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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A terracotta rattle in the form of a pig or boar. From Cyprus, 300-50 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold collar from Sintra in Portugal, 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold collar from Sintra in Portugal, 1250-800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A painted pottery beaker from Susa in Iran. 4200-3800 BCE, now housed at the British 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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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 painted pottery jar from Cyprus, c. 700–600 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England

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A painted pottery jar from Cyprus, c. 700–600 BCE, now housed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England

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A Hellenistic mould-pressed glass mosaic bowl, made in either Cyprus, Egypt or the Levant. 200-50 BCE, found in Rome and now housed at the British Museum

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A Hellenistic mould-pressed glass mosaic bowl, made in either Cyprus, Egypt or the Levant. 200-50 BCE, found in Rome and now housed at the British Museum

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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 ancient Greek terracotta statuette of seated female figure. From Tanagra in Greece, 300–200 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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An ancient Greek terracotta statuette of seated female figure. From Tanagra in Greece, 300–200 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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Head from a Hellenistic bronze portrait statue of a North African, found under the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene, Libya. 300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Head from a Hellenistic bronze portrait statue of a North African, found under the Temple of Apollo in Cyrene, Libya. 300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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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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An Etruscan golden fibula from Vulci in Italy, 675-650 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Etruscan golden fibula from Vulci in Italy, 675-650 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold dress-pin with a blue, spherical fluted glazed composition bead at the head. From Cyprus, 1550-1050 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold dress-pin with a blue, spherical fluted glazed composition bead at the head. From Cyprus, 1550-1050 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Moche ceramic vessel in the form of a musician sitting cross legged playing a flute. From Peru, 200-600 CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Moche ceramic vessel in the form of a musician sitting cross legged playing a flute. From Peru, 200-600 CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Roman glass bottle containing cremation. 1-200 CE, found in Hertfordshire in England and now housed at the British Museum

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A Roman glass bottle containing cremation. 1-200 CE, found in Hertfordshire in England and now housed at the British Museum

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An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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An ivory tusk cosmetic spoon in the form of a duck, which turns her head to offer a fish to the two ducklings which ride on her back. From Egypt, 1350-1300 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Roman terracotta plate, mid-2nd century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Roman terracotta plate, mid-2nd century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A gold necklace from Greece, 300-250 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A gold necklace from Greece, 300-250 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A terracotta Moche stirrup-spout vessel with the burial theme. From Peru, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles

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A terracotta Moche stirrup-spout vessel with the burial theme. From Peru, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles

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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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