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The Mold gold cape. Bronze Age, c. 1900-1600 BC. From Mold, Flintshire, North Wales. British Museum.

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The Mold gold cape. Bronze Age, c. 1900-1600 BC. From Mold, Flintshire, North Wales. British Museum.

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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A gold collar from Sintra in Portugal, 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold collar from Sintra in Portugal, 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Cylindrical hematite weights from Warka in Iraq. Old Babylonian Empire, 2000-1600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Cylindrical hematite weights from Warka in Iraq. Old Babylonian Empire, 2000-1600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Benin Bronzes in the British Museum

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Benin Bronzes in the British Museum

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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A bronze and wood candlestick from the tomb of Tutankhamun . Now housed at the Grand Egyptian Museum

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A bronze and wood candlestick from the tomb of Tutankhamun . Now housed at the Grand Egyptian Museum

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A gold necklace from Greece, 300-250 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A gold necklace from Greece, 300-250 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A gold dress-pin with a blue, spherical fluted glazed composition bead at the head. From Cyprus, 1550-1050 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold dress-pin with a blue, spherical fluted glazed composition bead at the head. From Cyprus, 1550-1050 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Ancient Egyptian gold necklaces, now housed at the British Museum. 18th Dynasty, c. 1550–1292 BCE

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Ancient Egyptian gold necklaces, now housed at the British Museum. 18th Dynasty, c. 1550–1292 BCE

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An Etruscan golden fibula from Vulci in Italy, 675-650 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Etruscan golden fibula from Vulci in Italy, 675-650 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A bronze hoard with sword and axes, from Hajdúsámson-Hegedűs-hegy in Hungary. 1700-1600 BCE, now housed at the Déri Museum

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A bronze hoard with sword and axes, from Hajdúsámson-Hegedűs-hegy in Hungary. 1700-1600 BCE, now housed at the Déri Museum

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A proverb tablet, dated to the Old Babylonian Period , which says: "The dog understands: 'Take it!' It does not understand: 'Put it down!'". From Iraq, now housed at the British Museum

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A proverb tablet, dated to the Old Babylonian Period , which says: "The dog understands: 'Take it!' It does not understand: 'Put it down!'". From Iraq, now housed at the British Museum

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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Shoulder clasp from the Sutton Hoo ship burial site. British Museum

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Shoulder clasp from the Sutton Hoo ship burial site. British Museum

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A large gold bracteate from Gotland in Sweden, 400-550 CE, now housed at the Swedish History Museum

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A large gold bracteate from Gotland in Sweden, 400-550 CE, now housed at the Swedish History Museum

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A turtle pendant carved from a sperm-whale tooth. From Hawaii, late 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A turtle pendant carved from a sperm-whale tooth. From Hawaii, late 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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Head from a Hellenistic bronze portrait statue of a North African, found under the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene, Libya. 300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Head from a Hellenistic bronze portrait statue of a North African, found under the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene, Libya. 300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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