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Plato and Apollo pointing to Jesus in a coffin, The Golden Gates from the Rozhdestvensky Cathedral in Suzdal, Russia, 13th century

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Plato and Apollo pointing to Jesus in a coffin, The Golden Gates from the Rozhdestvensky Cathedral in Suzdal, Russia, 13th century

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Armorial plates from the Order of the Golden Fleece, 16th century CE

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Armorial plates from the Order of the Golden Fleece, 16th century CE

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A 7th or 8th century CE ivory comb, encrusted with gold and jewels, believed to be from Syria or Egypt. Now housed at the treasury of the Quedlinburg cathedral in Germany

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A 7th or 8th century CE ivory comb, encrusted with gold and jewels, believed to be from Syria or Egypt. Now housed at the treasury of the Quedlinburg cathedral in Germany

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The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan

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The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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The 11th century CE wooden coffin holding the remains of St King Canute the Holy , now located at the St. Canute's Cathedral in Denmark

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The 11th century CE wooden coffin holding the remains of St King Canute the Holy , now located at the St. Canute's Cathedral in Denmark

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Roman golden glass vessel with a hunting scene. Object dated to the 3rd century CE and is housed in the Cleveland Art Museum in the USA.

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Roman golden glass vessel with a hunting scene. Object dated to the 3rd century CE and is housed in the Cleveland Art Museum in the USA.

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The Holy Face of Lucca, ancient wooden carving of Jesus crucified in the cathedral of San Martino, in Lucca, from 782 AD

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The Holy Face of Lucca, ancient wooden carving of Jesus crucified in the cathedral of San Martino, in Lucca, from 782 AD

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Roman 4th century dice tower, a spiral inside prevents cheating from player intervention

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Roman 4th century dice tower, a spiral inside prevents cheating from player intervention

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Golden requilery containing Anne Of Brittany's heart from the 16th century

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Golden requilery containing Anne Of Brittany's heart from the 16th century

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Roman poison ring in the shape of an oil lamp, 4th century, gold

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Roman poison ring in the shape of an oil lamp, 4th century, gold

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Woman with short hair in the Fayum portrait. The painting dates from the Hadrianic period, dating to approximately the 2nd century CE.

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Woman with short hair in the Fayum portrait. The painting dates from the Hadrianic period, dating to approximately the 2nd century CE.

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Golden Rose of Minucchio da Siena , a Papal award given by Pope John XXII to Rudolph III of Nidau, Count of Neuchâtel. From the Treasury of the Basel Cathedral.

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Golden Rose of Minucchio da Siena , a Papal award given by Pope John XXII to Rudolph III of Nidau, Count of Neuchâtel. From the Treasury of the Basel Cathedral.

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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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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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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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A 13th century CE silk robe with bird motifs, from Central Asia, now housed at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada

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A 13th century CE silk robe with bird motifs, from Central Asia, now housed at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada

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A 1st century CE Roman gold catena loop-in-loop chain from Pompeii in Italy

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A 1st century CE Roman gold catena loop-in-loop chain from Pompeii in Italy

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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