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A mural painted by Konchok Zangpo in the early 15th century CE, depicting Buddha Shakyamuni. Located in the Gyantse Kumbum in Tibet

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A mural painted by Konchok Zangpo in the early 15th century CE, depicting Buddha Shakyamuni. Located in the Gyantse Kumbum in Tibet

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An erotic stone sculpture depicting a standing 69, located at the 13th century CE Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India

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An erotic stone sculpture depicting a standing 69, located at the 13th century CE Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India

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Painted walls at Alchi Monastery, depicting a mandala and Buddhas. Ladakh, India, 11th century AD

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Painted walls at Alchi Monastery, depicting a mandala and Buddhas. Ladakh, India, 11th century AD

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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A silver and copper-inlaid copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Kashmir, 7th / early 8th century,

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A silver and copper-inlaid copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Kashmir, 7th / early 8th century,

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A 12th century CE mosaic at the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, depicting a leopard

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A 12th century CE mosaic at the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, depicting a leopard

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An early 19th century CE ivory netsuke depicting the Monkey King Sun Wukong, made by the Japanese artist Matsushita Otoman

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An early 19th century CE ivory netsuke depicting the Monkey King Sun Wukong, made by the Japanese artist Matsushita Otoman

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A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE

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A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE

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Gilded copper plaque depicting a snow lion. Tibet, 17th century

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Gilded copper plaque depicting a snow lion. Tibet, 17th century

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Painting depicting a warrior coming out of a horse with a bow and arrow in his left and right hand,early 19th century,kangra state,india,salar jung museum hyderabad india

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Painting depicting a warrior coming out of a horse with a bow and arrow in his left and right hand,early 19th century,kangra state,india,salar jung museum hyderabad india

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An early 14th century illuminated painting of the Amida Raigo Triad, produced in Japan

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An early 14th century illuminated painting of the Amida Raigo Triad, produced in Japan

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Part of a mural depicting the birth of Lord Rama at Mattancherry Palace, Kerala in India, 1545 AD

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Part of a mural depicting the birth of Lord Rama at Mattancherry Palace, Kerala in India, 1545 AD

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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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A 19th century CE painting of a maple tree, by Sakai Hoitsu . Now housed at the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, Japan

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A 19th century CE painting of a maple tree, by Sakai Hoitsu . Now housed at the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, Japan

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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The Berlin Foundry Cup, early 5th century BC, a red-figure kylix depicting the activities in an Athenian bronze foundry

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The Berlin Foundry Cup, early 5th century BC, a red-figure kylix depicting the activities in an Athenian bronze foundry

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“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’”

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“Mural painting called ‘the Investiture’”

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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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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Sculpture of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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Sculpture of the fasting Buddha. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 3rd-5th century AD

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