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A four-cornered hat made from camelid fibers. 7th–9th century CE, Tiwanaku culture, probably from Bolivia, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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A four-cornered hat made from camelid fibers. 7th–9th century CE, Tiwanaku culture, probably from Bolivia, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 7th century CE bronze ewer with a feline-shaped handle, from Iran, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Bear bottles, made of salt-glazed stoneware. Ca. 1740–1750 CE, from Nottingham, England, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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Bear bottles, made of salt-glazed stoneware. Ca. 1740–1750 CE, from Nottingham, England, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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A feathered cap from Peru, 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A feathered cap from Peru, 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 4th century CE Roman silver mirror, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A 4th century CE Roman silver mirror, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Nasca tunic panel, from Peru. 600–1000 CE, made of cotton and feathers, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Nasca tunic panel, from Peru. 600–1000 CE, made of cotton and feathers, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Roman terracotta plate, mid-2nd century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Roman terracotta plate, mid-2nd century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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A plait ornament from India, made of gold, and inset with rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts. 18th–19th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A plait ornament from India, made of gold, and inset with rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts. 18th–19th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A faience pyxis made out of "Egyptian blue", probably made in Syria. 8th-7th century BCE, found in an Etruscan grave in Vulci, Italy, in 1872. Now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A faience pyxis made out of "Egyptian blue", probably made in Syria. 8th-7th century BCE, found in an Etruscan grave in Vulci, Italy, in 1872. Now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A Chimú ceremonial costume made of cotton and camelid fibers. From Peru, 1320-1440 CE, now housed at the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Santiago

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A Chimú ceremonial costume made of cotton and camelid fibers. From Peru, 1320-1440 CE, now housed at the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Santiago

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A bronze armlet from Ban Chiang in Thailand, ca. 300 BCE–200 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A bronze armlet from Ban Chiang in Thailand, ca. 300 BCE–200 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A blade for a short sword , with a red lacquered engraving of a bamboo and plum-blossom. From Japan, 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Royal boots made of glass beads, cloth and leather. Yoruba culture , 19th century CE, now housed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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Royal boots made of glass beads, cloth and leather. Yoruba culture , 19th century CE, now housed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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A Haida bowl made of a dall mountain sheep horn. From Haida Gwaai in Canada, ca. 1840–1860 CE, now housed at the Fenimore Art Museum in New York

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A Haida bowl made of a dall mountain sheep horn. From Haida Gwaai in Canada, ca. 1840–1860 CE, now housed at the Fenimore Art Museum in New York

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A 12th-century sandstone statue of an apsara from Madhya Pradesh, India. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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A 12th-century sandstone statue of an apsara from Madhya Pradesh, India. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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A Daunian painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladle from Foggia in Italy. 6th century BCE, now housed at the Civic Museum of Foggia

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A Daunian painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladle from Foggia in Italy. 6th century BCE, now housed at the Civic Museum of Foggia

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