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This exceptional Native American ensemble belonged to the Oglala chief Spotted Weasel. It was offered in 1904 as a token of friendship to the Frenchman Joe Hamman. Late 19th century CE, now housed at the Franco-American Museum in the Blérancourt Castle in France

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This exceptional Native American ensemble belonged to the Oglala chief Spotted Weasel. It was offered in 1904 as a token of friendship to the Frenchman Joe Hamman. Late 19th century CE, now housed at the Franco-American Museum in the Blérancourt Castle in France

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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk. It features a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens and inkwell. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk. It features a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens and inkwell. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

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A bronze water dropper shaped like a long-eared hare. Edo period, 18th–19th century CE, now housed at Tokyo National Museum in Japan

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A bronze water dropper shaped like a long-eared hare. Edo period, 18th–19th century CE, now housed at Tokyo National Museum in Japan

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A celadon porcelain vase that imitates the shape of ancient Chinese jade congs. The vase was fired in the Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou official kiln in the 12th century CE. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A celadon porcelain vase that imitates the shape of ancient Chinese jade congs. The vase was fired in the Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou official kiln in the 12th century CE. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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Pages from the 13th century CE sketchbook of the French artist villard de honnecourt. Now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris

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Pages from the 13th century CE sketchbook of the French artist villard de honnecourt. Now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris

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A set of ten carved jade eggplant-style snuff bottles placed in an octagonal wooden box. Qing dynasty, 18th century CE, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A set of ten carved jade eggplant-style snuff bottles placed in an octagonal wooden box. Qing dynasty, 18th century CE, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A 5th century CE barding for heavy cavalry, excavated from a tomb in Haman-gun in South Korea. Gaya confederacy, now housed at the Gimhae National Museum

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A 5th century CE barding for heavy cavalry, excavated from a tomb in Haman-gun in South Korea. Gaya confederacy, now housed at the Gimhae National Museum

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A painted ceramic vessel made by the Mexica people, 14th-16th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A painted ceramic vessel made by the Mexica people, 14th-16th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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Wooden painted mask with glass beads as eyes. It represents Kumugwe ´, the Chief of the Undersea Kingdom and was used at ceremonial dances, Vancouver Island, Kwakwaka´wakw Peoples, 1900 AD, Now at the National Museum of the American Indian at NYC

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Wooden painted mask with glass beads as eyes. It represents Kumugwe ´, the Chief of the Undersea Kingdom and was used at ceremonial dances, Vancouver Island, Kwakwaka´wakw Peoples, 1900 AD, Now at the National Museum of the American Indian at NYC

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A copper-based painted enamel square plate from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A copper-based painted enamel square plate from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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A turtle pendant carved from a sperm-whale tooth. From Hawaii, late 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A turtle pendant carved from a sperm-whale tooth. From Hawaii, late 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A doll crafted from scraps and a shoe heel. It belonged to a child in the slums of London, c 1905. Now housed at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh

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A doll crafted from scraps and a shoe heel. It belonged to a child in the slums of London, c 1905. Now housed at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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