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A Byzantine ivory triptych with Dèesis and Saint. From Constantinople, late 10th-early 11th century CE, now housed at the Vatican Museum

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A Byzantine ivory triptych with Dèesis and Saint. From Constantinople, late 10th-early 11th century CE, now housed at the Vatican Museum

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A Byzantine ivory panel depicting the last judgement. From Constantinople, 11th century CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A Byzantine ivory panel depicting the last judgement. From Constantinople, 11th century CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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The Qabr Hiram mosaic is a Byzantine mosaic from the second half of the 6th century CE, excavated in 1861 from the Saint Christopher church in Lebanon. Now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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The Qabr Hiram mosaic is a Byzantine mosaic from the second half of the 6th century CE, excavated in 1861 from the Saint Christopher church in Lebanon. Now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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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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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan 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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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 tapestry with fish motifs, from Antinoe in Egypt. Wool on linen, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Textile Museum in Lyon, France

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A tapestry with fish motifs, from Antinoe in Egypt. Wool on linen, 2nd-3rd century CE, now housed at the Textile Museum in Lyon, France

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A Daunian painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladle from Foggia in Italy. 6th century BCE, now housed at the Civic Museum of Foggia

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A Daunian painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladle from Foggia in Italy. 6th century BCE, now housed at the Civic Museum of Foggia

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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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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Fatimid carved rock crystal ewer, specifically known as the Fermo Ewer. The Rock crystal was Carved in the late 10th or early 11th century Egypt and is housed in the Diocesan museum of Fermo located in Italy.

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Fatimid carved rock crystal ewer, specifically known as the Fermo Ewer. The Rock crystal was Carved in the late 10th or early 11th century Egypt and is housed in the Diocesan museum of Fermo located in Italy.

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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Fragment of a sandstone female figure applying kajal . From India, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Brooklyn Museum

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Fragment of a sandstone female figure applying kajal . From India, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Brooklyn Museum

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A Japanese ivory netsuke with rabbit and mortar design. Edo Period, 18th century CE, now housed at the Tokyo National Museum

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A Japanese ivory netsuke with rabbit and mortar design. Edo Period, 18th century CE, now housed at the Tokyo National Museum

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