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Roman silver bowl decorated with gilded vines. Dated to the 1st c. CE. At the British museum, nr. 1867,0508.1410

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Roman silver bowl decorated with gilded vines. Dated to the 1st c. CE. At the British museum, nr. 1867,0508.1410

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A Roman fresco with Bacchic scenes; from the columbarium of Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome, dated to 50 CE ca. British museum, nr. 1873,0208.1

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A Roman fresco with Bacchic scenes; from the columbarium of Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome, dated to 50 CE ca. British museum, nr. 1873,0208.1

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Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE.

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Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE.

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A woman's leather sandal decorated with a topaz, found in a well at Saalburg Roman fort in Germany. 100-150 CE, now housed at the Saalburg Museum

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A woman's leather sandal decorated with a topaz, found in a well at Saalburg Roman fort in Germany. 100-150 CE, now housed at the Saalburg Museum

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The Kirkburn sword; a decorated blade with its scabbard, made of iron, copper alloy, horn, & glass. Discovered at an iron-age grave at Kirkburn, England; dated to 300 BCE - 200 BCE ca. At the British museum, nr. 1987,0404.2

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The Kirkburn sword; a decorated blade with its scabbard, made of iron, copper alloy, horn, & glass. Discovered at an iron-age grave at Kirkburn, England; dated to 300 BCE - 200 BCE ca. At the British museum, nr. 1987,0404.2

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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Roman anthropomorphic dice in the form of squatting figures. The silver dice work much like conventional dice, with their various sides numbered with 1 to 6 red dots. 1st-2nd century CE, British Museum

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Roman anthropomorphic dice in the form of squatting figures. The silver dice work much like conventional dice, with their various sides numbered with 1 to 6 red dots. 1st-2nd century CE, British Museum

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A Roman knobbed blue glass beaker with a plain ground rim, bulging sides and a flat base: blown into a silver case with openwork designs. 50-100 CE, from Italy, now housed at the British Museum

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A Roman knobbed blue glass beaker with a plain ground rim, bulging sides and a flat base: blown into a silver case with openwork designs. 50-100 CE, from Italy, now housed at the British Museum

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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Terracotta relief depicting goddess Athena supervising the building of the ship Argo, the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. Found at Rome & dated to the 1st c. CE. Now in the British museum, nr. 1805,0703.301

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Terracotta relief depicting goddess Athena supervising the building of the ship Argo, the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. Found at Rome & dated to the 1st c. CE. Now in the British museum, nr. 1805,0703.301

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A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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Silver Bowl Decorated with Figure Scenes from Pakistan | Hephthalite period, 5th to 6th century CE

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Silver Bowl Decorated with Figure Scenes from Pakistan | Hephthalite period, 5th to 6th century CE

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A 4th century CE Roman silver mirror, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 4th century CE Roman silver mirror, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Roman strigil, made of bronze. Dated to the 1st century BCE.

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Roman strigil, made of bronze. Dated to the 1st century BCE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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