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Hematite Phoenix Intaglio with a “Digest!” inscription on the reverse shows that the intaglio was considered an amulet for digestion and proper stomach function. According to tradition, the phoenix never ate and therefore had no digestive problems. 1st–3rd centuries AD. BnF Museum

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Hematite Phoenix Intaglio with a “Digest!” inscription on the reverse shows that the intaglio was considered an amulet for digestion and proper stomach function. According to tradition, the phoenix never ate and therefore had no digestive problems. 1st–3rd centuries AD. BnF Museum

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Intaglio with armoured and helmeted Ares holding a spear and a shield, with the inscription "Thirsty Tantalus, drink blood." 2nd–3rd centuries AD. From Beirut, Lebanon. BnF Museum

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Intaglio with armoured and helmeted Ares holding a spear and a shield, with the inscription "Thirsty Tantalus, drink blood." 2nd–3rd centuries AD. From Beirut, Lebanon. BnF Museum

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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The Aska figurine, dated to the 10th century, is considered the only known, explicit representation of a pregnant woman from the Viking Age. The silver figurine shows a pregnant woman, arms embracing her protruding belly, and wearing what appears to be a helmet with a noseguard.

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The Aska figurine, dated to the 10th century, is considered the only known, explicit representation of a pregnant woman from the Viking Age. The silver figurine shows a pregnant woman, arms embracing her protruding belly, and wearing what appears to be a helmet with a noseguard.

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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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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Stone relief that served as a shop sign in Ostia in the late 2nd century AD. The picture shows a saleswoman with pens of chickens and hares; baskets of fruit, one of which contains figs; a vat of snails, a delicacy; and two monkeys to attract and entertain customers. Museum of Ostia

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Stone relief that served as a shop sign in Ostia in the late 2nd century AD. The picture shows a saleswoman with pens of chickens and hares; baskets of fruit, one of which contains figs; a vat of snails, a delicacy; and two monkeys to attract and entertain customers. Museum of Ostia

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The pendant shows a man and woman kissing on the front and the reverse depicts clasped hands. The pendant dates to the late 3rd century AD and would have been given as a marriage gift. You can see this Vindolanda artefact on display at Roman Army Museum

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The pendant shows a man and woman kissing on the front and the reverse depicts clasped hands. The pendant dates to the late 3rd century AD and would have been given as a marriage gift. You can see this Vindolanda artefact on display at Roman Army Museum

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Marble statue of an ancient African found 40 km south of modern Tunis. Shown with the Nemean lion skin of Hercules, a bouquet of wheat and poppies, and Cerberus. This suggests that he had been initiated into various mystery cults. 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum.

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Marble statue of an ancient African found 40 km south of modern Tunis. Shown with the Nemean lion skin of Hercules, a bouquet of wheat and poppies, and Cerberus. This suggests that he had been initiated into various mystery cults. 3rd century AD, Bardo Museum.

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Dated between the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE, this artifact was discovered in the Jordanian desert.A nomadic hunter is mounted on a camel and chasing down a native Arabian ostrich with a Bow or spear. Currently preserved in the Amman Archaeological Museum in Jordan.

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Dated between the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE, this artifact was discovered in the Jordanian desert.A nomadic hunter is mounted on a camel and chasing down a native Arabian ostrich with a Bow or spear. Currently preserved in the Amman Archaeological Museum in Jordan.

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Terracotta bell krater with Hermes and Hekate leading Persephone from the underworld to her mother Demeter. Greek, Attic, ca. 440 BC. Red-figure decoration attributed to the Persephone painter. See link in comments for reverse with libation scene. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Terracotta bell krater with Hermes and Hekate leading Persephone from the underworld to her mother Demeter. Greek, Attic, ca. 440 BC. Red-figure decoration attributed to the Persephone painter. See link in comments for reverse with libation scene. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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The Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum, in northern Japan, preserves a fossilized forest, where the remains of human habitation that occurred 20,000 years ago were discovered in 1988. The bottom picture shows a campfire remains and a hole where stone tools were buried

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The Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum, in northern Japan, preserves a fossilized forest, where the remains of human habitation that occurred 20,000 years ago were discovered in 1988. The bottom picture shows a campfire remains and a hole where stone tools were buried

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Fluorite chalice known as the Crawford cup, 50-100 AD. According to the Roman author Pliny, the emperor Nero once paid a million sesterces to acquire such a cup. This cup was found in Cilicia, modern Turkey in a Roman tomb along with the Barber cup. Now in the British Museum

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Fluorite chalice known as the Crawford cup, 50-100 AD. According to the Roman author Pliny, the emperor Nero once paid a million sesterces to acquire such a cup. This cup was found in Cilicia, modern Turkey in a Roman tomb along with the Barber cup. Now in the British Museum

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Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” in high relief. British Museum

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Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” in high relief. British Museum

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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