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Cameo, Amphitrite on a sea bull, between 1st century BC-1st century AD, mount is from 17th century, Period/Style/Movement is Roman Imperial. Made of Sardonyx and Gold

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Cameo, Amphitrite on a sea bull, between 1st century BC-1st century AD, mount is from 17th century, Period/Style/Movement is Roman Imperial. Made of Sardonyx and Gold

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Aphrodite Untying Her Sandal: Bronze statuette from the Roman Imperial period, 1st century AD.

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Aphrodite Untying Her Sandal: Bronze statuette from the Roman Imperial period, 1st century AD.

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Roman gold, carnelian and onyx ring adorned with a cameo depicting a Satyr and a Nymph, made of gold, 50 BC - 20 AD, found in Petescia in Italy.

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Roman gold, carnelian and onyx ring adorned with a cameo depicting a Satyr and a Nymph, made of gold, 50 BC - 20 AD, found in Petescia in Italy.

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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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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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A Roman mosaic on a dining room wall in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century AD

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A Roman mosaic on a dining room wall in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century AD

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Roman Mosaic of Neptune and His Consort Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea – Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Italy

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Roman Mosaic of Neptune and His Consort Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea – Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Italy

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Statue of a man in armor, from Sekijinsan Mound. Fukuoka, Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Statue of a man in armor, from Sekijinsan Mound. Fukuoka, Japan, Kofun period, 6th century AD

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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Miniature phallus pendant made of jet found at Vindolanda. Great Britain, Roman period, 4th century AD

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Miniature phallus pendant made of jet found at Vindolanda. Great Britain, Roman period, 4th century AD

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"Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maple with Poem Slips", a six-panel folding screen made of ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. From Japan, mid- 17th century CE

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"Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maple with Poem Slips", a six-panel folding screen made of ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. From Japan, mid- 17th century CE

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An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.

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An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.

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Cameo with four theatre masks, Sardonyx, 1st century, 19th century mount

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Cameo with four theatre masks, Sardonyx, 1st century, 19th century mount

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Goddess Astarte in Alabaster, stucco, gold, rubies from between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.On loan to The MET from the Louvre.

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Goddess Astarte in Alabaster, stucco, gold, rubies from between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.On loan to The MET from the Louvre.

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Roman mosaic showing Neptune and Amphitrite - the wife of the god of seas, lakes and rivers. The object was found in Herculaneum and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic showing Neptune and Amphitrite - the wife of the god of seas, lakes and rivers. The object was found in Herculaneum and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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What remains of a golden vest that belonged to a south arabian king named Waqh AL Rem from Kingdom of Ma’in, date between 8th century BCE to the 1st century CE

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What remains of a golden vest that belonged to a south arabian king named Waqh AL Rem from Kingdom of Ma’in, date between 8th century BCE to the 1st century CE

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Flower bouquet from late 17th century Florence or Vienna. Made of gold, partially enameled, silver, gilt, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, blue sapphires, hyacinths, and hessonites. Part of the Imperial Treasury, Vienna

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Bowl with a cat's footprint, unearthed from Mino Burial Mound #6. Himeji, Japan, Asuka period, 6th-7th century AD

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Bowl with a cat's footprint, unearthed from Mino Burial Mound #6. Himeji, Japan, Asuka period, 6th-7th century AD

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Head of a sacrifice bull from the 1st century BCE. Object from Octodurus .

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Head of a sacrifice bull from the 1st century BCE. Object from Octodurus .

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