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The white-tailed eagle talon necklace; from the Neanderthal site at Krapina, Croatia, dated to 130000 ago. Actually a set of eagle claws, with polishing facets, small notches & deeper cut marks, suggesting one of the earliest pieces of jewelry. From the Croatian Natural History Museum

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The white-tailed eagle talon necklace; from the Neanderthal site at Krapina, Croatia, dated to 130000 ago. Actually a set of eagle claws, with polishing facets, small notches & deeper cut marks, suggesting one of the earliest pieces of jewelry. From the Croatian Natural History Museum

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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Statue from the late Majapahit period depicting a Chinese noble/official on Java, distinguished by the use of jewelry. The face of the statue is sculpted with plump cheeks and a curled mustache

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Statue from the late Majapahit period depicting a Chinese noble/official on Java, distinguished by the use of jewelry. The face of the statue is sculpted with plump cheeks and a curled mustache

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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 polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea

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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea

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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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Necklace made of gold with carnelian beads and a cut oval agate. 2200-2000 BC, now housed at the Museum of History of Armenia at Yerevan

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Necklace made of gold with carnelian beads and a cut oval agate. 2200-2000 BC, now housed at the Museum of History of Armenia at Yerevan

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A large necklace, from Susa in Iran, with ten rows of small limestone beads held by black schist loops: three appendages and a series of amulets or pendants are attached to it. 3800-3100 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A large necklace, from Susa in Iran, with ten rows of small limestone beads held by black schist loops: three appendages and a series of amulets or pendants are attached to it. 3800-3100 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Double chromatic harp with two sets of strings that cross near their midpoint, one row of strings has the naturals for a C major scale, like white notes on a modern piano, while the second set of strings has the accidentals, or black notes, late 19th century

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Double chromatic harp with two sets of strings that cross near their midpoint, one row of strings has the naturals for a C major scale, like white notes on a modern piano, while the second set of strings has the accidentals, or black notes, late 19th century

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This set of seven ivory chess pieces is the oldest set known to this day. It was excavated at the archaeological site of Afrasiab in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Coin finds from the same excavated layer help date it to the 8th century CE. Samarkand State Museum

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This set of seven ivory chess pieces is the oldest set known to this day. It was excavated at the archaeological site of Afrasiab in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Coin finds from the same excavated layer help date it to the 8th century CE. Samarkand State Museum

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Relief of a warrior, or of a War deity of Hatti, made of limestone. From the King's gate of ancient Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire; dated to 14th - 13th c BCE ca. The original piece at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara , a replica in situ

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Relief of a warrior, or of a War deity of Hatti, made of limestone. From the King's gate of ancient Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire; dated to 14th - 13th c BCE ca. The original piece at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara , a replica in situ

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A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony seal depicting a mixed creature with human torso, pegasus body and scorpion tail pointing his bow and arrow at a creature with lion head and pegasus body. 626-539 BCE, now housed at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony seal depicting a mixed creature with human torso, pegasus body and scorpion tail pointing his bow and arrow at a creature with lion head and pegasus body. 626-539 BCE, now housed at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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Details of Tibetan teacher portraits, pages from Jivarama’s Sketchbook, the earliest dated Newar artist’s sketchbook. 1435 CE, Tibet , now housed at the Jnana-Pravaha Centre Museum in Varanasi, India

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Details of Tibetan teacher portraits, pages from Jivarama’s Sketchbook, the earliest dated Newar artist’s sketchbook. 1435 CE, Tibet , now housed at the Jnana-Pravaha Centre Museum in Varanasi, India

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An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran

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An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran

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A scroll of 7 calligraphy pieces by various warlords of Japan from the Kenmu Restoration and slightly earlier, dating from the 13th to 14th century. Each piece is accompanied with an early inscription and seal of appraisal. A rather exciting and very recent acquisition

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A scroll of 7 calligraphy pieces by various warlords of Japan from the Kenmu Restoration and slightly earlier, dating from the 13th to 14th century. Each piece is accompanied with an early inscription and seal of appraisal. A rather exciting and very recent acquisition

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The Tandragee Idol, dated to the Iron Age, with some sources suggesting a date as early as 1000 BCE. It shows the torso and head of a grotesque and brutish figure who crosses his body with his left arm to hold his right arm in what appears to be a ritualistic pose. Northern Ireland

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The Tandragee Idol, dated to the Iron Age, with some sources suggesting a date as early as 1000 BCE. It shows the torso and head of a grotesque and brutish figure who crosses his body with his left arm to hold his right arm in what appears to be a ritualistic pose. Northern Ireland

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A specimen of a giant locust eating a mouse, as displayed at the Hintze Hall Balconies, in the Blue Zone of the Natural History Museum, London.

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A specimen of a giant locust eating a mouse, as displayed at the Hintze Hall Balconies, in the Blue Zone of the Natural History Museum, London.

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At Persepolis in Iran, dating 518 BC, this stone lion greets the viewer with a smiling face from the front, yet as you move to the side, the same lion appears fierce and angry. It is a masterpiece of ancient Persian art that captures both serenity and aggression.

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At Persepolis in Iran, dating 518 BC, this stone lion greets the viewer with a smiling face from the front, yet as you move to the side, the same lion appears fierce and angry. It is a masterpiece of ancient Persian art that captures both serenity and aggression.

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