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Bust of Antonio Manuel ne Vunda, Ambassador from the Kingdom of Kongo to the Vatican. Ne Vunda arrived in Rome on 3 January 1608, but he died two days later of illness. The bust was sculpted by Francesco Caporale for the ambassador's tomb in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Bust of Antonio Manuel ne Vunda, Ambassador from the Kingdom of Kongo to the Vatican. Ne Vunda arrived in Rome on 3 January 1608, but he died two days later of illness. The bust was sculpted by Francesco Caporale for the ambassador's tomb in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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The Roman commercial breadmaking process from start to finish, as detailed on the 1st century BCE tomb of Eurysaces the baker, just outside today's Porta Maggiore in Rome

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The Roman commercial breadmaking process from start to finish, as detailed on the 1st century BCE tomb of Eurysaces the baker, just outside today's Porta Maggiore in Rome

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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, aka Brunelleschi's dome, was the largest dome in the world after the fall of the Roman Empire and is still considered the largest ever made in masonry. Conceived, designed, and built by Filippo Brunelleschi, who initiated the Florentine Renaissance...

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Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, aka Brunelleschi's dome, was the largest dome in the world after the fall of the Roman Empire and is still considered the largest ever made in masonry. Conceived, designed, and built by Filippo Brunelleschi, who initiated the Florentine Renaissance...

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Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795. The sculpture is now on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

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Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795. The sculpture is now on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Roman marble bust of a man. The object is dated to the 3rd century CE. The sculpture was improved in the 4th and 6th centuries. The artifact was discovered in the agora in Thessalonica. The object is in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki .

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Roman marble bust of a man. The object is dated to the 3rd century CE. The sculpture was improved in the 4th and 6th centuries. The artifact was discovered in the agora in Thessalonica. The object is in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki .

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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On the left is a photo of Juana Maria, a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño, and who lived in a whalebone hut on San Nicolas island alone for 18 years before she was found in 1853 and taken to Santa Barbara

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On the left is a photo of Juana Maria, a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño, and who lived in a whalebone hut on San Nicolas island alone for 18 years before she was found in 1853 and taken to Santa Barbara

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