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16th-century English vizard, or mask, would have been worn to hide or protect a gentlewoman's face while traveling. Silk inside, Black velvet outside.

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16th-century English vizard, or mask, would have been worn to hide or protect a gentlewoman's face while traveling. Silk inside, Black velvet outside.

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The mummified Black Hand of Castle Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany, c. 16th century. Rumored to be the hand of a child who was struck by God for trying to hit his mother.

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The mummified Black Hand of Castle Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany, c. 16th century. Rumored to be the hand of a child who was struck by God for trying to hit his mother.

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Woman's cloak, velvet, ca. 1898, English. Iridescent blue spot check with white lace trim

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Woman's cloak, velvet, ca. 1898, English. Iridescent blue spot check with white lace trim

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Erosion hides the lesser known fact that, before digging out the Treasury, the Nabateans chiseled the mountainside flat. The Treasury could have been centered on that huge vertical surface, but they placed it exactly so travelers would see it when arriving through the gorge. And awe.

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Erosion hides the lesser known fact that, before digging out the Treasury, the Nabateans chiseled the mountainside flat. The Treasury could have been centered on that huge vertical surface, but they placed it exactly so travelers would see it when arriving through the gorge. And awe.

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Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman's head, which may have signified a final end to her power

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Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman's head, which may have signified a final end to her power

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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9th-century Viking ring with an Arabic inscription reading ‘For/to God,’ found in a woman’s grave in Sweden. [1182x1710)

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9th-century Viking ring with an Arabic inscription reading ‘For/to God,’ found in a woman’s grave in Sweden. [1182x1710)

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