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Mummy Mask of a Man. This mask would have covered the head of the mummy of a an Egyptian man. It is highly decorated with images of protective amulets and gods to aid in the journey towards becoming a glorified spirit in the afterlife.

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Mummy Mask of a Man. This mask would have covered the head of the mummy of a an Egyptian man. It is highly decorated with images of protective amulets and gods to aid in the journey towards becoming a glorified spirit in the afterlife.

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A mummy in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace combines the head of an unidentified ancient Egyptian princess with a crocodile’s head and body. Legend says the princess was killed by a Nile crocodile, and rulers joined the remains believing she would be resurrected as a crocodile in the afterlife

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A mummy in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace combines the head of an unidentified ancient Egyptian princess with a crocodile’s head and body. Legend says the princess was killed by a Nile crocodile, and rulers joined the remains believing she would be resurrected as a crocodile in the afterlife

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Meretseger one of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings Responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey. Meretseger in the form of the winged cobra. New Kingdom National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

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Meretseger one of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings Responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey. Meretseger in the form of the winged cobra. New Kingdom National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

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The Abydos boats are the remnants of ancient Egyptian ceremonial wooden boats found in brick-lined boat graves, in Abydos, with their prows pointed towards the Nile. They were probably made for the afterlife journeys of the Pharaoh Hor-Aha or Pharaoh Djer

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The Abydos boats are the remnants of ancient Egyptian ceremonial wooden boats found in brick-lined boat graves, in Abydos, with their prows pointed towards the Nile. They were probably made for the afterlife journeys of the Pharaoh Hor-Aha or Pharaoh Djer

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The coffin of Petosiris, who was High Priest of Thoth and other deities in Ashmunein. The wooden coffin, which lid is decorated with five columns of colored glass inlays, is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. 4th century BCE

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The coffin of Petosiris, who was High Priest of Thoth and other deities in Ashmunein. The wooden coffin, which lid is decorated with five columns of colored glass inlays, is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. 4th century BCE

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Bas-relief shows the profile of a figure with long hair, wearing a diadem decorated with leaves and bunches of grapes. The head rests on a wicker basket, partially covered with goatskin.

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Bas-relief shows the profile of a figure with long hair, wearing a diadem decorated with leaves and bunches of grapes. The head rests on a wicker basket, partially covered with goatskin.

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A 2000-year-old Roman dagger before and after a 9-month restoration. The handle and scabbard are covered in silver and decorated with red enamel.

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A 2000-year-old Roman dagger before and after a 9-month restoration. The handle and scabbard are covered in silver and decorated with red enamel.

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An ivory hairpin that would have secured the hairstyle of a woman in Roman Gloucester two millennia ago, decorated with the motif of a hand holding a pine cone. Now housed at the Gloucester Museum

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An ivory hairpin that would have secured the hairstyle of a woman in Roman Gloucester two millennia ago, decorated with the motif of a hand holding a pine cone. Now housed at the Gloucester Museum

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Gold trophy head, depicting a decapitated high status enemy. These heads would have been attached to ceremonial swords. State of Asante in present day Ghana, ca. 18th Century

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Gold trophy head, depicting a decapitated high status enemy. These heads would have been attached to ceremonial swords. State of Asante in present day Ghana, ca. 18th Century

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The San Pedro Mountains mummy is a mummy discovered in a cave in Wyoming in the 1930s and since lost. Scientific analyses have concluded that it is the mummy of a Native American infant that was born with anencephaly

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The San Pedro Mountains mummy is a mummy discovered in a cave in Wyoming in the 1930s and since lost. Scientific analyses have concluded that it is the mummy of a Native American infant that was born with anencephaly

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An Original Edo Period Woodblock depicting the Kami Fumi-E. The image is that of a decapitated Christian, and woodblock prints from this were printed throughout the 18th century onwards as anti-Christian propaganda to deter worshippers or would be worshippers in Japan

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An Original Edo Period Woodblock depicting the Kami Fumi-E. The image is that of a decapitated Christian, and woodblock prints from this were printed throughout the 18th century onwards as anti-Christian propaganda to deter worshippers or would be worshippers in Japan

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This 2,500-year-old Egyptian bead net funerary shroud was made entirely by weaving thousands of tiny, multicolored beads. It was placed over mummies to turn them into Osiris, housed in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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This 2,500-year-old Egyptian bead net funerary shroud was made entirely by weaving thousands of tiny, multicolored beads. It was placed over mummies to turn them into Osiris, housed in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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“Many of Khnumhotep's relatives. The sitting woman in the top-middle is his wife Khety”

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“Many of Khnumhotep's relatives. The sitting woman in the top-middle is his wife Khety”

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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This gold head of the falcon god Horus, lord of the sun and patron deity of kingship, was discovered beneath the floor of the main chamber of his temple in Hierakonpolis, Egypt. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Old Kingdom, ca. 2345-2181 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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This gold head of the falcon god Horus, lord of the sun and patron deity of kingship, was discovered beneath the floor of the main chamber of his temple in Hierakonpolis, Egypt. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Old Kingdom, ca. 2345-2181 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A Mughal dagger made in c. 1610-1620 CE, probably from Agra in India, now part of the private collection of sheikh Al Thani. Nephrite jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, emeralds and a pearl in kundan settings; watered steel blade with gold-overlaid decoration

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A Mughal dagger made in c. 1610-1620 CE, probably from Agra in India, now part of the private collection of sheikh Al Thani. Nephrite jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, emeralds and a pearl in kundan settings; watered steel blade with gold-overlaid decoration

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The Kirkburn sword; a decorated blade with its scabbard, made of iron, copper alloy, horn, & glass. Discovered at an iron-age grave at Kirkburn, England; dated to 300 BCE - 200 BCE ca. At the British museum, nr. 1987,0404.2

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The Kirkburn sword; a decorated blade with its scabbard, made of iron, copper alloy, horn, & glass. Discovered at an iron-age grave at Kirkburn, England; dated to 300 BCE - 200 BCE ca. At the British museum, nr. 1987,0404.2

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