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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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A ceramic egg-shaped pyxis decorated with geometric patterns, excavated from a Bronze Age tomb in Cyprus. Late 21st Century BCE, now housed at the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in New Zealand

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This Cypriot oinochoe or pitcher in Mycenaean geometric style dates from the late 8th to early 7th century BCE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum in Milan, Italy

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This Cypriot oinochoe or pitcher in Mycenaean geometric style dates from the late 8th to early 7th century BCE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum in Milan, Italy

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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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 10th century CE salabhanjika statue, now housed at the Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum in India

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A 10th century CE salabhanjika statue, now housed at the Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum in India

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A 1st century CE Roman silver goblet from Vize Tumulus in Turkey. Now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

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A 1st century CE Roman silver goblet from Vize Tumulus in Turkey. Now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

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A bronze disc-armor with human figures and fantastic animals, found in the Picene necropolis of Pitino di San Severino in Italy. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche

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A bronze disc-armor with human figures and fantastic animals, found in the Picene necropolis of Pitino di San Severino in Italy. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche

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A silver disc with spirals, made by the Moche civilization in Peru. Now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

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A silver disc with spirals, made by the Moche civilization in Peru. Now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

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A woman's leather sandal decorated with a topaz, found in a well at Saalburg Roman fort in Germany. 100-150 CE, now housed at the Saalburg Museum

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A woman's leather sandal decorated with a topaz, found in a well at Saalburg Roman fort in Germany. 100-150 CE, now housed at the Saalburg Museum

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A child mummy found in the Yılanlı church in Cappadocia, Turkey. 10th-11th century CE, now housed at the Niğde Archaeological Museum

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A child mummy found in the Yılanlı church in Cappadocia, Turkey. 10th-11th century CE, now housed at the Niğde Archaeological Museum

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A gold ring found at the archaeological site of Saruq Al Hadid in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Iron Age II period , now housed at the Saruq Al Hadid Archaeological Museum

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A gold ring found at the archaeological site of Saruq Al Hadid in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Iron Age II period , now housed at the Saruq Al Hadid Archaeological Museum

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A Roman silver plated bronze horse harness, found in Doorwerth in the Netherlands. 1st century CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

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A Roman silver plated bronze horse harness, found in Doorwerth in the Netherlands. 1st century CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

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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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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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The skull of an ancient Greek girl buried with a crown of ceramic flowers, 400-300 BCE, now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece

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The skull of an ancient Greek girl buried with a crown of ceramic flowers, 400-300 BCE, now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece

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A 4th century BCE solid gold finger ring found in Tomb Z in Derveni, Greece. The ring bears the inscription ΚΛΕΙΤΑΙΔΩΡΟΝ, which means "a gift to Kleita", most probably the deceased of Tomb Z. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

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A 4th century BCE solid gold finger ring found in Tomb Z in Derveni, Greece. The ring bears the inscription ΚΛΕΙΤΑΙΔΩΡΟΝ, which means "a gift to Kleita", most probably the deceased of Tomb Z. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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A mantle with bird motifs, made of wool and cotton, found at Wari Kayán necropolis in Peru. 200 BCE-50 CE, Paracas culture, now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

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A mantle with bird motifs, made of wool and cotton, found at Wari Kayán necropolis in Peru. 200 BCE-50 CE, Paracas culture, now housed at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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