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Hellenistic portrayal of a Bactrian camel. The ability of these camels to transport goods along the Silk Road was one of the reasons for the durability of the Bactrian kingdom. ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C. by Copper alloy

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Hellenistic portrayal of a Bactrian camel. The ability of these camels to transport goods along the Silk Road was one of the reasons for the durability of the Bactrian kingdom. ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C. by Copper alloy

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Lapis-lazuli bull's head, probably Mesopotamian in origin, set into a gold mount of Egyptian workmanship, from the 3rd Intermediate Period , with floral decoration. From Dahshur in Egypt, now housed at the British Museum

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Lapis-lazuli bull's head, probably Mesopotamian in origin, set into a gold mount of Egyptian workmanship, from the 3rd Intermediate Period , with floral decoration. From Dahshur in Egypt, now housed at the British Museum

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Baroque reliquary chest of the medieval holy bishop of Cologne, Engelbert II . Made in 1633 CE by the goldsmith Conradt Duisbergh, and now housed at the Cologne Cathedral Treasury in Germany

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Baroque reliquary chest of the medieval holy bishop of Cologne, Engelbert II . Made in 1633 CE by the goldsmith Conradt Duisbergh, and now housed at the Cologne Cathedral Treasury in Germany

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A kabuki robe from Japan, with design of tortoise, crane, and pines. 1850–1868 CE, made of wool, silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, and metals. Now housed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts

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A kabuki robe from Japan, with design of tortoise, crane, and pines. 1850–1868 CE, made of wool, silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, and metals. Now housed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts

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