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The head of a youth, c. 1590 CE, attributed to Pietro Faccini. Oiled charcoal and white heightening on brown paper. Now part of the Royal Collection Trust

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The head of a youth, c. 1590 CE, attributed to Pietro Faccini. Oiled charcoal and white heightening on brown paper. Now part of the Royal Collection Trust

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A flintlock rifle with a twisted barrel and heart shaped bore from 1765, formerly owned by George IV, now part of the Royal Collection Trust

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A flintlock rifle with a twisted barrel and heart shaped bore from 1765, formerly owned by George IV, now part of the Royal Collection Trust

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A flintlock rifle with a twisted barrel and heart shaped bore from 1765, formerly owned by George IV, now part of the Royal Collection Trust

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A flintlock rifle with a twisted barrel and heart shaped bore from 1765, formerly owned by George IV, now part of the Royal Collection Trust

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The famed Pantikapaion stater with facing head of a satyr/Pan

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The famed Pantikapaion stater with facing head of a satyr/Pan

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Jonah and the whale. Iran , ca. 1400. Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Jonah and the whale. Iran , ca. 1400. Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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The Old Plantation , ca. 1785-1795. watercolor on paper, attributed to John Rose, Beaufort County, South Carolina

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The Old Plantation , ca. 1785-1795. watercolor on paper, attributed to John Rose, Beaufort County, South Carolina

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These enamel earrings in the shape of hands hold pieces of shrapnel removed from the eye and forehead of Denmark’s King Christian IV after he was wounded in battle. He gave the earrings to his mistress. Now part of the Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen

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These enamel earrings in the shape of hands hold pieces of shrapnel removed from the eye and forehead of Denmark’s King Christian IV after he was wounded in battle. He gave the earrings to his mistress. Now part of the Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen

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Side chair attributed to Herter Brothers, New York, ca. 1878. Ebonized cherry, gilding. Yale University Art Gallery collection

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Side chair attributed to Herter Brothers, New York, ca. 1878. Ebonized cherry, gilding. Yale University Art Gallery collection

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A Mughal pendant of white nephrite jade set with rubies and emeralds in gold, and with a pendent emerald bead. Made in India in c. 1610-1620 CE, now part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A Mughal pendant of white nephrite jade set with rubies and emeralds in gold, and with a pendent emerald bead. Made in India in c. 1610-1620 CE, now part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A rose quartz recumbant giraffe made by Cartier circa 1900, with head raised, and turned to the right, eyes inset with cabochon sapphires. Royal Collection Trust

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A rose quartz recumbant giraffe made by Cartier circa 1900, with head raised, and turned to the right, eyes inset with cabochon sapphires. Royal Collection Trust

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A bronze statuette of Perdicas: he was apparently a Greek youth studying in Athens, who neglected to sacrifice to Aphrodite; the goddess punished him so he fell in love with his own mother, wasted away and died. 1st century BC. Dumbarton Oaks collection.

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A bronze statuette of Perdicas: he was apparently a Greek youth studying in Athens, who neglected to sacrifice to Aphrodite; the goddess punished him so he fell in love with his own mother, wasted away and died. 1st century BC. Dumbarton Oaks collection.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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Evening gown designed by L.P. Hollander & Co. in New York between 1916 and 1917. Part of the collection at the Goldstein Museum of Design.

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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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Hat with dogfish design. Haida culture, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, ca. 1890. Attributed to Isabella Edenshaw and Charles Edenshaw . Spruce root, paint. National Museum of the American Indian collection

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The famous Kimonian tetradrachm with a facing head of Arethusa

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The famous Kimonian tetradrachm with a facing head of Arethusa

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An 18th Century CE "Moulin à Parfums" made of gilded bronze and green opaline. Now part of the Courtoy Collection

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An 18th Century CE "Moulin à Parfums" made of gilded bronze and green opaline. Now part of the Courtoy Collection

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Terracotta red-figure kylix . Greek, Attic, decoration attributed to the vase painter Douris, ca. 470 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection. See exterior with women and youths in museum link in comments

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Terracotta red-figure kylix . Greek, Attic, decoration attributed to the vase painter Douris, ca. 470 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection. See exterior with women and youths in museum link in comments

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