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Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris

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Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris

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This Toltec turkey-shaped vessel may have been part of the burial of a high-ranking figure. It dates from the Early Postclassic period and is currently part of the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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This Toltec turkey-shaped vessel may have been part of the burial of a high-ranking figure. It dates from the Early Postclassic period and is currently part of the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A ceramic urn in the shape of a rabbit reclining with its legs crossed. Mexica culture, Late Postclassic period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A ceramic urn in the shape of a rabbit reclining with its legs crossed. Mexica culture, Late Postclassic period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris

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A codex-style ceramic plate decorated with the Maya death god Cizin wearing a turtle shell. From northern Petén in Guatemala or southeastern Campeche in Mexico, 600-900 CE, sold in 2019 at Binoche & Giquello in Paris

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Jaguar effigy vessel. Greater Nicoya culture, Nicoya peninsula, Costa Rica, ca. 1000-1350 AD. Ceramic with pigment. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Jaguar effigy vessel. Greater Nicoya culture, Nicoya peninsula, Costa Rica, ca. 1000-1350 AD. Ceramic with pigment. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Vessel. Recuay culture, north highlands, Peru, ca 1-700 AD. Ceramic with slip and pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Vessel. Recuay culture, north highlands, Peru, ca 1-700 AD. Ceramic with slip and pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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This chinese bronze wine vessel represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship from the Western Zhou Dynasty . It has a tiger on top of its head, a phoenix on its back and 2 dragons on its chest and hip, with elaborate dragon, tiger and spiral patterns adorning the entire vessel

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This chinese bronze wine vessel represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship from the Western Zhou Dynasty . It has a tiger on top of its head, a phoenix on its back and 2 dragons on its chest and hip, with elaborate dragon, tiger and spiral patterns adorning the entire vessel

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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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Oinochoe with figure of a Siren playing a sambuca, Greek, Late Classical Period, Attica, late 5th–4th century BC. Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Oinochoe with figure of a Siren playing a sambuca, Greek, Late Classical Period, Attica, late 5th–4th century BC. Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Mixtec-Puebla Skull-Shaped Censer from Mexico, a slip-painted ceramic artifact dating from 1400-1521.The piece is currently part of the collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Mixtec-Puebla Skull-Shaped Censer from Mexico, a slip-painted ceramic artifact dating from 1400-1521.The piece is currently part of the collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A ceramic vessel with the face of a coca chewer. From Ecuador, Mayo-Chinchipe culture

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A ceramic vessel with the face of a coca chewer. From Ecuador, Mayo-Chinchipe culture

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Colima Tripod Parrot Leg Olla. West Mexico. Classic Period, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD. - Galeria Contici

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Colima Tripod Parrot Leg Olla. West Mexico. Classic Period, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD. - Galeria Contici

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Jar decorated with a frieze of foraging giraffes and undulating snakes spitting ankh signs. Meroitic culture, Nubia, 1st c BC. Excavated from Karanog cemetery in present-day southern Egypt. Ceramic with paint. Penn Museum collection

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Jar decorated with a frieze of foraging giraffes and undulating snakes spitting ankh signs. Meroitic culture, Nubia, 1st c BC. Excavated from Karanog cemetery in present-day southern Egypt. Ceramic with paint. Penn Museum collection

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A duck vessel carved from agate, originating from the Eastern Mediterranean region, dated to the 15th-14th century BC. From the Hermann Histórica collection

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A duck vessel carved from agate, originating from the Eastern Mediterranean region, dated to the 15th-14th century BC. From the Hermann Histórica collection

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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A ceramic brazier with three spherical supports, found in Tula in Mexico. Late Postclassic Period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A ceramic brazier with three spherical supports, found in Tula in Mexico. Late Postclassic Period , now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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Hacha in the form of bound hands. Veracruz, Mexico, Classic period, ca. 600-900 AD. Stone. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Hacha in the form of bound hands. Veracruz, Mexico, Classic period, ca. 600-900 AD. Stone. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Trefoil oinochoe with black figure decoration depicting Europa and the bull. Greek, Attic, ca. 530 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Trefoil oinochoe with black figure decoration depicting Europa and the bull. Greek, Attic, ca. 530 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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The Pendulum Clock of the Creation of the World, made in 1754 for the French king Louis XV. Made from wood, iron, glass, gilt copper and silvered/patinated bronze, this astronomical clock presents Earth as a rotating sphere alongside celestial bodies and lunar phases

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The Pendulum Clock of the Creation of the World, made in 1754 for the French king Louis XV. Made from wood, iron, glass, gilt copper and silvered/patinated bronze, this astronomical clock presents Earth as a rotating sphere alongside celestial bodies and lunar phases

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A ceramic figurative urn from Mexico, Classic Veracruz culture, ca. 300-900 CE, sold at the Zemanek-Münster auction house

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A ceramic figurative urn from Mexico, Classic Veracruz culture, ca. 300-900 CE, sold at the Zemanek-Münster auction house

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