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A Dagger Holder From Cirebon Sultanate in 18th Century. Depicting Ganapati/Batara Gana/Earthly Angle Holding a Dh'ulfiqar's Sword of Ali, the nephew of the Prophet. Collection of National Gallery of Australia

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A Dagger Holder From Cirebon Sultanate in 18th Century. Depicting Ganapati/Batara Gana/Earthly Angle Holding a Dh'ulfiqar's Sword of Ali, the nephew of the Prophet. Collection of National Gallery of Australia

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a horse. Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a horse. Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting the Ashinaga-tenaga . Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting the Ashinaga-tenaga . Now part of a private collection

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A Late 12th Century Cutting from a Missal with a depiction of the Crucifixion, Germany or Austria

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A Late 12th Century Cutting from a Missal with a depiction of the Crucifixion, Germany or Austria

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A medieval illumination from De proprietatibus rerum , depicting astronomers observing the earth. 15th century CE, now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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A medieval illumination from De proprietatibus rerum , depicting astronomers observing the earth. 15th century CE, now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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Aquamanile in the form of a horseman. English or Scandinavian, 13th c. Bronze. National Gallery of Art collection

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Aquamanile in the form of a horseman. English or Scandinavian, 13th c. Bronze. National Gallery of Art collection

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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A Mughal dagger made in c. 1610-1620 CE, probably from Agra in India, now part of the private collection of sheikh Al Thani. Nephrite jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, emeralds and a pearl in kundan settings; watered steel blade with gold-overlaid decoration

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A Mughal dagger made in c. 1610-1620 CE, probably from Agra in India, now part of the private collection of sheikh Al Thani. Nephrite jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, emeralds and a pearl in kundan settings; watered steel blade with gold-overlaid decoration

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A large bronze drum from Guangxi province in China, now housed at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Tang dynasty or earlier

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A large bronze drum from Guangxi province in China, now housed at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Tang dynasty or earlier

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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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A bronze plaque from Perm, in Russia, depicting seven elk men, with two-fingered hands and small hooves for feet,walking in procession along the back of a long-horned, scaly anteater. 6th-8th century CE

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A bronze plaque from Perm, in Russia, depicting seven elk men, with two-fingered hands and small hooves for feet,walking in procession along the back of a long-horned, scaly anteater. 6th-8th century CE

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Gold trophy head, depicting a decapitated high status enemy. These heads would have been attached to ceremonial swords. State of Asante in present day Ghana, ca. 18th Century

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Gold trophy head, depicting a decapitated high status enemy. These heads would have been attached to ceremonial swords. State of Asante in present day Ghana, ca. 18th Century

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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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Wall painting from Herculaneum, depicting a tragic actor resting after the play. The fresco is dated to the 1st century BCE. The objectis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Wall painting from Herculaneum, depicting a tragic actor resting after the play. The fresco is dated to the 1st century BCE. The objectis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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A set of gold jewellery unearthed from the tomb of a woman in Taranto, Italy. The set includes a gold ring, 2 necklaces, 2 earrings, 2 bracelets and a gold hairnet with a central medallion and a ribbon-like base studded with garnets. 3rd century BCE, Altes Museum in Berlin

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A set of gold jewellery unearthed from the tomb of a woman in Taranto, Italy. The set includes a gold ring, 2 necklaces, 2 earrings, 2 bracelets and a gold hairnet with a central medallion and a ribbon-like base studded with garnets. 3rd century BCE, Altes Museum in Berlin

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A bronze sculpture of dancing Krishna. From Nepal, 18th century CE, now housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in India

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A bronze sculpture of dancing Krishna. From Nepal, 18th century CE, now housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in India

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