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Knossos Griffin fresco, Knossos Palace Throne Room, Crete. One of the accurate reproductions at the restored room. The surviving original, the remains of which served to make the frescoes now at Knossos, dates from c.1600 BCE, and can be seen at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Knossos Griffin fresco, Knossos Palace Throne Room, Crete. One of the accurate reproductions at the restored room. The surviving original, the remains of which served to make the frescoes now at Knossos, dates from c.1600 BCE, and can be seen at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Minoan snake goddess figurine excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. c 1600 BCE, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Minoan snake goddess figurine excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. c 1600 BCE, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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A Minoan gold ring with spiral Linear A inscription, found in a high-status burial in the Mavrospelio Cemetery near Knossos in Crete, Greece. 1700-1600 BCE, now housed at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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A Minoan gold ring with spiral Linear A inscription, found in a high-status burial in the Mavrospelio Cemetery near Knossos in Crete, Greece. 1700-1600 BCE, now housed at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Roman marble sculpture showing the philosopher Socrates. The object is dated to the mid-1st century CE and is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman marble sculpture showing the philosopher Socrates. The object is dated to the mid-1st century CE and is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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A 2nd century CE Roman marble sculpture of Aphrodite, unearthed in 1726 within the premises of the ancient amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is a Roman reproduction of a 4th-century BCE Greek original by Scopas, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

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A 2nd century CE Roman marble sculpture of Aphrodite, unearthed in 1726 within the premises of the ancient amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is a Roman reproduction of a 4th-century BCE Greek original by Scopas, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

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Kanares style pottery Minoan Banquet vessel. Found at Phaistos Palace location and produced 1900-1700 BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, Greece

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Kanares style pottery Minoan Banquet vessel. Found at Phaistos Palace location and produced 1900-1700 BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, Greece

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Wall painting from Herculaneum, depicting a tragic actor resting after the play. The fresco is dated to the 1st century BCE. The objectis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Wall painting from Herculaneum, depicting a tragic actor resting after the play. The fresco is dated to the 1st century BCE. The objectis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Two funerary steles, with warrior reliefs, made of limestone. From Prinias, Crete, of early archaic period, 7th c. BCE. Housed at the Heraklion archaeological museum

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Two funerary steles, with warrior reliefs, made of limestone. From Prinias, Crete, of early archaic period, 7th c. BCE. Housed at the Heraklion archaeological museum

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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The silver Iberian patera from Perotito in Andalusia, Spain. 300-1 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid

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The silver Iberian patera from Perotito in Andalusia, Spain. 300-1 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid

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Popular motif from Greek and Roman mythology - the depiction of lovers, Mars and Venus on a Roman fresco. The object dates back to the 1st century CE and discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Popular motif from Greek and Roman mythology - the depiction of lovers, Mars and Venus on a Roman fresco. The object dates back to the 1st century CE and discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum showing two young women, where one of them holds a wax tablet and a stylus for writing. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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These sewing needles, found at grotte du Placard in France, were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France

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These sewing needles, found at grotte du Placard in France, were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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Minoan jewellery on display at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, Greece. 1900-1100 BCE

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Minoan jewellery on display at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, Greece. 1900-1100 BCE

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Roman victoriati dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE. Coins discovered in Murcia. They are currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.

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Roman victoriati dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE. Coins discovered in Murcia. They are currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.

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Roman fresco showing the cyclop Polyphemus and the sea nymph Galatea in a loving embrace. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The painting adorned one of the houses in Pompeii .

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Roman fresco showing the cyclop Polyphemus and the sea nymph Galatea in a loving embrace. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The painting adorned one of the houses in Pompeii .

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Reconstruction of the Old Lord of Sipán in ceremonial regalia. His tomb was one of several found at Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru, and dates to around 300-400 AD

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Reconstruction of the Old Lord of Sipán in ceremonial regalia. His tomb was one of several found at Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru, and dates to around 300-400 AD

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A stone relief of four figures, found at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 6000-5500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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A stone relief of four figures, found at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 6000-5500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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