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A large limestone panel from South Arabia, 3rd-2nd century BCE, 45cm x 74cm. Now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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A large limestone panel from South Arabia, 3rd-2nd century BCE, 45cm x 74cm. Now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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A limestone elephant sculpture from Mesopotamia, late Uruk-Jemdet Nasr period, 3,400–3,000 BCE. Size: 15 cm high, 20 cm long. Now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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A limestone elephant sculpture from Mesopotamia, late Uruk-Jemdet Nasr period, 3,400–3,000 BCE. Size: 15 cm high, 20 cm long. Now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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A Mezcala stargazer sculpture, West Coast of Mexico, 700 BCE–300 CE, Size: 17.8 cm high, now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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A Mezcala stargazer sculpture, West Coast of Mexico, 700 BCE–300 CE, Size: 17.8 cm high, now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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“Oxus Lady” with bird body. From Eastern Iran or Central Asia, Oxus Culture . Made of chlorite, limestone and lapis lazuli. Now part of a Private Collection in the UK

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“Oxus Lady” with bird body. From Eastern Iran or Central Asia, Oxus Culture . Made of chlorite, limestone and lapis lazuli. Now part of a Private Collection in the UK

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An inscribed chalcedony ear-lobe weight from Mergargh in Pakistan, Indus Valley, c. 3000 BCE, Size: 42 cm high, 5.9 cm diameter. Now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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An inscribed chalcedony ear-lobe weight from Mergargh in Pakistan, Indus Valley, c. 3000 BCE, Size: 42 cm high, 5.9 cm diameter. Now part of the collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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A 14th century CE Byzantine gold ring with the name Theodoros Silibritzianos, now part of the Guy Ladrière Collection

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A 14th century CE Byzantine gold ring with the name Theodoros Silibritzianos, now part of the Guy Ladrière Collection

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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The Lady of the Spiked Throne is a Harappan terracotta artifact from the 3rd millennium BCE, depicting a central female figure siting on a throne, and accompanied by a crew of about 14 male and female figures. Possibly from Pakistan, now part of a private collection

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The Lady of the Spiked Throne is a Harappan terracotta artifact from the 3rd millennium BCE, depicting a central female figure siting on a throne, and accompanied by a crew of about 14 male and female figures. Possibly from Pakistan, now part of a private collection

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Panel with loaf of bread from a large floor mosaic for a residence, 2nd c AD. Excavated in Rome in 1823. Stone and mortar. Art Institute of Chicago collection

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Panel with loaf of bread from a large floor mosaic for a residence, 2nd c AD. Excavated in Rome in 1823. Stone and mortar. Art Institute of Chicago collection

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Pink silk faille shoes, late 19th century. Made by Gartrell / Rue St. Honoré No. 359 / Paris, these stylish boots are trimmed with lace and have embossed pewter buttons. From the collections of the Charleston Museum,South Carolina.

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Pink silk faille shoes, late 19th century. Made by Gartrell / Rue St. Honoré No. 359 / Paris, these stylish boots are trimmed with lace and have embossed pewter buttons. From the collections of the Charleston Museum,South Carolina.

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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The Karpathos Lady , a limestone figurine found on the Greek island of Karpathos in the 19th century

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The Karpathos Lady , a limestone figurine found on the Greek island of Karpathos in the 19th century

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Basalt pebble carved as a mouflon, Indus Valley, 3000-2000 BCE, size: 5.3 cm high, 6.7 cm long. Collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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Basalt pebble carved as a mouflon, Indus Valley, 3000-2000 BCE, size: 5.3 cm high, 6.7 cm long. Collection of Oliver Hoare Ltd

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a horse. Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a horse. Now part of a private collection

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An 18th Century CE "Moulin à Parfums" made of gilded bronze and green opaline. Now part of the Courtoy Collection

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An 18th Century CE "Moulin à Parfums" made of gilded bronze and green opaline. Now part of the Courtoy Collection

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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The Mixoparthenos , a hybrid creature from the Black Sea, limestone sculpture, 1st-2nd century AD, from Panticapaeum.

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The Mixoparthenos , a hybrid creature from the Black Sea, limestone sculpture, 1st-2nd century AD, from Panticapaeum.

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Archaic beauty in the first coin of Taras/Tarentum in southern Italy

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Archaic beauty in the first coin of Taras/Tarentum in southern Italy

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Vessel. Tumaco-La Tolita culture, coastal northern Ecuador or southwest Colombia, ca. 400 BC - 400 AD. Gold and stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection

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Vessel. Tumaco-La Tolita culture, coastal northern Ecuador or southwest Colombia, ca. 400 BC - 400 AD. Gold and stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection

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