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Capital with Daniel in the lions' den, Grande-Sauve Abbey or Sauve-Majeure Abbey in Gironde, France, early XIIth century

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Capital with Daniel in the lions' den, Grande-Sauve Abbey or Sauve-Majeure Abbey in Gironde, France, early XIIth century

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Fragments of The Golden Horde's Capital Palace in New Sarai - 14th century Lower Volga

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Fragments of The Golden Horde's Capital Palace in New Sarai - 14th century Lower Volga

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A rock crystal intaglio as a pendant. On the flat surface is engraved the Crucifixion between the Virgin and St John. Made at Saint Denis, France, 9th century

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A rock crystal intaglio as a pendant. On the flat surface is engraved the Crucifixion between the Virgin and St John. Made at Saint Denis, France, 9th century

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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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The Snartemo Sword found in the autumn of 1933 in a Norwegian grave, dated to the early 6th century CE

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The Snartemo Sword found in the autumn of 1933 in a Norwegian grave, dated to the early 6th century CE

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Ivory miniature painting,showing a group of people enjoying dance and musical party in the garden,fitted in a gilt frame.19th century,france salar jung museum,india

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Ivory miniature painting,showing a group of people enjoying dance and musical party in the garden,fitted in a gilt frame.19th century,france salar jung museum,india

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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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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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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The Oseberg Wagon, found in a Viking Age grave mound in Norway. It is in pristine condition, with richly detailed carvings still visible. Early 9th century.

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The Oseberg Wagon, found in a Viking Age grave mound in Norway. It is in pristine condition, with richly detailed carvings still visible. Early 9th century.

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'Sarasa with Figures, Birds, and Fantastic Animals' produced for the Japanese market.India, late 17th–early 18th century.

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'Sarasa with Figures, Birds, and Fantastic Animals' produced for the Japanese market.India, late 17th–early 18th century.

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Romanesque façade of Notre-Dame church in Echillais , XIIth century

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Romanesque façade of Notre-Dame church in Echillais , XIIth century

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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The flooded crypt of the Basilica di San Francesco in Ravenna, Italy,10th century

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The flooded crypt of the Basilica di San Francesco in Ravenna, Italy,10th century

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A cabinet with coromandel laquer and renaissance inspired details. Italy, 19th century.

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A cabinet with coromandel laquer and renaissance inspired details. Italy, 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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A bronze foil belt with embossed decorations. 5th century BCE, now housed at the Museo Nazionale Atestino in Italy

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A bronze foil belt with embossed decorations. 5th century BCE, now housed at the Museo Nazionale Atestino in Italy

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