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the Treaty Cone of Entemena, king of Lagash, to god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty between Lagash and Uruk. This text is the oldest known diplomatic document. From Iraq, dated to c. 2400 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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the Treaty Cone of Entemena, king of Lagash, to god of Bad-Tibira, about the peace treaty between Lagash and Uruk. This text is the oldest known diplomatic document. From Iraq, dated to c. 2400 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A proverb tablet, dated to the Old Babylonian Period , which says: "The dog understands: 'Take it!' It does not understand: 'Put it down!'". From Iraq, now housed at the British Museum

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A proverb tablet, dated to the Old Babylonian Period , which says: "The dog understands: 'Take it!' It does not understand: 'Put it down!'". From Iraq, now housed at the British Museum

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The Net Cylinder of the king Entemena which describes the beginning of a war between the city-states of Lagaš and Umma during the Early Dynastic III period, one of the earliest border conflicts recorded. 2400 BCE, from Iraq, now at the Yale Babylonian Collection

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The Net Cylinder of the king Entemena which describes the beginning of a war between the city-states of Lagaš and Umma during the Early Dynastic III period, one of the earliest border conflicts recorded. 2400 BCE, from Iraq, now at the Yale Babylonian Collection

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A Nasca ceramic double spout with bridge jar with a man and a woman copulating. From Peru, 100 BCE-650 CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Nasca ceramic double spout with bridge jar with a man and a woman copulating. From Peru, 100 BCE-650 CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold cosmetic container and 3 bi-valve shells containing red, blue, and black cosmetic pigments, found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Iraq. Circa 2600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold cosmetic container and 3 bi-valve shells containing red, blue, and black cosmetic pigments, found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Iraq. Circa 2600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A painted limestone statuette of Amenophis IV and Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna in Egypt. Amarna Period, New Kingdom, 1353-1337 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A painted limestone statuette of Amenophis IV and Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna in Egypt. Amarna Period, New Kingdom, 1353-1337 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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Cylindrical hematite weights from Warka in Iraq. Old Babylonian Empire, 2000-1600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Cylindrical hematite weights from Warka in Iraq. Old Babylonian Empire, 2000-1600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold collar from Sintra in Portugal, 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold collar from Sintra in Portugal, 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea

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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A stout barkcloth coloured red and black in painted design of lines, triangles, and zigzags. From Hawaii, 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A stout barkcloth coloured red and black in painted design of lines, triangles, and zigzags. From Hawaii, 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Etruscan golden fibula from Vulci in Italy, 675-650 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Etruscan golden fibula from Vulci in Italy, 675-650 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Texas Treaty Stone from 1850 Peace Negotiations between the United States and Texas Native peoples.Bob Bullock History Museum.

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Texas Treaty Stone from 1850 Peace Negotiations between the United States and Texas Native peoples.Bob Bullock History Museum.

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The Tissøringen is a large gold necklace from the Viking Age, weighing 1.83 kg and found at Tissø in Denmark. 850-1000 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Denmark

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The Tissøringen is a large gold necklace from the Viking Age, weighing 1.83 kg and found at Tissø in Denmark. 850-1000 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Denmark

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A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Textile with woven feline figure. Pre-Colombian Peru, created between 900-1430 CE. Housed with the British Museum, but not currently on display

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Textile with woven feline figure. Pre-Colombian Peru, created between 900-1430 CE. Housed with the British Museum, but not currently on display

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Clay plaque of a striding man leading a large dog. Excavated from Babylon, ca. 1750 BCE. Housed at the British Museum

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Clay plaque of a striding man leading a large dog. Excavated from Babylon, ca. 1750 BCE. Housed at the British Museum

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