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Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head

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Cat-Shaped Vessel from Peru, c.200-700 CE: this vessel is crafted in the shape of a wild cat with a bird perched atop its head

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2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it's decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram

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2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it's decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram

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A Moche portrait vessel of a man with a cleft lip and tattoos. 100 BCE–500 CE, from Peru, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A Moche portrait vessel of a man with a cleft lip and tattoos. 100 BCE–500 CE, from Peru, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A Moche ceramic vessel in the form of a musician sitting cross legged playing a flute. From Peru, 200-600 CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Moche ceramic vessel in the form of a musician sitting cross legged playing a flute. From Peru, 200-600 CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A terracotta Moche stirrup-spout vessel with the burial theme. From Peru, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles

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A terracotta Moche stirrup-spout vessel with the burial theme. From Peru, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Hedgehog Vessel from Greece, c.2800-2300 BCE: this vessel was created nearly 4,800 years ago, and it depicts a hedgehog resting on its haunches with a cup clasped in its paws

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Hedgehog Vessel from Greece, c.2800-2300 BCE: this vessel was created nearly 4,800 years ago, and it depicts a hedgehog resting on its haunches with a cup clasped in its paws

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Reliquary in the Shape of a Three-Legged Fish, from Germany, c.900-1350 CE: this reliquary was crafted from rock crystal and silver-gilt, and it was designed as a vessel for relics of Mary Magdalene

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Reliquary in the Shape of a Three-Legged Fish, from Germany, c.900-1350 CE: this reliquary was crafted from rock crystal and silver-gilt, and it was designed as a vessel for relics of Mary Magdalene

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Medieval Reliquary in the Shape of a Three-Legged Fish, from Germany, c.900-1350 CE: this artifact was created as a vessel for the relics of Mary Magdalene

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Medieval Reliquary in the Shape of a Three-Legged Fish, from Germany, c.900-1350 CE: this artifact was created as a vessel for the relics of Mary Magdalene

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Prehistoric Headdress from Britain, c.8000 BCE: this 10,000-year-old headdress was crafted from the skull and antlers of a red deer

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Prehistoric Headdress from Britain, c.8000 BCE: this 10,000-year-old headdress was crafted from the skull and antlers of a red deer

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A ceramic vessel with the face of a coca chewer. From Ecuador, Mayo-Chinchipe culture

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A ceramic vessel with the face of a coca chewer. From Ecuador, Mayo-Chinchipe culture

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Honey vessel in the shape of a bear. Rhineland, around 1700

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Honey vessel in the shape of a bear. Rhineland, around 1700

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2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

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2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this figure was crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

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The Fortress of Piruro II, in Peru, is a five-story structure built with stones hewn in squared shape and uniform size. 1930-2100 BCE

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The Fortress of Piruro II, in Peru, is a five-story structure built with stones hewn in squared shape and uniform size. 1930-2100 BCE

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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Gold nose ornament shaped like a bat, from the Tomb of the Lady of Cao. Peru, Moche civilization, 450 AD

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Gold nose ornament shaped like a bat, from the Tomb of the Lady of Cao. Peru, Moche civilization, 450 AD

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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A Chimú tunic made of camelid fiber with gold alloy squares. From Peru, c. 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art

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A Chimú tunic made of camelid fiber with gold alloy squares. From Peru, c. 900–1470 CE, now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art

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