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Mural fragment from Qaryat al-Faw, Saudi Arabia, dates 1st century AD; the text reads in South Arabian "zky" , Artist likely trained in Roman Egypt

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Mural fragment from Qaryat al-Faw, Saudi Arabia, dates 1st century AD; the text reads in South Arabian "zky" , Artist likely trained in Roman Egypt

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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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Ancient Roman-era Egyptian linen fragment featuring a swastika in the center, c. 4th-5th century CE.

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Ancient Roman-era Egyptian linen fragment featuring a swastika in the center, c. 4th-5th century CE.

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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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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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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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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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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Egyptian Priestly Headdress crafted from cartonnage, paint, and gold leaf from the Roman Period, probably 1st century A.D.

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Egyptian Priestly Headdress crafted from cartonnage, paint, and gold leaf from the Roman Period, probably 1st century A.D.

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Anatomy of a horse from a 9th century AH Egyptian document at the University Library, Istanbul

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Anatomy of a horse from a 9th century AH Egyptian document at the University Library, Istanbul

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Roman tombstone in Sala Colonia in Morocco, dated to the first century CE.

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Roman tombstone in Sala Colonia in Morocco, dated to the first century CE.

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Woman with short hair in the Fayum portrait. The painting dates from the Hadrianic period, dating to approximately the 2nd century CE.

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Woman with short hair in the Fayum portrait. The painting dates from the Hadrianic period, dating to approximately the 2nd century CE.

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A silk Mamluk carpet from Cairo, in Egypt, now housed at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna. 1st quarter of the 16th century CE

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A silk Mamluk carpet from Cairo, in Egypt, now housed at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna. 1st quarter of the 16th century CE

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Roman fish-shaped crystal. Dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman fish-shaped crystal. Dated to the 1st century CE.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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This is the Gaddi Torso, a fragmentary ancient Roman marble sculpture from the 2nd century BCE

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This is the Gaddi Torso, a fragmentary ancient Roman marble sculpture from the 2nd century BCE

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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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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A mural from Ostia - a Roman port - showing the loading of a merchant ship named Isis Giminiana with grain. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Located in the Vatican Museums in Rome.

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A mural from Ostia - a Roman port - showing the loading of a merchant ship named Isis Giminiana with grain. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Located in the Vatican Museums in Rome.

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