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A 3-meter-high “Silver Ingot Mountain,” displayed at Jiangkou Chenyin Museum in China, made from thousands of silver ingots recovered from the Jiangkou Chenyin Site, recognized as the 1646 battle site where rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong’s fleet, laden with treasure, was ambushed and sunk

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A 3-meter-high “Silver Ingot Mountain,” displayed at Jiangkou Chenyin Museum in China, made from thousands of silver ingots recovered from the Jiangkou Chenyin Site, recognized as the 1646 battle site where rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong’s fleet, laden with treasure, was ambushed and sunk

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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

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A 1 meter high pagoda, unearthed from the Chaoyang North Tower in China, and made of tens of thousands of crystal beads strung together. The pagoda is also inlaid with gold, silver, agate, amber, coral, pearls, glass, jade, shells and other materials. Liao Dynasty

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A 1 meter high pagoda, unearthed from the Chaoyang North Tower in China, and made of tens of thousands of crystal beads strung together. The pagoda is also inlaid with gold, silver, agate, amber, coral, pearls, glass, jade, shells and other materials. Liao Dynasty

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The 3.96-meter-tall bronze sacred tree with a dragon curling up the trunk, and leaves, fruit and birds on the branches. Found in the Sanxingdui archaeological site, c. 1700-1150 BCE, now housed at the Sanxingdui Museum in China

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The 3.96-meter-tall bronze sacred tree with a dragon curling up the trunk, and leaves, fruit and birds on the branches. Found in the Sanxingdui archaeological site, c. 1700-1150 BCE, now housed at the Sanxingdui Museum in China

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Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

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Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

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A bronze helmet with animal mask pattern, and a bronze broadsword with cicada pattern, both unearthed in 1989 from the Dayangzhou Chengjia site. 1200 BCE, Wucheng culture, now housed at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum in China

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A bronze helmet with animal mask pattern, and a bronze broadsword with cicada pattern, both unearthed in 1989 from the Dayangzhou Chengjia site. 1200 BCE, Wucheng culture, now housed at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum in China

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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In 1982, a bronze music pavilion was discovered in the niche of Tomb No. 306 at Shikanzi Mountain, China. 6 figures are depicted inside, variously beating drums, playing the qin, blowing the sheng, and chanting. Spring and Autumn period , Zhejiang Provincial Museum

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In 1982, a bronze music pavilion was discovered in the niche of Tomb No. 306 at Shikanzi Mountain, China. 6 figures are depicted inside, variously beating drums, playing the qin, blowing the sheng, and chanting. Spring and Autumn period , Zhejiang Provincial Museum

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Pocket watch belonging to Malcolm Johnson which was recovered from his body. The hands of the watch are frozen in time at 1:37 am the exact moment Johnson's body hit the water

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Pocket watch belonging to Malcolm Johnson which was recovered from his body. The hands of the watch are frozen in time at 1:37 am the exact moment Johnson's body hit the water

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A 82.9 cm high 15-lantern bronze lamp from the tomb of King Zhongshan . There is a Kuilong above the main frame branch, 2 birds are on the 4th layer of curved branches, and there are 8 monkeys on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th layers of curved branches. Hebei Museum, China

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A 82.9 cm high 15-lantern bronze lamp from the tomb of King Zhongshan . There is a Kuilong above the main frame branch, 2 birds are on the 4th layer of curved branches, and there are 8 monkeys on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th layers of curved branches. Hebei Museum, China

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China's oldest surviving city map is carved on a 3-meter-tall stone tablet. Known as the Map of Pingjiang, it was made in 1229 CE and covers the area within Suzhou's city walls with remarkable accuracy: 5 city gates, 359 bridges, 67 temples, and numerous streets, lanes, and canals

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China's oldest surviving city map is carved on a 3-meter-tall stone tablet. Known as the Map of Pingjiang, it was made in 1229 CE and covers the area within Suzhou's city walls with remarkable accuracy: 5 city gates, 359 bridges, 67 temples, and numerous streets, lanes, and canals

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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A 1600-year-old celadon ox-shaped lamp unearthed from an Eastern Jin Dynasty cemetery in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Now housed at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in China

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A 1600-year-old celadon ox-shaped lamp unearthed from an Eastern Jin Dynasty cemetery in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Now housed at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in China

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During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran.

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During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran.

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Amarna letter from Labayu to Amenhotep III, denying accusation of treachery &failure to comply with the pharaoh's orders. He justifies his capture of a town with a proverb "When an ant is struck, does it not fight back and bite the hand of the man that struck it?"

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Amarna letter from Labayu to Amenhotep III, denying accusation of treachery &failure to comply with the pharaoh's orders. He justifies his capture of a town with a proverb "When an ant is struck, does it not fight back and bite the hand of the man that struck it?"

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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing

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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing

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Moccasins made of deer hide, glass beads and cotton thread, associated with Peo Peo T´olikt, grandson of Ni Mii Puu leader Xa xac ilpilp . Ca. 1880 CE, from Idaho, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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Moccasins made of deer hide, glass beads and cotton thread, associated with Peo Peo T´olikt, grandson of Ni Mii Puu leader Xa xac ilpilp . Ca. 1880 CE, from Idaho, now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China

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The golden seal of the Empress Ashina, made in 579–580 CE with inscription "Empress Dowager Tianyuan" in large seal script. Ashina was a Göktürk princess who became an empress of the Northern Zhou dynasty by marrying the Emperor Wu. Now housed in the Xianyang Museum, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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