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The display of a reproduction of the Parthenon or Elgin Marbles at the new Acropolis Museum. The original marbles are at the British Museum. gracing

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The display of a reproduction of the Parthenon or Elgin Marbles at the new Acropolis Museum. The original marbles are at the British Museum. gracing

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The original Parthenon marbles displayed at the British Museum.

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The original Parthenon marbles displayed at the British Museum.

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.

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Reconstruction of the Achaemenid Persian 'Ganauka' or 'riding dress' in the British Museum, London. The Ganauka was a link to the Persians origin as nomads from the Eurasian steppes

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Reconstruction of the Achaemenid Persian 'Ganauka' or 'riding dress' in the British Museum, London. The Ganauka was a link to the Persians origin as nomads from the Eurasian steppes

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Partially preserved marble head of a woman from Roman times - probably Venus . According to the researchers, the oxidation of the sculpture's brown eyelashes created tear-like spots. The object was discovered in Athens. It is now on display at the Acropolis museum.

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Partially preserved marble head of a woman from Roman times - probably Venus . According to the researchers, the oxidation of the sculpture's brown eyelashes created tear-like spots. The object was discovered in Athens. It is now on display at the Acropolis museum.

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This image displays a section of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, a significant ancient Egyptian mathematical text. Origin: It dates back to approximately 1650 BC. The Rhind Papyrus is currently housed in the British Museum in London.

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This image displays a section of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, a significant ancient Egyptian mathematical text. Origin: It dates back to approximately 1650 BC. The Rhind Papyrus is currently housed in the British Museum in London.

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A 2nd century CE Roman marble sculpture of Aphrodite, unearthed in 1726 within the premises of the ancient amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is a Roman reproduction of a 4th-century BCE Greek original by Scopas, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

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A 2nd century CE Roman marble sculpture of Aphrodite, unearthed in 1726 within the premises of the ancient amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is a Roman reproduction of a 4th-century BCE Greek original by Scopas, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

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Parthenon Frieze — Cavalcade, Block XLII . Medium: Pentelic marble relief. British Museum, London . Photographer: Twospoonfulls

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Parthenon Frieze — Cavalcade, Block XLII . Medium: Pentelic marble relief. British Museum, London . Photographer: Twospoonfulls

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Terracotta rattle in the form of a pig | British Museum | Resolution:

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Terracotta rattle in the form of a pig | British Museum | Resolution:

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Cypro-Archaic Jug, Cyprus . Displayed in the British Museum

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Cypro-Archaic Jug, Cyprus . Displayed in the British Museum

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Marble fragment with the head of Medea from a 1st or 2nd c AD Roman copy of a Greek original relief, thought to have been decoration from the parapet surrounding the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Athenian Agora, ca. 420–410 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Marble fragment with the head of Medea from a 1st or 2nd c AD Roman copy of a Greek original relief, thought to have been decoration from the parapet surrounding the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Athenian Agora, ca. 420–410 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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British court dress ca. 1750 featuring enlarged panniers currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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British court dress ca. 1750 featuring enlarged panniers currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Knossos Griffin fresco, Knossos Palace Throne Room, Crete. One of the accurate reproductions at the restored room. The surviving original, the remains of which served to make the frescoes now at Knossos, dates from c.1600 BCE, and can be seen at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Knossos Griffin fresco, Knossos Palace Throne Room, Crete. One of the accurate reproductions at the restored room. The surviving original, the remains of which served to make the frescoes now at Knossos, dates from c.1600 BCE, and can be seen at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Medals worn by Archduke Franz Ferdinand at the time of his assassination. On display at the National Museum, Prague.

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Medals worn by Archduke Franz Ferdinand at the time of his assassination. On display at the National Museum, Prague.

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Roman marble sculpture showing the philosopher Socrates. The object is dated to the mid-1st century CE and is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman marble sculpture showing the philosopher Socrates. The object is dated to the mid-1st century CE and is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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The marble grave stele of Philino, 340 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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The marble grave stele of Philino, 340 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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Clay plaque of a striding man leading a large dog. Excavated from Babylon, ca. 1750 BCE. Housed at the British Museum

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Clay plaque of a striding man leading a large dog. Excavated from Babylon, ca. 1750 BCE. Housed at the British Museum

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Coin of king kanishka with oesho at back, first century ad, on display at national museum new delhi

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Coin of king kanishka with oesho at back, first century ad, on display at national museum new delhi

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Marble bust of a philosopher, probably Plutarch of Athens . Beginning of 5th century AD. Acropolis Museum, Athens

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Marble bust of a philosopher, probably Plutarch of Athens . Beginning of 5th century AD. Acropolis Museum, Athens

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Marble bust of a Roman man from the reign of Trajan . The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Marble bust of a Roman man from the reign of Trajan . The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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