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Reception hall with fountain and inlaid marble flooring, reconstructed. Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 17th century

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Reception hall with fountain and inlaid marble flooring, reconstructed. Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 17th century

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Knife with carved ivory handle. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

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Knife with carved ivory handle. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

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Leg armor with silver inscription. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 15th-16th century

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Leg armor with silver inscription. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 15th-16th century

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Shah Jahan's gold archery ring, with diamonds and rubies. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Shah Jahan's gold archery ring, with diamonds and rubies. India, Mughal Empire, 17th century

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Skeletons from 17-18th century found in March 2026 during construction works in Poznań, Poland.

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Skeletons from 17-18th century found in March 2026 during construction works in Poznań, Poland.

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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The Vyne Ring , a 4th-century Roman gold ring inscribed with a Latin curse. Found in Hampshire, England in 1785.

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The Vyne Ring , a 4th-century Roman gold ring inscribed with a Latin curse. Found in Hampshire, England in 1785.

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Richly embellished muqarna and the main prayer hall that is decorated with frescoes in The Wazir Khan Mosque, a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Construction of the Mosque began in 1634, and was completed in 1641.

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Richly embellished muqarna and the main prayer hall that is decorated with frescoes in The Wazir Khan Mosque, a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Construction of the Mosque began in 1634, and was completed in 1641.

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Rock crystal casket with emeralds, rubies and gold. India, Mughal Empire, 17th-18th century

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Rock crystal casket with emeralds, rubies and gold. India, Mughal Empire, 17th-18th century

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A blonde man with blue eyes, thought to be an Asiatic captive at work during the construction of the Temple of Amun at Karnak. From the Tomb of Rekhmire, Egypt, c. 1400 BCE

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A blonde man with blue eyes, thought to be an Asiatic captive at work during the construction of the Temple of Amun at Karnak. From the Tomb of Rekhmire, Egypt, c. 1400 BCE

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A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Female doll in kneeling position, pierced with thirteen pins. Found with a love binding spell on a lead curse tablet . 4th century AD. Roman Egypt. Musée du Louvre

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Female doll in kneeling position, pierced with thirteen pins. Found with a love binding spell on a lead curse tablet . 4th century AD. Roman Egypt. Musée du Louvre

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A 17th century emerald carving of a Hindu Saint, with ruby and gold inlays. Part of the Lord Glenconner’s collection

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A 17th century emerald carving of a Hindu Saint, with ruby and gold inlays. Part of the Lord Glenconner’s collection

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Diwan-i-Khas, the reception hall at the Red Fort. India, Mughal Empire, 1648

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Diwan-i-Khas, the reception hall at the Red Fort. India, Mughal Empire, 1648

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A Colombian emerald with 17th century Hindu engravings and gold and ruby inlays mounted over a Cartier platinum brooch

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A Colombian emerald with 17th century Hindu engravings and gold and ruby inlays mounted over a Cartier platinum brooch

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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century - Early 17th Century

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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century - Early 17th Century

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Cuneiform tablet containing incantations and prescriptions for treating ear problems. Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 7th century BC

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Cuneiform tablet containing incantations and prescriptions for treating ear problems. Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 7th century BC

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The royal scepter from the Hungarian Crown Jewels, made in the 11th century CE and consists of a thin, gilded silver handle with a 7 cm diameter crystal ball mounted on it, with motifs inlaid on three sides

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The royal scepter from the Hungarian Crown Jewels, made in the 11th century CE and consists of a thin, gilded silver handle with a 7 cm diameter crystal ball mounted on it, with motifs inlaid on three sides

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