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The so-called “Tlaloc Mask” is an Olmec-looking stone carved monument with no context, that was donated to Xalapa Museum in Mexico in 1985. No further information, nor who donated it, the approximate place of origin, nor the circumstances of its finding ever became clear

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The so-called “Tlaloc Mask” is an Olmec-looking stone carved monument with no context, that was donated to Xalapa Museum in Mexico in 1985. No further information, nor who donated it, the approximate place of origin, nor the circumstances of its finding ever became clear

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The ornate carved top of a 15th century CE stone aztec box, known as tepetlacalli, with a depiction of the God Tlaltecuhtli. Now housed at the Cortes Palace Museum in Mexico

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The ornate carved top of a 15th century CE stone aztec box, known as tepetlacalli, with a depiction of the God Tlaltecuhtli. Now housed at the Cortes Palace Museum in Mexico

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The Tuxtla Statuette is a 16.5 cm high Nephrite figurine, from Mexico, carved as a squat, bullet-shaped human with a duck-like bill and wings. Its Epi-Olmec glyphs include a Mesoamerican Long Count date, possibly March 162 CE. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

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The Tuxtla Statuette is a 16.5 cm high Nephrite figurine, from Mexico, carved as a squat, bullet-shaped human with a duck-like bill and wings. Its Epi-Olmec glyphs include a Mesoamerican Long Count date, possibly March 162 CE. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

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A boat carved from an olive pit, approximately 3.4 centimeters long and 1.4 cm wide, is dated to 1737. It is currently housed at the National Palace Museum in Taipei .

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A boat carved from an olive pit, approximately 3.4 centimeters long and 1.4 cm wide, is dated to 1737. It is currently housed at the National Palace Museum in Taipei .

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This image displays a section of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, a significant ancient Egyptian mathematical text. Origin: It dates back to approximately 1650 BC. The Rhind Papyrus is currently housed in the British Museum in London.

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This image displays a section of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, a significant ancient Egyptian mathematical text. Origin: It dates back to approximately 1650 BC. The Rhind Papyrus is currently housed in the British Museum in London.

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"Sleeping Lady" of Malta, an iconic clay figurine estimated to be approximately 5,000 years old. currently on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, Malta.

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"Sleeping Lady" of Malta, an iconic clay figurine estimated to be approximately 5,000 years old. currently on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, Malta.

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An ancient Chinese incense burner. Stoneware, with clear glaze and modeled dragons and lotus petals. Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 6th–7th century CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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An ancient Chinese incense burner. Stoneware, with clear glaze and modeled dragons and lotus petals. Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 6th–7th century CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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The Lord in Red is a seated figure, coated with cinnabar, whose body is represented by the root of a tree with a halo of feathers in place of his head. He sits on the ollin symbol, a glyph of movement associated with the earth. 650-900 CE, Xochicalco Site Museum, Mexico

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The Lord in Red is a seated figure, coated with cinnabar, whose body is represented by the root of a tree with a halo of feathers in place of his head. He sits on the ollin symbol, a glyph of movement associated with the earth. 650-900 CE, Xochicalco Site Museum, Mexico

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Greek Earring with Nike driving a two-horse chariot, circa 350-325 BC. More than 100 individual elements have been soldered together, and there is evidence that it was originally further decorated with enamel. MFA Boston

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Greek Earring with Nike driving a two-horse chariot, circa 350-325 BC. More than 100 individual elements have been soldered together, and there is evidence that it was originally further decorated with enamel. MFA Boston

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Jewel-studded throne and foot rest of the king of benares. Northern India, late 19th century. wood, silver, precious stones, velvet, carved, enameled, repoussé work. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.

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Jewel-studded throne and foot rest of the king of benares. Northern India, late 19th century. wood, silver, precious stones, velvet, carved, enameled, repoussé work. On display at National Museum, New Delhi, India.

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The Queen of the Night relief, terracotta, Old Babylonian Empire, c. 1775 BC. Current state vs. colors restored according to experts at the British Museum after analysis of pigment traces. The relief is dimly lit from below, as it probably was originally ...

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The Queen of the Night relief, terracotta, Old Babylonian Empire, c. 1775 BC. Current state vs. colors restored according to experts at the British Museum after analysis of pigment traces. The relief is dimly lit from below, as it probably was originally ...

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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Carved Olive-Pit Miniature Boat , Qing dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Carved Olive-Pit Miniature Boat , Qing dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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Capitals of the Salle du Manege. Louvre Museum, Paris. The Manege room in the Louvre is a large space built under Napoleon III for equestrian events. After the fall of the Second Empire, the room was granted to the museum. In 1928 the Salle became the entrance to the museum...

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The interior of this alabaster piece allows us to infer its manufacturing process, since using a cylindrical instrument, similar to a tube, it was rubbed and worn down, creating the internal cavity of the bowl. From Tula, 900-1250 CE, National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico

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The interior of this alabaster piece allows us to infer its manufacturing process, since using a cylindrical instrument, similar to a tube, it was rubbed and worn down, creating the internal cavity of the bowl. From Tula, 900-1250 CE, National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico

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A cluster of statues in Gopachal Jain Colossi. It is a collection of gigantic, proportionate Jain cave monuments carved into the rock face around Gwalior Fort in India. The statues here are several feet high. It was built by the Tomar Rajput kings in the 15th century.

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A cluster of statues in Gopachal Jain Colossi. It is a collection of gigantic, proportionate Jain cave monuments carved into the rock face around Gwalior Fort in India. The statues here are several feet high. It was built by the Tomar Rajput kings in the 15th century.

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to approximately the 4th century AD, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to approximately the 4th century AD, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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An 18th century CE ivory dildo complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation and its own discreet cloth bag. The didlo was hidden in the seat of a Louis XV armchair found in a convent near Paris. Now housed at the Science Museum in London

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An 18th century CE ivory dildo complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation and its own discreet cloth bag. The didlo was hidden in the seat of a Louis XV armchair found in a convent near Paris. Now housed at the Science Museum in London

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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The Ancient City of Hegra, in the Arabian Desert, c.50 CE: this rock-hewn city was built by the Nabataeans, and it originally served as a center for international trade, but it was later transformed into a necropolis with more than 100 monumental tombs

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