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St Wendreda is a 14th-century church featuring 120 carved carved angels, all made from oak, on the double-hammer beam roof

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St Wendreda is a 14th-century church featuring 120 carved carved angels, all made from oak, on the double-hammer beam roof

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"The Dream Cloud" is a carved opal made in 1915 CE, depicting a winged female bust. From Australia, now housed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada

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"The Dream Cloud" is a carved opal made in 1915 CE, depicting a winged female bust. From Australia, now housed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada

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A witch whistle or 'heksenfluit' made from a rat's paw and carved bone. Made in 19th century Belgium, and purchased by the Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp in 1964.⁣⁣

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A witch whistle or 'heksenfluit' made from a rat's paw and carved bone. Made in 19th century Belgium, and purchased by the Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp in 1964.⁣⁣

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A 14th century CE rune carving on a wooden stick, from Bryggen in Norway, which says: "Lovely is the pussy, may the prick fill it up!"

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A 14th century CE rune carving on a wooden stick, from Bryggen in Norway, which says: "Lovely is the pussy, may the prick fill it up!"

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The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the State of Chu, 4th century BCE, China

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The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the State of Chu, 4th century BCE, China

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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A female mummy with children, from northern Chile. Her head is resting on a child mummy, while another one lies in the woman's lap. 11th-14th century CE

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A female mummy with children, from northern Chile. Her head is resting on a child mummy, while another one lies in the woman's lap. 11th-14th century CE

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Roman marble head of an old woman wearing a kerchief. This is Roman copy of a Hellenistic original from the 3rd - 2nd century BCE.

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Roman marble head of an old woman wearing a kerchief. This is Roman copy of a Hellenistic original from the 3rd - 2nd century BCE.

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A miniature model of a Chinese garden, coloured with blue kingfisher feathers, called TianTsui - a style of Chinese art from the Qing dynasty, 19th century

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A miniature model of a Chinese garden, coloured with blue kingfisher feathers, called TianTsui - a style of Chinese art from the Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden

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Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Memento Mori carved from ivory, hung from a rosary. Crafted in the 16th century.

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Memento Mori carved from ivory, hung from a rosary. Crafted in the 16th century.

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Lid or bottom of a container made of wood found in the medieval city of Oslo, Norway, from either the 11th or 12th century. On it is carved the runes "Pitiar" which is the name Peter.

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Lid or bottom of a container made of wood found in the medieval city of Oslo, Norway, from either the 11th or 12th century. On it is carved the runes "Pitiar" which is the name Peter.

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Early Gothic statue of archangel Michael slaying the dragon in the Romanesque entrance hall of the Saint Michael church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

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Early Gothic statue of archangel Michael slaying the dragon in the Romanesque entrance hall of the Saint Michael church in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

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A wooden bench from Kungsåra Church, in Sweden, made in the 11th-12th century CE. The bottom picture is a 1908 photograph showing 4 assistants at the Swedish History Museum, sitting on the bench

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A wooden bench from Kungsåra Church, in Sweden, made in the 11th-12th century CE. The bottom picture is a 1908 photograph showing 4 assistants at the Swedish History Museum, sitting on the bench

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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