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Portrait of a woman with neck ruff. The Netherlands, around 1625

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Portrait of a woman with neck ruff. The Netherlands, around 1625

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Mummy portrait of a young woman with gold and pearl earrings. Egypt, Roman period, 50-250 AD

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Mummy portrait of a young woman with gold and pearl earrings. Egypt, Roman period, 50-250 AD

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Drawing of a Siamese royal barge with 120 rowers, by Jan Luyken. The Netherlands, 1687

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Drawing of a Siamese royal barge with 120 rowers, by Jan Luyken. The Netherlands, 1687

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Hoard of 404 Roman-era coins found in Bunnik, the Netherlands.

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Hoard of 404 Roman-era coins found in Bunnik, the Netherlands.

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The Bust of an Ife Oni with a Royal Odigba Collar Around his Neck, 14th Century CE, Ife, Nigeria,

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The Bust of an Ife Oni with a Royal Odigba Collar Around his Neck, 14th Century CE, Ife, Nigeria,

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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Portrait of two brothers from Roman Egypt, 140 AD.

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Portrait of two brothers from Roman Egypt, 140 AD.

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Coffin portrait of a young woman, Poland, aft. 1686, oil on tin plate, National Museum in Kraków.

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Coffin portrait of a young woman, Poland, aft. 1686, oil on tin plate, National Museum in Kraków.

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Portrait of a Roman - around 25 years old - made on wood. The man was certainly of better origin. The object is dated to 31 BCE.

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Portrait of a Roman - around 25 years old - made on wood. The man was certainly of better origin. The object is dated to 31 BCE.

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Portrait of Indonesian painter Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman, by Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel. The Netherlands, 1840

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Portrait of Indonesian painter Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman, by Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel. The Netherlands, 1840

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Mummy portrait of a man with short hair. Fayum, Egypt, Roman period, 100-120 AD

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Mummy portrait of a man with short hair. Fayum, Egypt, Roman period, 100-120 AD

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Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios

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Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Fayum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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Mummy portrait of a woman. Fayum, Egypt, 2nd century AD

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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Spice cellar in the shape of a ship. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century

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Spice cellar in the shape of a ship. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century

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A Moche portrait vessel of a man with a cleft lip and tattoos. 100 BCE–500 CE, from Peru, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A Moche portrait vessel of a man with a cleft lip and tattoos. 100 BCE–500 CE, from Peru, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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