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Vrishavahanamurti, a masterpiece of Chola bronze sculpture from c. 1011 CE, now housed at Thanjavur Art Gallery in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is depicted in a relaxed abhanga posture, with his right arm bent and positioned to rest on the hump of the bull

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Vrishavahanamurti, a masterpiece of Chola bronze sculpture from c. 1011 CE, now housed at Thanjavur Art Gallery in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is depicted in a relaxed abhanga posture, with his right arm bent and positioned to rest on the hump of the bull

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A bronze sculpture of the walking Buddha with his right hand in the gesture of reassurance . 14th century CE, Sukhothai period, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum

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A bronze sculpture of the walking Buddha with his right hand in the gesture of reassurance . 14th century CE, Sukhothai period, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum

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A bronze sculpture of dancing Krishna. From Nepal, 18th century CE, now housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in India

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A bronze sculpture of dancing Krishna. From Nepal, 18th century CE, now housed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in India

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An 11th century CE stone sculpture of Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokeshvara, from India, now housed at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in England

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An 11th century CE stone sculpture of Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokeshvara, from India, now housed at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in England

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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This argillite Haida panel pipe may depict a real incident—an unfortunate sailor caught in the ship’s rigging and dragged to his death. C. 1830 CE, from British Columbia in Canada, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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A bronze sculpture of standing Jina. From India, Chola Kingdom , now housed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum

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A bronze sculpture of standing Jina. From India, Chola Kingdom , now housed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum

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The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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One of the most important pieces of the 13th century CE Treasure of Hugo d'Oignies is the reliquary of the Virgin’s Milk that takes the form of a golden dove, adorned on its breast with a large amethyst. It is now housed at the provincial museum of Ancient Arts of Namur in Belgium

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One of the most important pieces of the 13th century CE Treasure of Hugo d'Oignies is the reliquary of the Virgin’s Milk that takes the form of a golden dove, adorned on its breast with a large amethyst. It is now housed at the provincial museum of Ancient Arts of Namur in Belgium

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A Khmer bronze sculpture of Hevajra, a Tantric Buddhist deity who personifies Enlightenment. C. 1200 CE, Northeastern Thailand, former kingdom of Angkor. Now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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A Khmer bronze sculpture of Hevajra, a Tantric Buddhist deity who personifies Enlightenment. C. 1200 CE, Northeastern Thailand, former kingdom of Angkor. Now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795. The sculpture is now on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

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Detail of the right foot of Hercules, from the "Hercules and Lichas" marble statue made by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova in 1795. The sculpture is now on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A ceramic sculpture depicting two girls playing the Ephedrismos game with one carrying the other on her back. From Corinth in Greece, c. 300 BCE, now housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in the Netherlands

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A ceramic sculpture depicting two girls playing the Ephedrismos game with one carrying the other on her back. From Corinth in Greece, c. 300 BCE, now housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in the Netherlands

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Two 8th century BCE bronze shields from Herzsprung, in Germany, with the depots from Kehmstedt and Bothenheilingen , as well as two sword casting moulds from Wennungen. These artifacts are now housed at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany

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Two 8th century BCE bronze shields from Herzsprung, in Germany, with the depots from Kehmstedt and Bothenheilingen , as well as two sword casting moulds from Wennungen. These artifacts are now housed at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany

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A large bronze drum from Guangxi province in China, now housed at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Tang dynasty or earlier

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A large bronze drum from Guangxi province in China, now housed at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Tang dynasty or earlier

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A 9th century CE sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

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A 9th century CE sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A Roman bronze sculpture of Apollo, excavated from the House of the Citharist in Pompeii. Ca. 50 BCE, now housed at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Naples

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A Roman bronze sculpture of Apollo, excavated from the House of the Citharist in Pompeii. Ca. 50 BCE, now housed at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Naples

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A silver didrachm from the ancient Greek city of Gela in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a nude bearded rider hurling a spear with his raised right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his left, and on the reverse the forepart of man-headed bull, with long pointed beard. C. 490-475 BCE

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A silver didrachm from the ancient Greek city of Gela in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a nude bearded rider hurling a spear with his raised right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his left, and on the reverse the forepart of man-headed bull, with long pointed beard. C. 490-475 BCE

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Schist Gandharan reliefs depicting foreigners and non-Buddhists drinking, dancing, and playing music. From a Buddhist stupa site in Pakistan, c. 100 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Schist Gandharan reliefs depicting foreigners and non-Buddhists drinking, dancing, and playing music. From a Buddhist stupa site in Pakistan, c. 100 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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