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Pendant for grade 8 of the "Swedish Rite" of Norwegian Freemasonry, probably 19th or early 20th century

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Pendant for grade 8 of the "Swedish Rite" of Norwegian Freemasonry, probably 19th or early 20th century

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The Snartemo Sword found in the autumn of 1933 in a Norwegian grave, dated to the early 6th century CE

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The Snartemo Sword found in the autumn of 1933 in a Norwegian grave, dated to the early 6th century CE

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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“Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African”

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“Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African”

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African

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Chlorite pendant in the form of the head of a Black African

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A sword with scabbard. Probably Roukai Tribe, Taiwan, 19th century.

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A sword with scabbard. Probably Roukai Tribe, Taiwan, 19th century.

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Vendel helmet, found near Uppsala, Sweden. A fine example of a king's or nobleman's property from a burial mound, probably 7th Century

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Vendel helmet, found near Uppsala, Sweden. A fine example of a king's or nobleman's property from a burial mound, probably 7th Century

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Head of Christ, polychrome carved wood sculpture, probably part of a larger sculpture, Tonkin , 18th–early 20th century

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Head of Christ, polychrome carved wood sculpture, probably part of a larger sculpture, Tonkin , 18th–early 20th century

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Seahorse pendant made of gold, Indonesian Sulawesi Island peoples, 19th century

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Seahorse pendant made of gold, Indonesian Sulawesi Island peoples, 19th century

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Toreador suit, fourth quarter 19th century, probably Mexican, silk, metal, glass

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Toreador suit, fourth quarter 19th century, probably Mexican, silk, metal, glass

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VIETNAM. The Five Tigers, traditional woodblock painting from the HangTrong and Hang Non streets of Old Hanoi's 36 Streets. Late 19th or early 20th century. Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam

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VIETNAM. The Five Tigers, traditional woodblock painting from the HangTrong and Hang Non streets of Old Hanoi's 36 Streets. Late 19th or early 20th century. Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam

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A faience pyxis made out of "Egyptian blue", probably made in Syria. 8th-7th century BCE, found in an Etruscan grave in Vulci, Italy, in 1872. Now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A faience pyxis made out of "Egyptian blue", probably made in Syria. 8th-7th century BCE, found in an Etruscan grave in Vulci, Italy, in 1872. Now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Enthroned Vishnu, Pandya Empire.

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Enthroned Vishnu, Pandya Empire.

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