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An ivory sculpture depicting Marco Curzio throwing himself into the abyss. Ca. 1600-1625 CE, now part of the Treasury of the Grand Dukes at Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy

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An ivory sculpture depicting Marco Curzio throwing himself into the abyss. Ca. 1600-1625 CE, now part of the Treasury of the Grand Dukes at Pitti Palace 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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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 horse in a cage, made by Filippo Planzone in 1624 CE. Now housed at the Silver Museum of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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An ivory sculpture of a horse in a cage, made by Filippo Planzone in 1624 CE. Now housed at the Silver Museum of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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The Medici Chest made by Valerio Belli in 1530-1532 CE. Made of engraved rock crystal, false bottom of silver leaves, silver gilt and enamels. Now part of the Treasury of the Grand Dukes at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy

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The Medici Chest made by Valerio Belli in 1530-1532 CE. Made of engraved rock crystal, false bottom of silver leaves, silver gilt and enamels. Now part of the Treasury of the Grand Dukes at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy

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The wooden Panel of Cosimo III made by the Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver Grinling Gibbons in 1682 CE. Now housed at the Museo degli Argenti in Florence, Italy

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The wooden Panel of Cosimo III made by the Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver Grinling Gibbons in 1682 CE. Now housed at the Museo degli Argenti in Florence, Italy

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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Damned Soul is a marble sculpture bust made by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1619 CE, and now housed at the Palazzo di Spagna in Rome

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Damned Soul is a marble sculpture bust made by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1619 CE, and now housed at the Palazzo di Spagna in Rome

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A polychrome terracotta sculpture by Guido Mazzoni, depicting an old man's head. 1480-1485 CE, now housed at the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy

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A polychrome terracotta sculpture by Guido Mazzoni, depicting an old man's head. 1480-1485 CE, now housed at the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy

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An ewer with double nautilus, mounted in silver gilt, and adorned with mother-of-pearl, rubies, and turquoises. Circa 1590 CE, now housed in the Silver Museum at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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An ewer with double nautilus, mounted in silver gilt, and adorned with mother-of-pearl, rubies, and turquoises. Circa 1590 CE, now housed in the Silver Museum at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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Reliquary of Saint Paschal Baylon made by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi in 1690 CE. Made of silver and ebony, now housed at the treasury of the Medici chapels in Florence, Italy

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Reliquary of Saint Paschal Baylon made by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi in 1690 CE. Made of silver and ebony, now housed at the treasury of the Medici chapels in Florence, Italy

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Marble sculpture of Prudence, one of the 4 cardinal virtues depicted at the corners of the tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany. 1507 CE, now housed at the Nantes Cathedral in France

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Marble sculpture of Prudence, one of the 4 cardinal virtues depicted at the corners of the tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany. 1507 CE, now housed at the Nantes Cathedral in France

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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A reliquary casket made of gilded and engraved silver and semi-precious stones. 15th century CE, now housed at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, Italy

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting the Ashinaga-tenaga . Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting the Ashinaga-tenaga . Now part of a private collection

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Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin.

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Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin.

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The gilded silver reliquary of Saint James, made by the Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Lorenzo Ghibert in 1407 CE. Now housed at the Museo della Cattedrale di San Zeno in Pistoia, Italy

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The gilded silver reliquary of Saint James, made by the Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Lorenzo Ghibert in 1407 CE. Now housed at the Museo della Cattedrale di San Zeno in Pistoia, Italy

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A Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a buaku mask. 18th-19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a buaku mask. 18th-19th century CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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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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Bohemian or Palatinate Crown from 1370/80 is the oldest surviving crown of England. It came to Heidelberg as part of Princess Blanche's dowry and is now in the Munich Treasury.

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Bohemian or Palatinate Crown from 1370/80 is the oldest surviving crown of England. It came to Heidelberg as part of Princess Blanche's dowry and is now in the Munich Treasury.

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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