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Original 16th Century door in the Piombi prison located in the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy

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Original 16th Century door in the Piombi prison located in the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy

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Ewer, Venice, Italy, late 16th century

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Ewer, Venice, Italy, late 16th century

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Sconce in the Form of an Arm. Possibly Italy, late 16th century

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Pilgrim Bottle and Cover, Italian, Venice, late 15th or ealry 16th century

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Pilgrim Bottle and Cover, Italian, Venice, late 15th or ealry 16th century

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Fragments of The Golden Horde's Capital Palace in New Sarai - 14th century Lower Volga

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Fragments of The Golden Horde's Capital Palace in New Sarai - 14th century Lower Volga

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Mosaic of a Mallard on the floor of Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century CE

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Mosaic of a Mallard on the floor of Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century CE

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An ivory sculpture of a dog on an ebony box, 17th century CE, now housed at the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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An ivory sculpture of a dog on an ebony box, 17th century CE, now housed at the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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A sculpture of a demon fanning the fire, located on the tympanum of the central portal of the Bourges Cathedral in France. 14th century CE

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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16th-Century Italian Fireplace Mantel with 17th-Century Tiles in Pierre Passebon’s Paris Apartment

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16th-Century Italian Fireplace Mantel with 17th-Century Tiles in Pierre Passebon’s Paris Apartment

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Graffiti left by prisoners in the Tower of London, ca. 12th-20th century.

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Graffiti left by prisoners in the Tower of London, ca. 12th-20th century.

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An 11th century ornamental shield carved from an elk's antler that was discovered in Louis the Pious's funerary chapel, located in Metz, France.

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An 11th century ornamental shield carved from an elk's antler that was discovered in Louis the Pious's funerary chapel, located in Metz, France.

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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A 12th century CE mosaic at the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, depicting a leopard

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A 12th century CE mosaic at the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, depicting a leopard

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Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 1st century CE, showing a ribbon. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia .

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Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 1st century CE, showing a ribbon. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia .

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Venus against the background of the amphitheater in Pompeii. The sculpture is located in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Venus against the background of the amphitheater in Pompeii. The sculpture is located in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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The 11th century CE wooden coffin holding the remains of St King Canute the Holy , now located at the St. Canute's Cathedral in Denmark

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The 11th century CE wooden coffin holding the remains of St King Canute the Holy , now located at the St. Canute's Cathedral in Denmark

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A Daunian painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladle from Foggia in Italy. 6th century BCE, now housed at the Civic Museum of Foggia

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A Daunian painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladle from Foggia in Italy. 6th century BCE, now housed at the Civic Museum of Foggia

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Replica v Original Ancient Mexican Penacho, 16th Century AD

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Replica v Original Ancient Mexican Penacho, 16th Century AD

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