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At least 1400 years old statue of Budhanilkantha in Nepal. Worshipped by Hindus as Vishnu and by Buddhists as Avalokiteshvara. The statue stands 5 meters tall and is positioned in the middle of a recessed pool of water, which is 13 meters long.

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At least 1400 years old statue of Budhanilkantha in Nepal. Worshipped by Hindus as Vishnu and by Buddhists as Avalokiteshvara. The statue stands 5 meters tall and is positioned in the middle of a recessed pool of water, which is 13 meters long.

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Statue of Emperor Daowu, the founder of China's Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty in the position of a Buddha, Yungang grottoes, 453-495 CE. The statue is around 13.5 meters tall

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Statue of Emperor Daowu, the founder of China's Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty in the position of a Buddha, Yungang grottoes, 453-495 CE. The statue is around 13.5 meters tall

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The Golden Buddha statue in Thailand, weighting 5.5 tons. At one point in its history, the statue was covered with a layer of stucco to conceal its true value. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the beautiful shining gold revealed. 13th-15th cent. CE

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The Golden Buddha statue in Thailand, weighting 5.5 tons. At one point in its history, the statue was covered with a layer of stucco to conceal its true value. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the beautiful shining gold revealed. 13th-15th cent. CE

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Around 4500 years old Skeletal remains of a middle aged woman found at Rakhigarhi , an important Indus Valley Site. Notice the shell bangles on her left hand. National Museum, Delhi.

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Around 4500 years old Skeletal remains of a middle aged woman found at Rakhigarhi , an important Indus Valley Site. Notice the shell bangles on her left hand. National Museum, Delhi.

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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Burial 10 at the 3000-year-old Teouma Lapita cemetery, in Vanuatu , and which contained the headless skeleton of an old man with 3 skulls placed on his chest

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Burial 10 at the 3000-year-old Teouma Lapita cemetery, in Vanuatu , and which contained the headless skeleton of an old man with 3 skulls placed on his chest

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The colossal 3,200-year-old statue of Ramesses II, which is 11 meters tall and weighs 83 tons. It was discovered in 1820, broken into six pieces at Mit Rahina near ancient Memphis, where it lay for several decades. It is now in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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The colossal 3,200-year-old statue of Ramesses II, which is 11 meters tall and weighs 83 tons. It was discovered in 1820, broken into six pieces at Mit Rahina near ancient Memphis, where it lay for several decades. It is now in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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Two local farmers working in a field in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, with the 55-meter tall Great Buddha of Bamiyan towering behind them before its destruction by the Taliban in 2001.

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Two local farmers working in a field in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, with the 55-meter tall Great Buddha of Bamiyan towering behind them before its destruction by the Taliban in 2001.

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A 140 million year femur bone, it is approximately 2 meters long weighs 1102 lb was found in France. the discovery was made by paleontologists researching at the National Museum of Natural History of Paris

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A 140 million year femur bone, it is approximately 2 meters long weighs 1102 lb was found in France. the discovery was made by paleontologists researching at the National Museum of Natural History of Paris

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Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

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Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

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Photo dated July 1, 1894 in Delphi, Egypt; the discovery of statue of Antinous circa 130 CE, loved and deified by Emperor Hadrian as the last Roman God after his mysterious death at 19 in the Nile River, worshipped across Mediterranean after a post-mortem discovery of a new star.

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Photo dated July 1, 1894 in Delphi, Egypt; the discovery of statue of Antinous circa 130 CE, loved and deified by Emperor Hadrian as the last Roman God after his mysterious death at 19 in the Nile River, worshipped across Mediterranean after a post-mortem discovery of a new star.

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In 1949, artists from Iran and Italy gathered to create the history's first statue of a Persian king made in the West: Nader Shah, known in Europe as the "Napoleon of the East." Six years later, a 14-ton statue arrived from Rome at his tomb in Mashhad, where it greets visitors today.

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In 1949, artists from Iran and Italy gathered to create the history's first statue of a Persian king made in the West: Nader Shah, known in Europe as the "Napoleon of the East." Six years later, a 14-ton statue arrived from Rome at his tomb in Mashhad, where it greets visitors today.

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90 years ago today, local villagers in Shami accidentally unearthed a 2-meter statue while digging in the area. Shortly after, it was moved to the National Museum of Iran and dated to 50 BC. The Shami Statue is now considered the single most important work from the Parthian Empire.

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90 years ago today, local villagers in Shami accidentally unearthed a 2-meter statue while digging in the area. Shortly after, it was moved to the National Museum of Iran and dated to 50 BC. The Shami Statue is now considered the single most important work from the Parthian Empire.

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Base slab for a huge statue, discovered at Aksum, Ethiopia by a German Expedition in 1906. It bore two depressions, 5 cm deep and 92 cm long in the shape of human feet. It is estimated it was about 5.5-6 meters tall.

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Base slab for a huge statue, discovered at Aksum, Ethiopia by a German Expedition in 1906. It bore two depressions, 5 cm deep and 92 cm long in the shape of human feet. It is estimated it was about 5.5-6 meters tall.

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In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony.

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In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony.

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A restored mural depicting seven female figures with raised hands and exposed breasts, reassembled from numerous fragments. The mural, which had sunk in Lake Constance in Germany almost 6,000 years ago, is the oldest figurative wall painting north of the Alps

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A restored mural depicting seven female figures with raised hands and exposed breasts, reassembled from numerous fragments. The mural, which had sunk in Lake Constance in Germany almost 6,000 years ago, is the oldest figurative wall painting north of the Alps

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