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Gold sword hilt with sculptured figures of two recumbent elk and birds of prey on their heads, European Scythia/Ukraine, 6th century BC

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Gold sword hilt with sculptured figures of two recumbent elk and birds of prey on their heads, European Scythia/Ukraine, 6th century BC

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Scythian gold hilt with sculptured figures of two recumbent elk with birds of prey on their heads, 6th century BC

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Scythian gold hilt with sculptured figures of two recumbent elk with birds of prey on their heads, 6th century BC

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A gold Scythian neckpiece discovered in a royal burial mound in Ukraine that dates to the 4th century BC

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A gold Scythian neckpiece discovered in a royal burial mound in Ukraine that dates to the 4th century BC

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Scythian gold pectoral from the Tovsta Mohyla mound, Ukraine, 4th century BC. Weight — 1150 g, diameter — 30.6 cm, made of 958 gold.

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Scythian gold pectoral from the Tovsta Mohyla mound, Ukraine, 4th century BC. Weight — 1150 g, diameter — 30.6 cm, made of 958 gold.

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Figurines of Zoroastrian priests wearing masks and holding barsom twigs, 6th century BC

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Figurines of Zoroastrian priests wearing masks and holding barsom twigs, 6th century BC

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Scythian golden gorytos found in Ukraine with the scenes of the Achilleid Epic that would be written only 500 years later, 4th c. BC

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Scythian golden gorytos found in Ukraine with the scenes of the Achilleid Epic that would be written only 500 years later, 4th c. BC

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Ring with bust figure holding a wine cup, 1st century CE. Gold inset with a semi-precious stone. From Gandhara , now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

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Ring with bust figure holding a wine cup, 1st century CE. Gold inset with a semi-precious stone. From Gandhara , now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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Enamelled gold scent flask pendant, in the form of a cat on a cushion set with an emerald, rubies and pearls, Western Europe, about 1860-80.

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Enamelled gold scent flask pendant, in the form of a cat on a cushion set with an emerald, rubies and pearls, Western Europe, about 1860-80.

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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.

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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.

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Temple Door curtain embroidered in zari representing flying gods and Vishnu on either side. Two winged figures & lions head in the center embroidered in zari, stones at places,early 20th century,deccan,salar jung museum,hyderabad india

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Temple Door curtain embroidered in zari representing flying gods and Vishnu on either side. Two winged figures & lions head in the center embroidered in zari, stones at places,early 20th century,deccan,salar jung museum,hyderabad india

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Scythian plaque of a winged boar, 19th century electrotype reproduction of a 5th century BCE gold original

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Scythian plaque of a winged boar, 19th century electrotype reproduction of a 5th century BCE gold original

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A 17th century emerald carving of a Hindu Saint, with ruby and gold inlays. Part of the Lord Glenconner’s collection

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A 17th century emerald carving of a Hindu Saint, with ruby and gold inlays. Part of the Lord Glenconner’s collection

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17th-century wax reliquary figure with bone relic of Saint Valerianus designed by sculptor Hans Krumper and housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna

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17th-century wax reliquary figure with bone relic of Saint Valerianus designed by sculptor Hans Krumper and housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna

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Attic red-figure plate with Heracles leading Cerberus, accompanied by Hermes. This is the name vase of the Cerberus Painter, as Paseas was previously known - ultimo 6th century BCE

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Attic red-figure plate with Heracles leading Cerberus, accompanied by Hermes. This is the name vase of the Cerberus Painter, as Paseas was previously known - ultimo 6th century BCE

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Sculpture of Kartikeya, the god of war, on his peacock mount. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 10th century AD

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Sculpture of Kartikeya, the god of war, on his peacock mount. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 10th century AD

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Bronze sculpture of Shiva dancing on a demon while holding fire and a drum. India, 16th century

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Bronze sculpture of Shiva dancing on a demon while holding fire and a drum. India, 16th century

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The golden diadem of the Scythian princess Meda, found in the tomb of Philip II of Macedon. Aigai, Macedonia, Greece. 4th century BC

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The golden diadem of the Scythian princess Meda, found in the tomb of Philip II of Macedon. Aigai, Macedonia, Greece. 4th century BC

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