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Jane Austen's portable mahogany desk was bought by her dad The Rev George Austen in Basingstoke at Ring Brothers in Dec 1794 as a present for his daughter born 16th Dec 1775. They lived 7 miles away at Steventon Parsonage where in 1796 she began the 1st draft of Pride and Prejudice.

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Jane Austen's portable mahogany desk was bought by her dad The Rev George Austen in Basingstoke at Ring Brothers in Dec 1794 as a present for his daughter born 16th Dec 1775. They lived 7 miles away at Steventon Parsonage where in 1796 she began the 1st draft of Pride and Prejudice.

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Swedish king Gustav II Adolfs wedding outfit in front of his wedding saddle. Livrustkammaren , Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1620

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Swedish king Gustav II Adolfs wedding outfit in front of his wedding saddle. Livrustkammaren , Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1620

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Plush cat toy on wheels, made by the Steiff Company. Germany, 1890

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Plush cat toy on wheels, made by the Steiff Company. Germany, 1890

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Harpsichord with painted lid depicting Neptune and Amphitrite. Made by Luigi Baillon. France, 1775

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Harpsichord with painted lid depicting Neptune and Amphitrite. Made by Luigi Baillon. France, 1775

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Elegant Late Almohad-era 10 dinar coin, struck in Marrakech, 1248–66 AD

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Elegant Late Almohad-era 10 dinar coin, struck in Marrakech, 1248–66 AD

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Buddha Shakyamuni with Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara. Swat Valley region, Pakistan, 8th c. Bronze. Rubin Museum collection

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Buddha Shakyamuni with Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara. Swat Valley region, Pakistan, 8th c. Bronze. Rubin Museum collection

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Minerva bestowing arms to her followers, from Christine de Pizan's L'Epître Othea

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Minerva bestowing arms to her followers, from Christine de Pizan's L'Epître Othea

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The Greek Serpentine Column that commemorated the Battle of Platea, and the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III brought from Karnak by Theodosius I, set in their original Roman relocation place in the spina of what was the circus of Constantinople for over fifteen centuries...

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The Greek Serpentine Column that commemorated the Battle of Platea, and the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III brought from Karnak by Theodosius I, set in their original Roman relocation place in the spina of what was the circus of Constantinople for over fifteen centuries...

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