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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 gilt bronze sculpture of the powerful tantric goddess Siddhi Lakshmi. From Nepal, ca. 16th–17th century CE, now housed at the Patan Museum in Nepal

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A gilt bronze sculpture of the powerful tantric goddess Siddhi Lakshmi. From Nepal, ca. 16th–17th century CE, now housed at the Patan Museum in Nepal

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Champa gold and silver sculpture of Lokeshvara , 9th century CE, from Vietnam, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore

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Champa gold and silver sculpture of Lokeshvara , 9th century CE, from Vietnam, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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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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Bronze statue of the Bodhisattva Tara from the 9th-10th century Cham civilization. It is located in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam

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Bronze statue of the Bodhisattva Tara from the 9th-10th century Cham civilization. It is located in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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An ivory sculpture of a dog on an ebony box, 17th century CE, now housed at the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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An ivory sculpture of a dog on an ebony box, 17th century CE, now housed at the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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Ancient Roman bronze sculpture of a pouncing panther, c. 2nd-3rd century CE.

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Ancient Roman bronze sculpture of a pouncing panther, c. 2nd-3rd century CE.

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A Taíno basalt sculpture of a zemi. From Haiti, 1200-1500 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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A Taíno basalt sculpture of a zemi. From Haiti, 1200-1500 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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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 gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Vienne

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A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Vienne

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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The skull of a woman wearing a golden crown, found in an early 10th century CE wooden red coffin in Inner Mongolia, China. Liao dynasty, now housed at the Inner Mongolia Museum

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Ancient bronze sculpture of a standing man from Iberia, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE.

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Ancient bronze sculpture of a standing man from Iberia, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE.

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The statue of Fasting Siddhartha, now housed at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, is the finest specimen of Gandhara Art. Made of Schist, 2nd century BCE

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The statue of Fasting Siddhartha, now housed at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, is the finest specimen of Gandhara Art. Made of Schist, 2nd century BCE

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A bronze armlet from Ban Chiang in Thailand, ca. 300 BCE–200 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A bronze armlet from Ban Chiang in Thailand, ca. 300 BCE–200 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Gold ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 2nd century BCE, from Egypt, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Gold ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor, 2nd century BCE, from Egypt, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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