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Hedgehog Vessel from Greece, c.2800-2300 BCE: this vessel was created nearly 4,800 years ago, and it depicts a hedgehog resting on its haunches with a cup clasped in its paws
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Hedgehog Vessel from Greece, c.2800-2300 BCE: this vessel was created nearly 4,800 years ago, and it depicts a hedgehog resting on its haunches with a cup clasped in its paws
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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth
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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth
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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth
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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth
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Prehistoric Headdress from Britain, c.8000 BCE: this 10,000-year-old headdress was crafted from the skull and antlers of a red deer
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Prehistoric Headdress from Britain, c.8000 BCE: this 10,000-year-old headdress was crafted from the skull and antlers of a red deer
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Satyr Appliqué from Georgia c.150-100 BCE: this appliqué was found on a vessel depicting several figures from Greek mythology, including Dionysus, Pan, Ariadne, the maenads, and the goddess Nike
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Satyr Appliqué from Georgia c.150-100 BCE: this appliqué was found on a vessel depicting several figures from Greek mythology, including Dionysus, Pan, Ariadne, the maenads, and the goddess Nike
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Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
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Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head
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2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it's decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram
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2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it's decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram
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Rock Crystal Flask from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this stunning little flask measures just 5.7cm tall, and it was carved from a solid piece of rock crystal more than 2,000 years ago
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Rock Crystal Flask from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this stunning little flask measures just 5.7cm tall, and it was carved from a solid piece of rock crystal more than 2,000 years ago
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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.
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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.
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Greco-Roman ring depicting Hercules during one of his twelve deeds with a lion on his back and a club in his hand
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Greco-Roman ring depicting Hercules during one of his twelve deeds with a lion on his back and a club in his hand
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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant from Panama, c.350-450 CE: this gold pendant depicts an animal with stubby feet, a rounded head, and a long, thick tail curled up over its back
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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant from Panama, c.350-450 CE: this gold pendant depicts an animal with stubby feet, a rounded head, and a long, thick tail curled up over its back
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A bear body made from clay with a bear skull in between its paws, made during the Upper Paleolithic and found in the Montespan cave in France. Riddled with holes from spear points, it was possibly used to teach hunting, or perhaps used for a ritual
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A bear body made from clay with a bear skull in between its paws, made during the Upper Paleolithic and found in the Montespan cave in France. Riddled with holes from spear points, it was possibly used to teach hunting, or perhaps used for a ritual
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This crystal cup, excavated from a Banshan Shitang Warring States tomb in Hangzhou; carbon-14 dated to the mid-to-late Warring States period, over 2,000 years ago
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This crystal cup, excavated from a Banshan Shitang Warring States tomb in Hangzhou; carbon-14 dated to the mid-to-late Warring States period, over 2,000 years ago
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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse
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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse
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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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A restored mural depicting seven female figures with raised hands and exposed breasts, reassembled from numerous fragments. The mural, which had sunk in Lake Constance in Germany almost 6,000 years ago, is the oldest figurative wall painting north of the Alps
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A restored mural depicting seven female figures with raised hands and exposed breasts, reassembled from numerous fragments. The mural, which had sunk in Lake Constance in Germany almost 6,000 years ago, is the oldest figurative wall painting north of the Alps
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This wooden wine cup, lacquered black on the outside and red within, is decorated with whorled motifs, drifting clouds and sharply rendered diamond patterns. Dating to the 160s BCE, it was unearthed in 1972 from the Mawangdui Han tombs in Hunan, China
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This wooden wine cup, lacquered black on the outside and red within, is decorated with whorled motifs, drifting clouds and sharply rendered diamond patterns. Dating to the 160s BCE, it was unearthed in 1972 from the Mawangdui Han tombs in Hunan, China
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A ceramic sculpture depicting two girls playing the Ephedrismos game with one carrying the other on her back. From Corinth in Greece, c. 300 BCE, now housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in the Netherlands
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A ceramic sculpture depicting two girls playing the Ephedrismos game with one carrying the other on her back. From Corinth in Greece, c. 300 BCE, now housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in the Netherlands
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Ivory Carving, 8-7th century BC. Probably Neo Assyrian. Restored vs real. This piece, known as "Panel fragments with hunting scenes", supposedly found in Ziwiye, Iran, depicts a hunting or battle scene. Its similarity with certain Assyrian reliefs, has led to classifying it as Assyrian...
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Ivory Carving, 8-7th century BC. Probably Neo Assyrian. Restored vs real. This piece, known as "Panel fragments with hunting scenes", supposedly found in Ziwiye, Iran, depicts a hunting or battle scene. Its similarity with certain Assyrian reliefs, has led to classifying it as Assyrian...
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