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Hokusai's Yokai, Circa 1830-1849. A silk painting acquired from a private estate in Japan roughly entitled as such. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, and signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. More likely done by a follower of Hokusai, but still a remarkable discovery.

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Hokusai's Yokai, Circa 1830-1849. A silk painting acquired from a private estate in Japan roughly entitled as such. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, and signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu. More likely done by a follower of Hokusai, but still a remarkable discovery.

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An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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An apotropaic wand used in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt to ward off evil during or shortly after birth, carved from a hippopotamus tusk ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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A terracotta figure of a young woman playing polo on horseback. China, Tang Dynasty, 700-750. Currently in Guimet Museum, Paris.

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A terracotta figure of a young woman playing polo on horseback. China, Tang Dynasty, 700-750. Currently in Guimet Museum, Paris.

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Kongshornet also known as Haakonshornet , a drinking horn probably from before 1313 made by a Norwegian jeweler for King Haakon V of Norway .

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Kongshornet also known as Haakonshornet , a drinking horn probably from before 1313 made by a Norwegian jeweler for King Haakon V of Norway .

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Bronocice Pot ceramic vase incised with one of the earliest known depictions of a wheeled vehicle. Discovered c. 1975 in Bronocice, Poland. In Archaeological Museum of Kraków.

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Bronocice Pot ceramic vase incised with one of the earliest known depictions of a wheeled vehicle. Discovered c. 1975 in Bronocice, Poland. In Archaeological Museum of Kraków.

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Davy Crockett's buck skin vest. The vest was worn by the legendary Alamo defender in the 1820s. Alamo Collections center.

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Davy Crockett's buck skin vest. The vest was worn by the legendary Alamo defender in the 1820s. Alamo Collections center.

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Portara of the Temple of Apollo in Naxos, VIth century BC

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Portara of the Temple of Apollo in Naxos, VIth century BC

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Bilingual Roman tombstone dedicated to Regina, a freedwoman of the Catuvellauni , by her husband Barates of Palmyra. Dated to the 2nd century CE, found at South Shields , England.

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Bilingual Roman tombstone dedicated to Regina, a freedwoman of the Catuvellauni , by her husband Barates of Palmyra. Dated to the 2nd century CE, found at South Shields , England.

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"La Concubine" by Jean Denis Attiret. Believed to depict Step Empress Nara , who was almost entirely erased from history by the Qianlong Emperor after cutting her hair. Oil on paper. China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Reign, 1750. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Dole, France

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"La Concubine" by Jean Denis Attiret. Believed to depict Step Empress Nara , who was almost entirely erased from history by the Qianlong Emperor after cutting her hair. Oil on paper. China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Reign, 1750. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Dole, France

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