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The Sudarium of Saint Veronica is an engraving made by the French artist Claude Mellan in 1649 CE, created from a single spiralling unbroken line that starts at the tip of Jesus's nose. Claude Mellan's tour de force is one of the great achievements of printmaking

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The Sudarium of Saint Veronica is an engraving made by the French artist Claude Mellan in 1649 CE, created from a single spiralling unbroken line that starts at the tip of Jesus's nose. Claude Mellan's tour de force is one of the great achievements of printmaking

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Bouquet of porcelain flowers from Vincennes, in France, made prior to 1749 CE by Jean-Claude Chambellan and Claude le Boitteux. Now it's part of the Dresden Porcelain Collection at the Zwinger Palace in Germany

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Bouquet of porcelain flowers from Vincennes, in France, made prior to 1749 CE by Jean-Claude Chambellan and Claude le Boitteux. Now it's part of the Dresden Porcelain Collection at the Zwinger Palace in Germany

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Erotic engravings from the novel "La Nouvelle Justine ou Les Malheurs de la vertu", published in the Netherlands in 1797 CE. This novel was an extended version of the 1791 novel "Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu" by the French writer and nobleman Marquis de Sade

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Erotic engravings from the novel "La Nouvelle Justine ou Les Malheurs de la vertu", published in the Netherlands in 1797 CE. This novel was an extended version of the 1791 novel "Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu" by the French writer and nobleman Marquis de Sade

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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing

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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing

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On April 19, 1912 the Board of Trade, specifically the Marine Department, received a letter from the Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and General Workers’ Union of Great Britain and Ireland detailing the Union’s disdain at the loss of working class lives that occurred on the Titanic

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On April 19, 1912 the Board of Trade, specifically the Marine Department, received a letter from the Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and General Workers’ Union of Great Britain and Ireland detailing the Union’s disdain at the loss of working class lives that occurred on the Titanic

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A visitor standing in front of the Colossal Bull Capital from the Achaemenid Empire , related to the Audience Hall of Darius the Great at Persepolis.

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A visitor standing in front of the Colossal Bull Capital from the Achaemenid Empire , related to the Audience Hall of Darius the Great at Persepolis.

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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The tomb of Darius the Great is one of the four tombs for Achaemenid kings at the historical site of Naqsh-e Rostam, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Persepolis in Iran

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The tomb of Darius the Great is one of the four tombs for Achaemenid kings at the historical site of Naqsh-e Rostam, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Persepolis in Iran

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A whaling suit from Greenland, made some time before 1834. The hunter crawled into the sealskin suit through the central hole, making it waterproof by pulling the hole closed. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark

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A whaling suit from Greenland, made some time before 1834. The hunter crawled into the sealskin suit through the central hole, making it waterproof by pulling the hole closed. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark

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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Japanese woodblock print “Kidomaru seated cross-legged on the head of a giant python, learning magic from the tengu”, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in 1840 CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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This sword, made in Milan in 1560 CE, is one of the most remarkable achievements of Italian armourers. Its elaborate handle, virtuously cut in iron, suggests motion: The guard ends in triton figures, sea creatures form the guard ring and cover the hilt and pommel in flat relief

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This sword, made in Milan in 1560 CE, is one of the most remarkable achievements of Italian armourers. Its elaborate handle, virtuously cut in iron, suggests motion: The guard ends in triton figures, sea creatures form the guard ring and cover the hilt and pommel in flat relief

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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A demon flattening someone out and preparing to cut them into soba noodles. From the hell scroll made by the Japanese artist Nichōsai

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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The Garmsar Salt Cave features massive salt pillars that support its ceiling, formed and shaped by the Achaemenid Empire during salt extraction in 550–330 BC. Located in the Iranian county of the same name, the cave has 27 mines, and the one shown here is a popular tourist attraction.

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The Garmsar Salt Cave features massive salt pillars that support its ceiling, formed and shaped by the Achaemenid Empire during salt extraction in 550–330 BC. Located in the Iranian county of the same name, the cave has 27 mines, and the one shown here is a popular tourist attraction.

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Veiled Christ is a carved marble sculpture completed in 1753 by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino.It is formed from a single block of white marble,and was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro,a prince of Sansevero,as the centerpiece of the Cappella Sansevero,in Naples,Italy.

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Veiled Christ is a carved marble sculpture completed in 1753 by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino.It is formed from a single block of white marble,and was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro,a prince of Sansevero,as the centerpiece of the Cappella Sansevero,in Naples,Italy.

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An etching made in 1888 by the Belgian painter and printmaker James Ensor , titled: "My Portrait in the Year 1960". Now housed at the Museum of Fine Artsin Ghent in Belgium

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An etching made in 1888 by the Belgian painter and printmaker James Ensor , titled: "My Portrait in the Year 1960". Now housed at the Museum of Fine Artsin Ghent in Belgium

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A porcelain bowl ordered for ritual use by the Chinese Ming emperor Xuande . Sacrificial red monochrome-glazed porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande era represents the peak of technical achievement at Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln. British Museum

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A porcelain bowl ordered for ritual use by the Chinese Ming emperor Xuande . Sacrificial red monochrome-glazed porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande era represents the peak of technical achievement at Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln. British Museum

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The 1st century CE al-Diwan is a square chamber containing 3 stone benches that served as a triclinium for sacred feasts. Carved by the Nabataeans into a hillside to shield it from the wind, it's one of the few extant examples of nonfunerary architecture in Madain Saleh, Saudi Arabia

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The 1st century CE al-Diwan is a square chamber containing 3 stone benches that served as a triclinium for sacred feasts. Carved by the Nabataeans into a hillside to shield it from the wind, it's one of the few extant examples of nonfunerary architecture in Madain Saleh, Saudi Arabia

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