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A garment button of Byzantine origin from about the 6th century CE

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A garment button of Byzantine origin from about the 6th century CE

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Pair of Ancient Byzantine era gilded leather shoes from Egypt, c. 4th-7th century CE.

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Pair of Ancient Byzantine era gilded leather shoes from Egypt, c. 4th-7th century CE.

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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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Byzantine cameo of Saint George, dating back to the 11th-12th century.

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Byzantine cameo of Saint George, dating back to the 11th-12th century.

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A Roman coin from the Crisis of the Third Century AD.

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A Roman coin from the Crisis of the Third Century AD.

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Byzantine mosaic of a man feeding a donkey. 5th or 6th Century CE. Housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey.

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Byzantine mosaic of a man feeding a donkey. 5th or 6th Century CE. Housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey.

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Electrum hectae from the ancient city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos in Greece, 6th-4th century BCE

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Electrum hectae from the ancient city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos in Greece, 6th-4th century BCE

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Mosaic of St. Peter at the Byzantine Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. 14th century CE

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Mosaic of St. Peter at the Byzantine Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. 14th century CE

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King David Mosaic discovered in the Gaza Synagogue dates from the 5th century CE in Byzantine-occupied Palestine .

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King David Mosaic discovered in the Gaza Synagogue dates from the 5th century CE in Byzantine-occupied Palestine .

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The Qabr Hiram mosaic is a Byzantine mosaic from the second half of the 6th century CE, excavated in 1861 from the Saint Christopher church in Lebanon. Now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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The Qabr Hiram mosaic is a Byzantine mosaic from the second half of the 6th century CE, excavated in 1861 from the Saint Christopher church in Lebanon. Now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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A bronze fountain gargoyle in the shape of a deer, from Islamic-era Spain, 10th century

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A bronze fountain gargoyle in the shape of a deer, from Islamic-era Spain, 10th century

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A richly decorated armor dating from the 16th century.

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A richly decorated armor dating from the 16th century.

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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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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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A Byzantine ivory panel depicting the last judgement. From Constantinople, 11th century CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A Byzantine ivory panel depicting the last judgement. From Constantinople, 11th century CE, now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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Byzantine Casket with Warriors and Dancers

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Byzantine Casket with Warriors and Dancers

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A glass bead necklace from the Paiwan Tribe. Taiwan, 19th century.

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A glass bead necklace from the Paiwan Tribe. Taiwan, 19th century.

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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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