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The Timur Ruby a most curious lesson in misattribution as it was never Timur's property —nor even a ruby, it being a spinel. It was owned by the 17th century Mughal Emperors

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The Timur Ruby a most curious lesson in misattribution as it was never Timur's property —nor even a ruby, it being a spinel. It was owned by the 17th century Mughal Emperors

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A single emerald sculpted around a gold sleeve to be used as a ring. According to the Al Thani Collection, it was most probably used by one of the 16th century Mughal Emperors . India, 16th century

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A single emerald sculpted around a gold sleeve to be used as a ring. According to the Al Thani Collection, it was most probably used by one of the 16th century Mughal Emperors . India, 16th century

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The iconic Peacock Throne or the Takht-i-taus was the greatest accumulation of precious gemstones in the 17th Century. Mughal empire . Commissioned in 1628 by Shah Jahan

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The iconic Peacock Throne or the Takht-i-taus was the greatest accumulation of precious gemstones in the 17th Century. Mughal empire . Commissioned in 1628 by Shah Jahan

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The fruit knife of queen Nur Jahan, emperor Jahangir's 20th wife, with parrot's head handle made of jade, ruby and emeralds. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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The fruit knife of queen Nur Jahan, emperor Jahangir's 20th wife, with parrot's head handle made of jade, ruby and emeralds. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Ceiling of Safdurjung Tomb delhi ,from Late 18th Century, one of the last Mughal Architecture,safdurjung was prime minister under mughal emperor mohommed shah rangeela

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Ceiling of Safdurjung Tomb delhi ,from Late 18th Century, one of the last Mughal Architecture,safdurjung was prime minister under mughal emperor mohommed shah rangeela

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Waffle-maker made of wrought iron, engraved with various motifs, such as the sun surrounded by natural and human figures, and portraits of emperors alternating with two-handled amphora, 16th-17th century

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Waffle-maker made of wrought iron, engraved with various motifs, such as the sun surrounded by natural and human figures, and portraits of emperors alternating with two-handled amphora, 16th-17th century

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The Gold Inlaid Double-Edged Iron Halberd owned by the Oyamazumi Shrine in Imabari City, Japan. Believed to have been made in the 5th century CE, its unparalleled integrity as a handed-down artifact has led to it being designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan

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The Gold Inlaid Double-Edged Iron Halberd owned by the Oyamazumi Shrine in Imabari City, Japan. Believed to have been made in the 5th century CE, its unparalleled integrity as a handed-down artifact has led to it being designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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Spoon. India, probably Mughal, 1st half 17th century. Carved from nephrite jade, inlaid with gold and set with rubies and emeralds. Loaned to LACMA from the al-Sabah collection, Kuwait

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Spoon. India, probably Mughal, 1st half 17th century. Carved from nephrite jade, inlaid with gold and set with rubies and emeralds. Loaned to LACMA from the al-Sabah collection, Kuwait

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The Oseberg Ship, a 9th century Viking ship discovered almost perfectly preserved in a burial mount in Norway

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The Oseberg Ship, a 9th century Viking ship discovered almost perfectly preserved in a burial mount in Norway

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The helmet of Gjergj Kastrioti, commonly known as Skanderbeg, an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. | This helmet was attributed to Skanderbeg only in the 2nd half of the 16th-century by Archduke Ferdinand II.

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The helmet of Gjergj Kastrioti, commonly known as Skanderbeg, an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. | This helmet was attributed to Skanderbeg only in the 2nd half of the 16th-century by Archduke Ferdinand II.

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Priming Horn, Ivory, Northern India, Mughal Period, 17th century,

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Priming Horn, Ivory, Northern India, Mughal Period, 17th century,

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Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin.

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Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin.

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Emperor Augustus wore a signet ring with his own likeness on his finger. His successors continued the tradition, wearing it on their fingers as a memento of the great ruler.

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Emperor Augustus wore a signet ring with his own likeness on his finger. His successors continued the tradition, wearing it on their fingers as a memento of the great ruler.

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