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Ancient South Arabian inscription on the Greek island of Delos, circa second century BC

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Ancient South Arabian inscription on the Greek island of Delos, circa second century BC

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Electrum hectae from the ancient city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos in Greece, 6th-4th century BCE

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Electrum hectae from the ancient city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos in Greece, 6th-4th century BCE

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Bronze figurine of a child riding a lion with an ancient South Arabian inscription

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Bronze figurine of a child riding a lion with an ancient South Arabian inscription

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5th century BCE silver and bronze coins from the ancient Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, Italy

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5th century BCE silver and bronze coins from the ancient Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, Italy

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Ancient Roman era Egyptian terracotta Ostracon with Greek inscription, c. 332 BCE-400CE.

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Ancient Roman era Egyptian terracotta Ostracon with Greek inscription, c. 332 BCE-400CE.

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“Depiction of Yuya in his copy of the Book of the Dead”

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“Depiction of Yuya in his copy of the Book of the Dead”

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The Karpathos Lady , a limestone figurine found on the Greek island of Karpathos in the 19th century

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The Karpathos Lady , a limestone figurine found on the Greek island of Karpathos in the 19th century

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Electrum hectae from the ancient Greek city of Phocaea in Turkey, 7th-4th century BCE

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Electrum hectae from the ancient Greek city of Phocaea in Turkey, 7th-4th century BCE

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A group of ancient Egyptian glass rods, circa 5th-1st century BCE, sold at christie's in 2012

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A group of ancient Egyptian glass rods, circa 5th-1st century BCE, sold at christie's in 2012

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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The Artemision Bronze, c. 5th century BCE. A Greek bronze sculpture said to be of Zeus discovered in an ancient shipwreck in 1926 off of Cape Artemision.

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The Artemision Bronze, c. 5th century BCE. A Greek bronze sculpture said to be of Zeus discovered in an ancient shipwreck in 1926 off of Cape Artemision.

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Year 662 AD: Greek-language inscription from early Arab-period coast of the Sea of Galilea,

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Year 662 AD: Greek-language inscription from early Arab-period coast of the Sea of Galilea,

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Bronze Right Hand offering to Ta'Lab Arabian God of the moon inscribed in Old South Arabian Musnad script by Wahab, son of Hisam, the Yursamite - Yemen,

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Bronze Right Hand offering to Ta'Lab Arabian God of the moon inscribed in Old South Arabian Musnad script by Wahab, son of Hisam, the Yursamite - Yemen,

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Unusually long Old South Arabian inscription . Base of 4 bronze statues, 1st-2nd CE, in the Louvre. Translation in body.

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Unusually long Old South Arabian inscription . Base of 4 bronze statues, 1st-2nd CE, in the Louvre. Translation in body.

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Silver and gold coins from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, 5th-3rd century BCE

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Silver and gold coins from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, 5th-3rd century BCE

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A Sabaic inscription describes a Himyarite "expansion" reaching Ctesiphon, capital of the Sasanian Empire. .

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A Sabaic inscription describes a Himyarite "expansion" reaching Ctesiphon, capital of the Sasanian Empire. .

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The 5th century BC Temple of Heru in Paestum, southern Italy - one of the best preserved Greek temples in the world

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The 5th century BC Temple of Heru in Paestum, southern Italy - one of the best preserved Greek temples in the world

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Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” in high relief. British Museum

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Greek sling bullets with engravings, 4th century BC. One side depicts a winged thunderbolt, and the other, the Greek inscription “take that” in high relief. British Museum

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