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Roman glass made by the method of glass forming, reassuring the scene from the chariot race. On the glass, the inscription: "Va Pyramus" .

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Roman glass made by the method of glass forming, reassuring the scene from the chariot race. On the glass, the inscription: "Va Pyramus" .

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Roman gold ring from Hadrian’s Wall with an openwork Greek inscription "The love token of Polemius"

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Roman gold ring from Hadrian’s Wall with an openwork Greek inscription "The love token of Polemius"

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Golden bowl of Darius the Great from Hamadan with an inscription: "Darius, the Great King."

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Golden bowl of Darius the Great from Hamadan with an inscription: "Darius, the Great King."

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Titulus pictus was a commercial inscription made on the surface of a given artifact .

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Titulus pictus was a commercial inscription made on the surface of a given artifact .

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE.

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE.

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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This tombstone, made for a woman named Hyralia, bears a seven-line Coptic inscription within a frame of engraved vines: "Do not grieve, Hyralia; no one is immortal on earth! This is the path of every human being." 9th century AD

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The woman, holding the measuring tool for the Roman foot, is identified by the restored inscription as Ktisis, a figure personifying the act of generous donation. The man has the Greek inscription “good” by his head, half of a text that probably said, “good wishes. Byzantine 500-550

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The woman, holding the measuring tool for the Roman foot, is identified by the restored inscription as Ktisis, a figure personifying the act of generous donation. The man has the Greek inscription “good” by his head, half of a text that probably said, “good wishes. Byzantine 500-550

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The gold engagement ring of the Serbian King Stefan Radoslav, made in 1219 CE. The ring has a massive head with an inscription in Greek in 7 rows: ”This is the engagement ring of Stefan, an offspring of Duka, and thus, Anne from the Komnin family, receive him in your embrace.”

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The gold engagement ring of the Serbian King Stefan Radoslav, made in 1219 CE. The ring has a massive head with an inscription in Greek in 7 rows: ”This is the engagement ring of Stefan, an offspring of Duka, and thus, Anne from the Komnin family, receive him in your embrace.”

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A Rajasthani Dhal made of Turtle Shell from the 19th century. The shield belonged to a Prasakaran Dhanaraj and then A.D Baid based off the two inscriptions engraved on the silver Aad Chand

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A Rajasthani Dhal made of Turtle Shell from the 19th century. The shield belonged to a Prasakaran Dhanaraj and then A.D Baid based off the two inscriptions engraved on the silver Aad Chand

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A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl."

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A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl."

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A 'Robin's egg' glazed vase made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . From China, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore

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A 'Robin's egg' glazed vase made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . From China, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore

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Inscription by Süleyman the Magnificent on the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. Playing on the Shahadah, it reads, "There is no god but God, and Abraham is the Friend of God." Further context in description.

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Inscription by Süleyman the Magnificent on the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. Playing on the Shahadah, it reads, "There is no god but God, and Abraham is the Friend of God." Further context in description.

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