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A stringed crystal, amethyst and agate ornaments from the Spring and Autumn period . Now housed at the Shandong Museum in China

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A stringed crystal, amethyst and agate ornaments from the Spring and Autumn period . Now housed at the Shandong Museum in China

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A Jade handle five-bead massager, mid-Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The massager head is composed of 5 petal-shaped round beads, which are made of crystals, amethyst and agate

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A Jade handle five-bead massager, mid-Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The massager head is composed of 5 petal-shaped round beads, which are made of crystals, amethyst and agate

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An ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel decorated with an inland hunting scene. Spring and Autumn period . Now housed at the Palace Museum In Beijing, China

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An ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel decorated with an inland hunting scene. Spring and Autumn period . Now housed at the Palace Museum In Beijing, China

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A plait ornament from India, made of gold, and inset with rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts. 18th–19th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A plait ornament from India, made of gold, and inset with rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts. 18th–19th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A gold signet ring from Crete, Late Minoan Period, c. 1700-1450 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

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A gold signet ring from Crete, Late Minoan Period, c. 1700-1450 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

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A brick decorated in relief with an erotic scene, Eastern Han period , from Xinlongsiang in China, now housed at the Sichuan Museum

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A brick decorated in relief with an erotic scene, Eastern Han period , from Xinlongsiang in China, now housed at the Sichuan Museum

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A bronze table with frogs and snakes design, Warring States Period to Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Museum in China

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A bronze table with frogs and snakes design, Warring States Period to Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Museum in China

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A pottery bottle from the Songze culture . Now housed at the Jiaxing Museum in China

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A pottery bottle from the Songze culture . Now housed at the Jiaxing Museum in China

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An amethyst jar from Egypt, circa 3000 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum of Berlin

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An amethyst jar from Egypt, circa 3000 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum of Berlin

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Unearthed from a tomb of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period , is a bronze jar that contained 59 pieces of copper tableware, including 10 ear cups, 10 small plates, 10 boxes, 4 bowls and 25 plates. Now housed at the Shandong Museum in China

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Unearthed from a tomb of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period , is a bronze jar that contained 59 pieces of copper tableware, including 10 ear cups, 10 small plates, 10 boxes, 4 bowls and 25 plates. Now housed at the Shandong Museum in China

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A doll crafted from scraps and a shoe heel. It belonged to a child in the slums of London, c 1905. Now housed at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh

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A doll crafted from scraps and a shoe heel. It belonged to a child in the slums of London, c 1905. Now housed at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh

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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum

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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum

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A Qianlong-marked enamel-inlaid jade gourd vase. Qianlong period , now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China

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A Qianlong-marked enamel-inlaid jade gourd vase. Qianlong period , now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China

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A painted limestone statuette of Amenophis IV and Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna in Egypt. Amarna Period, New Kingdom, 1353-1337 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A painted limestone statuette of Amenophis IV and Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna in Egypt. Amarna Period, New Kingdom, 1353-1337 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Jade disk “bi” with beast-shaped notches — Late Spring and Autumn period , China. Aurora Art Museum

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Jade disk “bi” with beast-shaped notches — Late Spring and Autumn period , China. Aurora Art Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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Hair extension from warring states period , China. Located in the Hunan Museum.

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Hair extension from warring states period , China. Located in the Hunan Museum.

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A painted pottery jar from the Banshan period of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture. Now housed at the Gansu Provincial Museum in China

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A painted pottery jar from the Banshan period of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture. Now housed at the Gansu Provincial Museum in China

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