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A bronze lamp from the city of Benin Benin was also one of the first cities to have a semblance of street lighting. bigger versions of these were hung 20ft high and placed around the city, fueled with palm oil the industrial era equivalent of crude oil. 15th century

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A bronze lamp from the city of Benin Benin was also one of the first cities to have a semblance of street lighting. bigger versions of these were hung 20ft high and placed around the city, fueled with palm oil the industrial era equivalent of crude oil. 15th century

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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The Golden Buddha statue in Thailand, weighting 5.5 tons. At one point in its history, the statue was covered with a layer of stucco to conceal its true value. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the beautiful shining gold revealed. 13th-15th cent. CE

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The Golden Buddha statue in Thailand, weighting 5.5 tons. At one point in its history, the statue was covered with a layer of stucco to conceal its true value. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the beautiful shining gold revealed. 13th-15th cent. CE

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The 5th century CE Margarita Tomb, from Copán in Honduras, is a multi–leveled tomb with one of the largest caches ever found associated with the burial of a Maya woman. Because she was found covered in red cinnabar, she is also known as the Lady in Red

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The 5th century CE Margarita Tomb, from Copán in Honduras, is a multi–leveled tomb with one of the largest caches ever found associated with the burial of a Maya woman. Because she was found covered in red cinnabar, she is also known as the Lady in Red

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The remains of a "vampire" discovered among the corpses of 16th century plague victims in Venice. Gravediggers shoved a brick into her skull to prevent her from chewing through her shroud and infecting others with the plague

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The remains of a "vampire" discovered among the corpses of 16th century plague victims in Venice. Gravediggers shoved a brick into her skull to prevent her from chewing through her shroud and infecting others with the plague

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues...

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Detail of the face of one of the "Bronze Runners", two full-size bronze statues with bone and stone inlays for the eyes, found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. Generally dated between the first century BC and the first AD, they are believed to be copies of Greek statues...

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Artemis of Ephesus, alabaster and painted bronze, 2nd-century AD. The place of recovery is unknown. The statue is 4ft high and relates to an ancient cult celebrated in Ephesus , where Artemis was venerated as the goddess of nature and ruler of wild beasts...

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Artemis of Ephesus, alabaster and painted bronze, 2nd-century AD. The place of recovery is unknown. The statue is 4ft high and relates to an ancient cult celebrated in Ephesus , where Artemis was venerated as the goddess of nature and ruler of wild beasts...

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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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In Wehringen , in the area of an ancient necropolis, a grave was discovered, with human remains buried in it along with a set of surgical instruments, a stone palette and a bronze first aid kit.

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In Wehringen , in the area of an ancient necropolis, a grave was discovered, with human remains buried in it along with a set of surgical instruments, a stone palette and a bronze first aid kit.

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman's head, which may have signified a final end to her power

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Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman's head, which may have signified a final end to her power

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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Bronze calf with silver plating, representing Ba'al-Sapon, and a pottery shrine, 16th century BCE. This cultic fixture was placed outside the city gate of ancient Ashkelon, on a slope headed towards the port so sailors could worship Ba'al-Sapon, a protector of sailors in Canaanite religion

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Bronze calf with silver plating, representing Ba'al-Sapon, and a pottery shrine, 16th century BCE. This cultic fixture was placed outside the city gate of ancient Ashkelon, on a slope headed towards the port so sailors could worship Ba'al-Sapon, a protector of sailors in Canaanite religion

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19th-century square glass lantern with lacquered wood frame. Used to brighten the banquet halls in the royal court of Joseon. In 2022 the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea adopted these design and installed them as streetlights around the royal palaces in Seoul, South Korea.

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19th-century square glass lantern with lacquered wood frame. Used to brighten the banquet halls in the royal court of Joseon. In 2022 the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea adopted these design and installed them as streetlights around the royal palaces in Seoul, South Korea.

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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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Antikythera Ephebe, c. 335 BC, Greece. Found by sponge-divers near the island of Antikythera, it was the first of a series of bronze sculptures rescued from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the 20th century which fundamentally altered the modern view of ancient Greek sculpture...

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Antikythera Ephebe, c. 335 BC, Greece. Found by sponge-divers near the island of Antikythera, it was the first of a series of bronze sculptures rescued from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the 20th century which fundamentally altered the modern view of ancient Greek sculpture...

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The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. The official handover ceremony takes place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos, in the presence of representatives from both nations

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The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. The official handover ceremony takes place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos, in the presence of representatives from both nations

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