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The Tatev Monastery, 9th century AD, constructed on the edge of the Vorotan Gorge in southern Armenia.

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The Tatev Monastery, 9th century AD, constructed on the edge of the Vorotan Gorge in southern Armenia.

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Monkey God Hanuman created 18th Century in Southern India. Denver Art Museum.

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Monkey God Hanuman created 18th Century in Southern India. Denver Art Museum.

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Zapotec tomb found in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, 7th century

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Zapotec tomb found in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, 7th century

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Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia. It is partially carved out of the adjacent mountain surrounded by cliffs, 4th century.

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Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia. It is partially carved out of the adjacent mountain surrounded by cliffs, 4th century.

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Bab al-Yaman, the southern gate to the Old City of Sana'a. Yemen, 17th century

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Bab al-Yaman, the southern gate to the Old City of Sana'a. Yemen, 17th century

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The 10th-century cross of the Chkondidi Martvili Monastery, ornamented with gold and silver, cloisonné enamel, and pearls.

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The 10th-century cross of the Chkondidi Martvili Monastery, ornamented with gold and silver, cloisonné enamel, and pearls.

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19th-Century Czech brooch shaped in the head of the legendary Gorgon, Medusa

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19th-Century Czech brooch shaped in the head of the legendary Gorgon, Medusa

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Gold figure of Tara on a silver platform. Indonesia, 9th century AD

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Gold figure of Tara on a silver platform. Indonesia, 9th century AD

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Ancient South Arabian inscription on the Greek island of Delos, circa second century BC

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Ancient South Arabian inscription on the Greek island of Delos, circa second century BC

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Ionic Temple of Garni, Armenia, 1st Century AD.

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Ionic Temple of Garni, Armenia, 1st Century AD.

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11th century paintings inside a church in Ani, the ancient capital of Armenia that now lies in eastern Turkey.

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11th century paintings inside a church in Ani, the ancient capital of Armenia that now lies in eastern Turkey.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Brahman head; 6th century CE mural from the Buddhist monastery of Duldur Akhur in Xinjiang, China

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Brahman head; 6th century CE mural from the Buddhist monastery of Duldur Akhur in Xinjiang, China

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Ganesha statue once placed in the center of Temple E5 at the Mỹ Sơn Temple Complex. Quang Nam, Vietnam, Cham states, 12th-13th century AD

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Ganesha statue once placed in the center of Temple E5 at the Mỹ Sơn Temple Complex. Quang Nam, Vietnam, Cham states, 12th-13th century AD

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Gold figurine of Shiva on a lotus pedestal. East Kalimantan, Indonesia, 8th-9th century AD

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Gold figurine of Shiva on a lotus pedestal. East Kalimantan, Indonesia, 8th-9th century AD

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