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Incredible flower vase in a German painting from 1490. The ornament and the 5-pass opening have the shape of stylized lily blossoms, matching the actual flowers. Is anything like that preserved from the middle ages?

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Incredible flower vase in a German painting from 1490. The ornament and the 5-pass opening have the shape of stylized lily blossoms, matching the actual flowers. Is anything like that preserved from the middle ages?

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Egyptian Perfume bottle in the shape of a hes-vase inlaid with a little Amarna princess standing on a blossom of the blue lotus, a species that opens anew each morning with the rising sun. Travertine, carnelian, obsidian,gold, and colored glass inlay. ca. 1353–1336 B.C MET

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Egyptian Perfume bottle in the shape of a hes-vase inlaid with a little Amarna princess standing on a blossom of the blue lotus, a species that opens anew each morning with the rising sun. Travertine, carnelian, obsidian,gold, and colored glass inlay. ca. 1353–1336 B.C MET

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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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Three faces of fired clay, representing the cycle of life and death, from ancient Mexico. An old toothless man, shown in two halves, encloses the young man in the middle. The divided face of a corpse frames both. Probably Aztec, c. 1300 CE

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Three faces of fired clay, representing the cycle of life and death, from ancient Mexico. An old toothless man, shown in two halves, encloses the young man in the middle. The divided face of a corpse frames both. Probably Aztec, c. 1300 CE

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This cosmetic spoon depicts a swimming woman holding a container shaped like an antelope in front of her. The top of the container was originally attached with a peg that allowed it to swing open. The compartment inside would have held some sort of cosmetic. circa 1390–1352 B.C., MET

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This cosmetic spoon depicts a swimming woman holding a container shaped like an antelope in front of her. The top of the container was originally attached with a peg that allowed it to swing open. The compartment inside would have held some sort of cosmetic. circa 1390–1352 B.C., MET

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This artifact from a Hopewell mound serves as a testament to the culture's vast influence. Made of copper mined in Michigan, it’s shaped like a horn of a sheep not found in Ohio or Michigan but native to Wyoming, far from the southern Ohio mounds where it was found. 200 BCE-500 CE

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This artifact from a Hopewell mound serves as a testament to the culture's vast influence. Made of copper mined in Michigan, it’s shaped like a horn of a sheep not found in Ohio or Michigan but native to Wyoming, far from the southern Ohio mounds where it was found. 200 BCE-500 CE

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preserved 500 year old body of the "Llullaillaco Maiden" a 15 year old Inca girl sacrificed and left to freeze at a 22000 foot volcano summit ,Found in 1999 , she looks like she is merely sleeping with intact internal organs and blood still present in her heart

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preserved 500 year old body of the "Llullaillaco Maiden" a 15 year old Inca girl sacrificed and left to freeze at a 22000 foot volcano summit ,Found in 1999 , she looks like she is merely sleeping with intact internal organs and blood still present in her heart

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

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Pompeian fresco depicting Theseus after killing the Minotaur. The fresco is not large. In the past, it was the central panel of a larger painting. It was like a painting hung in the middle of the wall and the attention of the person entering the room was supposed to focus on it.

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The oldest paved road you can walk in Europe is the Minoan Royal Road in Crete, Greece, which is over 3.500 years old. The road included side drains to handle water runoff, a feature that helped preserve its structure by preventing water damage

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The oldest paved road you can walk in Europe is the Minoan Royal Road in Crete, Greece, which is over 3.500 years old. The road included side drains to handle water runoff, a feature that helped preserve its structure by preventing water damage

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