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The grave of the musician and actor Fernand Arbelot, who wished to look at the face of his wife forever after his death in 1942. The tomb is located at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

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The grave of the musician and actor Fernand Arbelot, who wished to look at the face of his wife forever after his death in 1942. The tomb is located at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

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The tomb of Thomas Sayers , who was an English bare-knuckle prize fighter, located in Highgate Cemetery in London. His tomb is guarded by a sculpture of his pet dog, Lion, who was chief mourner at his funeral

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The tomb of Thomas Sayers , who was an English bare-knuckle prize fighter, located in Highgate Cemetery in London. His tomb is guarded by a sculpture of his pet dog, Lion, who was chief mourner at his funeral

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The moss-covered gravestone of the wine and textile merchant Antoine Michel Wemaer , located in the central cemetery in Bruges, Belgium

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The moss-covered gravestone of the wine and textile merchant Antoine Michel Wemaer , located in the central cemetery in Bruges, Belgium

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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Memorial to Maria Magdalena Langhans, who died giving birth to a still born child at the age of 28. This is a terracotta copy of the gravestone, which is now located in the parish church of Hindelbank near Berne, Switzerland. 1775 CE, Historische Museum Basel

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Memorial to Maria Magdalena Langhans, who died giving birth to a still born child at the age of 28. This is a terracotta copy of the gravestone, which is now located in the parish church of Hindelbank near Berne, Switzerland. 1775 CE, Historische Museum Basel

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A silver tetradrachm of the Bactrian dynast Sophytes. A local ruler around the Oxus River region who established himself after the death of Alexander the Great, around the late 4th or early 3rd century BC.

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A silver tetradrachm of the Bactrian dynast Sophytes. A local ruler around the Oxus River region who established himself after the death of Alexander the Great, around the late 4th or early 3rd century BC.

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The tomb of Darius the Great is one of the four tombs for Achaemenid kings at the historical site of Naqsh-e Rostam, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Persepolis in Iran

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The tomb of Darius the Great is one of the four tombs for Achaemenid kings at the historical site of Naqsh-e Rostam, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Persepolis in Iran

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The epitaph of Licinia Eucharis, an ancient Roman stage actress who died at the age of 14. She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. The 1st century BCE epitaph on her tomb was written by her father

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The epitaph of Licinia Eucharis, an ancient Roman stage actress who died at the age of 14. She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. The 1st century BCE epitaph on her tomb was written by her father

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The heart of Toussaint de Perrien, Knight of Brefeillac, was sealed in this lead container after his death in 1649 and eventually buried with the body of his wife Louise de Quengo, who died seven years later.

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The heart of Toussaint de Perrien, Knight of Brefeillac, was sealed in this lead container after his death in 1649 and eventually buried with the body of his wife Louise de Quengo, who died seven years later.

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Sword and hat of Hospitaller Grandmaster Jean De Valette worn at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. These items have seen some stuff. Apparently the sword feels very light to handle and is well balanced. They are located in the small church of St Lawrence in Birgu, Malta. .

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Sword and hat of Hospitaller Grandmaster Jean De Valette worn at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. These items have seen some stuff. Apparently the sword feels very light to handle and is well balanced. They are located in the small church of St Lawrence in Birgu, Malta. .

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Roman gold statuette probably of Faustina the Elder - wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius - who was deified after death. Object dated to the II century CE.

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Roman gold statuette probably of Faustina the Elder - wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius - who was deified after death. Object dated to the II century CE.

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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