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Funerary Stele of a Woman Who Died in Childbirth, The Inscription Reads: “In the year 305, Marthana, of good soul, had given birth” – Syrian National Museum in Latakia

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Funerary Stele of a Woman Who Died in Childbirth, The Inscription Reads: “In the year 305, Marthana, of good soul, had given birth” – Syrian National Museum in Latakia

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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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Thracian burial gold wreath and ring. The central figure of the wreath is Nike on top of a chiton. National Museum of History, Sofia.

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Thracian burial gold wreath and ring. The central figure of the wreath is Nike on top of a chiton. National Museum of History, Sofia.

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Wedding ring with Latin inscription on the band: "SELEVCE ET CVRACE VIVAS IN DEO = Seleucus and Kyriace, live in God!" Square seal plate with the facing busts of a married couple. The man's name indicates Syrian origin, the woman's Greek origin. 4th century AD

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Wedding ring with Latin inscription on the band: "SELEVCE ET CVRACE VIVAS IN DEO = Seleucus and Kyriace, live in God!" Square seal plate with the facing busts of a married couple. The man's name indicates Syrian origin, the woman's Greek origin. 4th century AD

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Roman marble bust of a child. Object dated to 37-41 CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman marble bust of a child. Object dated to 37-41 CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Around 4500 years old Skeletal remains of a middle aged woman found at Rakhigarhi , an important Indus Valley Site. Notice the shell bangles on her left hand. National Museum, Delhi.

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Around 4500 years old Skeletal remains of a middle aged woman found at Rakhigarhi , an important Indus Valley Site. Notice the shell bangles on her left hand. National Museum, Delhi.

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The National Prado Museum in Madrid has a wonderful Roman marble sculpture in collection, which received the name "Apotheosis of Claudius".

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The National Prado Museum in Madrid has a wonderful Roman marble sculpture in collection, which received the name "Apotheosis of Claudius".

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Bull’s head funerary stela. Wadi Bayhan, ancient Qataban kingdom, Yemen, early 1st c AD. Calcite-alabaster. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Bull’s head funerary stela. Wadi Bayhan, ancient Qataban kingdom, Yemen, early 1st c AD. Calcite-alabaster. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Hanukkah lamp made in 1946 at a children's home in France by Maurice Farhi, a 14 or 15-year old who had been orphaned in the Holocaust, surviving in hiding. Carved wood and ink. See inscription detail in comments. The Jewish Museum collection

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Hanukkah lamp made in 1946 at a children's home in France by Maurice Farhi, a 14 or 15-year old who had been orphaned in the Holocaust, surviving in hiding. Carved wood and ink. See inscription detail in comments. The Jewish Museum collection

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A pair of Roman ivory dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Slovenia. 250-300 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Slovenia

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A pair of Roman ivory dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Slovenia. 250-300 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Slovenia

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A marble funerary loutrophoros, 330-320 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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A marble funerary loutrophoros, 330-320 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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An 800-year-old wooden lacquered box with inlaid mother-of-pearl chrysanthemum and scroll design. Goryeo Dynasty , now housed at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul

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An 800-year-old wooden lacquered box with inlaid mother-of-pearl chrysanthemum and scroll design. Goryeo Dynasty , now housed at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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1930. Girl with teddy bear at a runestone in Söderby in Botkyrka. The inscription says: "Sibbe and Tiarve had the stone raised in memory of Torkel, their father". Via Swedish National Heritage Board.

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1930. Girl with teddy bear at a runestone in Söderby in Botkyrka. The inscription says: "Sibbe and Tiarve had the stone raised in memory of Torkel, their father". Via Swedish National Heritage Board.

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Katana with carved ivory hilt and scabbard. The carving represents in panels groups of men, women, children. Inscription at the bottom of the scabbard. Two clasps for leather strap,japanese,19th century,salar jung museum,hyderabad,india

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Katana with carved ivory hilt and scabbard. The carving represents in panels groups of men, women, children. Inscription at the bottom of the scabbard. Two clasps for leather strap,japanese,19th century,salar jung museum,hyderabad,india

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