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Funerary Mayan Jade Mask found in the ancient city of Noh Kah located in present day Quintana Roo, housed at the Museo Maya de Cancun

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Funerary Mayan Jade Mask found in the ancient city of Noh Kah located in present day Quintana Roo, housed at the Museo Maya de Cancun

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A Maya stone altar found at Edzna in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico de Campeche

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A Maya stone altar found at Edzna in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico de Campeche

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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An Olmec jade pectoral in the shape of a jaguar face, 1000-400 BCE, now housed at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City

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An Olmec jade pectoral in the shape of a jaguar face, 1000-400 BCE, now housed at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City

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The 23 cm long dagger of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Kamose , made of wood, copper and gold. Now housed at the Royal Library of Brussels in Belgium

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The 23 cm long dagger of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Kamose , made of wood, copper and gold. Now housed at the Royal Library of Brussels in Belgium

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Ancient Roman Slave Receipt found in London and housed in Museum of London. AD 80-120.

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Ancient Roman Slave Receipt found in London and housed in Museum of London. AD 80-120.

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A limestone statue of Princess Doshfari, daughter of Sanatrug Il of Hatra, 138 A.D. now housed in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Hatra was an ancient Arabian city in Present day Northern Iraq.

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A limestone statue of Princess Doshfari, daughter of Sanatrug Il of Hatra, 138 A.D. now housed in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Hatra was an ancient Arabian city in Present day Northern Iraq.

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A painted clay figurine of a dancer wearing a mask, now housed at the Xinjiang Museum in China. Tang dynasty

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A painted clay figurine of a dancer wearing a mask, now housed at the Xinjiang Museum in China. Tang dynasty

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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Detail of an armor made in the 2nd half of the 16th century CE, in either France or Flanders. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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The gilded silver reliquary of Saint James, made by the Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Lorenzo Ghibert in 1407 CE. Now housed at the Museo della Cattedrale di San Zeno in Pistoia, Italy

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The gilded silver reliquary of Saint James, made by the Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Lorenzo Ghibert in 1407 CE. Now housed at the Museo della Cattedrale di San Zeno in Pistoia, Italy

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A 19th century Japanese netsuke depicting a Kappa mask. Stag antler with hide, inlays. Now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A 19th century Japanese netsuke depicting a Kappa mask. Stag antler with hide, inlays. Now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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A pectoral made of gold and lapis lazuli, found in the burial of the queen Kama in Leontopolis, Egypt. 837-728 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A pectoral made of gold and lapis lazuli, found in the burial of the queen Kama in Leontopolis, Egypt. 837-728 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Vienne

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A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Vienne

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An ornately carved lacquered wooden dou-bowl, found in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng. 433 BCE, now housed at the Hubei Provincial Museum in China

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An ornately carved lacquered wooden dou-bowl, found in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng. 433 BCE, now housed at the Hubei Provincial Museum in China

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Agee arrow points made from novaculite, and found in Arkansas. 700-1000 CE, now housed at the Museum of Native American History in Arkansas

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Agee arrow points made from novaculite, and found in Arkansas. 700-1000 CE, now housed at the Museum of Native American History in Arkansas

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A jaguar mask made of green and black stone and shell, found in tomb 105 of Monte Albán in Mexico. 200-500 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A jaguar mask made of green and black stone and shell, found in tomb 105 of Monte Albán in Mexico. 200-500 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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