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Mycenaean gold Mask of Agamemnon, Mycenae c. 1525 BC. The Mask of Agamemnon is a gold funerary mask discovered at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in southern Greece. Heinrich Schliemann found the artifact in 1876 and thought,wrongly, he had found the body of king Agamemnon...

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Mycenaean gold Mask of Agamemnon, Mycenae c. 1525 BC. The Mask of Agamemnon is a gold funerary mask discovered at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in southern Greece. Heinrich Schliemann found the artifact in 1876 and thought,wrongly, he had found the body of king Agamemnon...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Antikythera Ephebe, c. 335 BC, Greece. Found by sponge-divers near the island of Antikythera, it was the first of a series of bronze sculptures rescued from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the 20th century which fundamentally altered the modern view of ancient Greek sculpture...

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Antikythera Ephebe, c. 335 BC, Greece. Found by sponge-divers near the island of Antikythera, it was the first of a series of bronze sculptures rescued from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the 20th century which fundamentally altered the modern view of ancient Greek sculpture...

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3 gold signet rings from the Griffin Warrior tomb in Pylos, Greece. The tomb was that of a Mycenaean warrior, who died in his mid-30s around 1500 BCE. The gold rings depict very detailed scenes and iconography straight out of Minoan mythology

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3 gold signet rings from the Griffin Warrior tomb in Pylos, Greece. The tomb was that of a Mycenaean warrior, who died in his mid-30s around 1500 BCE. The gold rings depict very detailed scenes and iconography straight out of Minoan mythology

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The oldest wooden tools ever found, created 430,000 years ago, were recently discovered in southern Greece

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The oldest wooden tools ever found, created 430,000 years ago, were recently discovered in southern Greece

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A funerary Mimbres black-on-white ceramic bowl with a kill hole at its base. The Mimbres of the American Southwest placed such bowls over the heads of the deceased, believing the spirit must exit the body and return to the underworld through the hole

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A funerary Mimbres black-on-white ceramic bowl with a kill hole at its base. The Mimbres of the American Southwest placed such bowls over the heads of the deceased, believing the spirit must exit the body and return to the underworld through the hole

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Ancient Cro-Magnon human skeleton wearing the remnants of a headdress discovered in the Balzi Rossi Caves in Liguria, Italy, in 1872. Other artifacts found around the skeleton can be seen in the cabinet below.

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Ancient Cro-Magnon human skeleton wearing the remnants of a headdress discovered in the Balzi Rossi Caves in Liguria, Italy, in 1872. Other artifacts found around the skeleton can be seen in the cabinet below.

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In central Romania, in the town of Turda, archaeologists have discovered an unusual artifact, a bronze Roman box with a form resembling the facade of a Roman temple.

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In central Romania, in the town of Turda, archaeologists have discovered an unusual artifact, a bronze Roman box with a form resembling the facade of a Roman temple.

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Ivory Pyxis with griffins attacking Stags, a small Mycenaean carved ivory cylindrical box from the late 15th century BCE. Discovered in a Late Bronze Age tomb context during the Athenian Agora excavations in 1939, the relief carving is relatively fine given the small scale…

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Ivory Pyxis with griffins attacking Stags, a small Mycenaean carved ivory cylindrical box from the late 15th century BCE. Discovered in a Late Bronze Age tomb context during the Athenian Agora excavations in 1939, the relief carving is relatively fine given the small scale…

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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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In Wehringen , in the area of an ancient necropolis, a grave was discovered, with human remains buried in it along with a set of surgical instruments, a stone palette and a bronze first aid kit.

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In Wehringen , in the area of an ancient necropolis, a grave was discovered, with human remains buried in it along with a set of surgical instruments, a stone palette and a bronze first aid kit.

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Roman marble bust of a man. The object is dated to the 3rd century CE. The sculpture was improved in the 4th and 6th centuries. The artifact was discovered in the agora in Thessalonica. The object is in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki .

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Roman marble bust of a man. The object is dated to the 3rd century CE. The sculpture was improved in the 4th and 6th centuries. The artifact was discovered in the agora in Thessalonica. The object is in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki .

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Cypro-Mycenaean Late Bronze Age Jar . Mycenaeans were the earliest Greeks, popularized in the Odyssey. Mycenae and Cyprus had strong relations and trade, this jar was either imported or produced on Cyprus

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Cypro-Mycenaean Late Bronze Age Jar . Mycenaeans were the earliest Greeks, popularized in the Odyssey. Mycenae and Cyprus had strong relations and trade, this jar was either imported or produced on Cyprus

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Roman musical instrument, the so-called Pan's flute . The object is made of bronze and dates back to the 1st century CE. Discovered in Pompeii.

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Roman musical instrument, the so-called Pan's flute . The object is made of bronze and dates back to the 1st century CE. Discovered in Pompeii.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC

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In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC

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The Priapus of Rivery, a Gallo - Roman composite bronze statuette, dated to the 1st c. CE ca and discovered at Rivery, France. Musée de Picardie, nr. 1876.477

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The Priapus of Rivery, a Gallo - Roman composite bronze statuette, dated to the 1st c. CE ca and discovered at Rivery, France. Musée de Picardie, nr. 1876.477

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