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The only smiling statue of Kaal Bhairav, the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva. Kathmandu, Nepal. Made from a single stone. 5-6th century CE.

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The only smiling statue of Kaal Bhairav, the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva. Kathmandu, Nepal. Made from a single stone. 5-6th century CE.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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Roman statue - made of bronze - showing the naked Apollo. The object is dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

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Roman statue - made of bronze - showing the naked Apollo. The object is dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

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Indra, Lord of Storms and King of the Gods' Realm,1200 ce,Kathmandu Valley, Nepal,Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Indra, Lord of Storms and King of the Gods' Realm,1200 ce,Kathmandu Valley, Nepal,Philadelphia Museum of Art

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A marble statue of Alexander the Great, 3rd century BC

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A marble statue of Alexander the Great, 3rd century BC

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Roman tablet/gravestone from the 2nd Century CE detailing the death of a Roman sailor who served in the Imperial Navy, found in a Backyard in New Orleans.

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Roman tablet/gravestone from the 2nd Century CE detailing the death of a Roman sailor who served in the Imperial Navy, found in a Backyard in New Orleans.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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Fragment of a sandstone female figure applying kajal . From India, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Brooklyn Museum

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Fragment of a sandstone female figure applying kajal . From India, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Brooklyn Museum

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A bronze sculpture of dancing Krishna. From Nepal, 18th century CE, now housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in India

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A bronze sculpture of dancing Krishna. From Nepal, 18th century CE, now housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in India

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Copper mask of Bhairava. Nepal, 17th century

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Copper mask of Bhairava. Nepal, 17th century

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Lord Shiva and Parvati dancing on a pedestal made of horn,made of ivory with hybrid indian and european style,19th century,kerala,salar jung museum,india

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Lord Shiva and Parvati dancing on a pedestal made of horn,made of ivory with hybrid indian and european style,19th century,kerala,salar jung museum,india

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Runestone in Krogsta, from the 6th century AD, with a human figure and an inscription. One of three known rune stones in Uppland carved with the elder rune alphabet, and the only one still in its original position

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Runestone in Krogsta, from the 6th century AD, with a human figure and an inscription. One of three known rune stones in Uppland carved with the elder rune alphabet, and the only one still in its original position

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Bear plaque made of silver from southern Siberia, c. 6th-5th century BCE.

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Bear plaque made of silver from southern Siberia, c. 6th-5th century BCE.

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Bronze hand from a Buddha statue. Thailand, Kingdom of Sukhothai, 14th-15th century

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Bronze hand from a Buddha statue. Thailand, Kingdom of Sukhothai, 14th-15th century

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A garment button of Byzantine origin from about the 6th century CE

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A garment button of Byzantine origin from about the 6th century CE

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Mosaic of a Mallard on the floor of Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century CE

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Mosaic of a Mallard on the floor of Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century CE

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Ancient statue from Gandhara in Pakistan, 3rd-4th Century. In the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore.

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Ancient statue from Gandhara in Pakistan, 3rd-4th Century. In the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore.

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Bronze statue of the Bodhisattva Tara from the 9th-10th century Cham civilization. It is located in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam

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Bronze statue of the Bodhisattva Tara from the 9th-10th century Cham civilization. It is located in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam

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