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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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Seated figure and stone columns with niches for human skulls from the ancient Celtic sanctuary of Roquepertuse in France. 3rd century BCE. The reconstruction in the bottom image shows how the architecture and sculptures were all originally painted

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Seated figure and stone columns with niches for human skulls from the ancient Celtic sanctuary of Roquepertuse in France. 3rd century BCE. The reconstruction in the bottom image shows how the architecture and sculptures were all originally painted

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The Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard is a collection of Romano-British jewellery and raw materials, found during the construction of a house in the Norfolk village of Snettisham in 1985. The hoard is thought to be the working stock of a jeweller, buried in a single clay pot around 155 CE

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The Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard is a collection of Romano-British jewellery and raw materials, found during the construction of a house in the Norfolk village of Snettisham in 1985. The hoard is thought to be the working stock of a jeweller, buried in a single clay pot around 155 CE

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The Amber Room, an interior decoration of amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, constructed in the 18th century. Looted from the Catherine Palace by German forces during WWII and currently unrecovered. Estimated modern valuation exceeds $500M.

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The Amber Room, an interior decoration of amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, constructed in the 18th century. Looted from the Catherine Palace by German forces during WWII and currently unrecovered. Estimated modern valuation exceeds $500M.

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Silky burial robe of Teutonic Order grand masters, XIV CE, reconstructed from crypt leftovers found in Kwidzyń Cathedral, Poland.

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Silky burial robe of Teutonic Order grand masters, XIV CE, reconstructed from crypt leftovers found in Kwidzyń Cathedral, Poland.

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A gold Angel coin from the reign of Henry VIII was part of a big horde found in the garden of house in the New Forest, Hampshire in 2020. Sixty-nine gold and one silver coins were found: four kings, two queens and one cardinal across five denominations dating from the early Tudor period.

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A gold Angel coin from the reign of Henry VIII was part of a big horde found in the garden of house in the New Forest, Hampshire in 2020. Sixty-nine gold and one silver coins were found: four kings, two queens and one cardinal across five denominations dating from the early Tudor period.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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The Lupa Capitolina , a symbol of Rome since ancient times, is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus after the legend of the foundation of the Eternal City. Thought to be an Etruscan sculpture from the 5th century BC for a long time...

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The Lupa Capitolina , a symbol of Rome since ancient times, is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus after the legend of the foundation of the Eternal City. Thought to be an Etruscan sculpture from the 5th century BC for a long time...

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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Roman sculpture depicting a Greek poet. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 2nd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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Roman sculpture depicting a Greek poet. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 2nd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen .

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The first and second floors of the Treasury, in Petra, seen from above. The ground floor, with at least 6 chambers, likely royal tombs, is buried under 6 ft of sand and rocks carried by the wind and the floods. A carved door can be seen in the picture through the grate on the left...

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The first and second floors of the Treasury, in Petra, seen from above. The ground floor, with at least 6 chambers, likely royal tombs, is buried under 6 ft of sand and rocks carried by the wind and the floods. A carved door can be seen in the picture through the grate on the left...

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"Ditchling Road Man" This is a forensic reconstruction of a 25-35 year-old male who lived around 4,200 years ago. He was buried with a pottery beaker, arrowhead & shells. He was discovered in 1921 during road work in Brighton, Sussex.

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"Ditchling Road Man" This is a forensic reconstruction of a 25-35 year-old male who lived around 4,200 years ago. He was buried with a pottery beaker, arrowhead & shells. He was discovered in 1921 during road work in Brighton, Sussex.

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The tomb of Prince Wanyan Yan, from the Jin Dynasty , and his wife who was buried alive with him. The wife had bound feet, leading to speculation that she was Princess Qingfu from the Song dynasty, who was captured during the Jingkang Incident at the age of 8

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The tomb of Prince Wanyan Yan, from the Jin Dynasty , and his wife who was buried alive with him. The wife had bound feet, leading to speculation that she was Princess Qingfu from the Song dynasty, who was captured during the Jingkang Incident at the age of 8

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