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Armor of Satake Yoshishige, daimyo of Hitachi Province from 1562 to 1589 CE. Renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" . The armor is now housed at the Satake Historical Museum in Japan

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Armor of Satake Yoshishige, daimyo of Hitachi Province from 1562 to 1589 CE. Renowned for his ferocity in battle; he was also known by the nickname of "Ogre Yoshishige" . The armor is now housed at the Satake Historical Museum in Japan

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The Pueblo Bonito Frog carved from black jet and inlaid with turquoise eyes and collar. The frog, made by Ancestral Puebloan artisans, was found in Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico. 850–1140 CE, now housed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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The Pueblo Bonito Frog carved from black jet and inlaid with turquoise eyes and collar. The frog, made by Ancestral Puebloan artisans, was found in Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico. 850–1140 CE, now housed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

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Some of the gold furnishings from the bridal trousseau for Chiyohime's marriage to Mitsutomo, now preserved in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Japan. Chiyohime, Tokugawa Iemitsu's daughter, was married to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, daimyō of Owari Domain, in 1640 CE

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Some of the gold furnishings from the bridal trousseau for Chiyohime's marriage to Mitsutomo, now preserved in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Japan. Chiyohime, Tokugawa Iemitsu's daughter, was married to Tokugawa Mitsutomo, daimyō of Owari Domain, in 1640 CE

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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China

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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China

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A Sword of Akaali Phoola Singh preserved at Sri Hazoor Sahib, Nanded. He was the Jathedar of the Akaal Takht Sahib and Budha Dal and martyred in the Battle of Nowshera. He was also known for his resistance to the encroaching British colonial powers

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A Sword of Akaali Phoola Singh preserved at Sri Hazoor Sahib, Nanded. He was the Jathedar of the Akaal Takht Sahib and Budha Dal and martyred in the Battle of Nowshera. He was also known for his resistance to the encroaching British colonial powers

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A 19th century CE painting of a maple tree, by Sakai Hoitsu . Now housed at the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, Japan

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A 19th century CE painting of a maple tree, by Sakai Hoitsu . Now housed at the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, Japan

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A mute testimony to the horrors of war, this shattered, bullet-riddled stump is all that remains of a large oak tree caught in the crossfire during one of the most ferocious battles of the American Civil War in 1864. Now housed at the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.

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A mute testimony to the horrors of war, this shattered, bullet-riddled stump is all that remains of a large oak tree caught in the crossfire during one of the most ferocious battles of the American Civil War in 1864. Now housed at the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.

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Agee arrow points made from novaculite, and found in Arkansas. 700-1000 CE, now housed at the Museum of Native American History in Arkansas

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Agee arrow points made from novaculite, and found in Arkansas. 700-1000 CE, now housed at the Museum of Native American History in Arkansas

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A painting by the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu, depicting two gibbons reaching for the moon. C. 1770 CE, now housed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas

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A painting by the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu, depicting two gibbons reaching for the moon. C. 1770 CE, now housed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas

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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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A 2nd century BCE bamboo chest from the Western Han Dynasty, unearthed from one of the Mawangdui Tombs. Now housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum in China

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A 2nd century BCE bamboo chest from the Western Han Dynasty, unearthed from one of the Mawangdui Tombs. Now housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum in China

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This large relief sculpture of a crouching feline was carved by Nopiloa artist from an irregular boulder of volcanic stone. It most likely depicts one of the 2 largest predators in the Americas, either a jaguar or a puma. From Mexico, 600–1000 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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This large relief sculpture of a crouching feline was carved by Nopiloa artist from an irregular boulder of volcanic stone. It most likely depicts one of the 2 largest predators in the Americas, either a jaguar or a puma. From Mexico, 600–1000 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A silk jinbaori with a Mount Fuji design, worn by the daimyō Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16th century CE. Now housed at the Osaka Castle in Japan

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A silk jinbaori with a Mount Fuji design, worn by the daimyō Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16th century CE. Now housed at the Osaka Castle in Japan

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Tokugawa Ieyasu's golden armor, used during the winter siege of Osaka castle in 1614-1615 CE. Now housed at the Kunōzan Tōshōgū Museum in Japan

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Tokugawa Ieyasu's golden armor, used during the winter siege of Osaka castle in 1614-1615 CE. Now housed at the Kunōzan Tōshōgū Museum in Japan

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The head of a life-sized lifelike doll made by the puppeteer Matsumoto Kisaburo in 1871, for his spectacle "the Miracles of Kannon at the 33 Temples of the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route". Now housed at the Osaka Museum of History in Japan

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The head of a life-sized lifelike doll made by the puppeteer Matsumoto Kisaburo in 1871, for his spectacle "the Miracles of Kannon at the 33 Temples of the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route". Now housed at the Osaka Museum of History in Japan

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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