychrome terracotta sculpture by Guido Mazzoni, depicting an old man's head. 1480-1485 CE, now housed at the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy

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Roman sculpture depicting Homer. The object is a Roman copy, from the reign of Emperor Hadrian , of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Homer. The object is a Roman copy, from the reign of Emperor Hadrian , of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Sculpture relief depicting a Sasanian cataphract . Taq-e Bostan, Iran, 6th century

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Sculpture relief depicting a Sasanian cataphract . Taq-e Bostan, Iran, 6th century

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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Terracotta sculptures depicting the death of St. Francis of Assisi and his mourners, from the Convent of São Pedro de Alcântara. Lisbon, Portugal, 1670

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Terracotta sculptures depicting the death of St. Francis of Assisi and his mourners, from the Convent of São Pedro de Alcântara. Lisbon, Portugal, 1670

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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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A 4th century CE Roman mosaic from the villa of Pompeianus, in Algeria, representing the estate and the owner's horses. The bottom picture shows a detail from the mosaic, which depicts a race horse and an inscription which says "Whether you win or not, we love you Polidoxus"

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A 4th century CE Roman mosaic from the villa of Pompeianus, in Algeria, representing the estate and the owner's horses. The bottom picture shows a detail from the mosaic, which depicts a race horse and an inscription which says "Whether you win or not, we love you Polidoxus"

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting a Greek poet. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 2nd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Roman sculpture depicting a Greek poet. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 2nd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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“Depiction of Yuya in his copy of the Book of the Dead”

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“Depiction of Yuya in his copy of the Book of the Dead”

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A 5 meters tall sculpture depicting the Tree of Jesse which illustrates the double genealogy of Christ, spiritual and historical, inspired by a prophecy of Isaiah. 15th century CE, located at the Hospice Saint-Roch Museum in France

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A 5 meters tall sculpture depicting the Tree of Jesse which illustrates the double genealogy of Christ, spiritual and historical, inspired by a prophecy of Isaiah. 15th century CE, located at the Hospice Saint-Roch Museum in France

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Stays made of iron; they were made by an armourer to be worn by a woman to correct the posture, over a lightly padded or soft leather garment, 17th century. York Castle Museum

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Stays made of iron; they were made by an armourer to be worn by a woman to correct the posture, over a lightly padded or soft leather garment, 17th century. York Castle Museum

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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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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Sculpture from Gabii, near Rome, Italy, 1st century CE. Use unknown; maybe the brink of a well or a Zodiacal altar. The 12 Roman gods are depicted with an identifying attribute, while Zodiac signs run along the side. Currently at the Louvre.

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Sculpture from Gabii, near Rome, Italy, 1st century CE. Use unknown; maybe the brink of a well or a Zodiacal altar. The 12 Roman gods are depicted with an identifying attribute, while Zodiac signs run along the side. Currently at the Louvre.

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