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Preparations for a wedding - ancient Greek ceramic painting, 5th Century BCE.

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Preparations for a wedding - ancient Greek ceramic painting, 5th Century BCE.

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“Mosaic Panel with Preparations for a Feast”

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“Mosaic Panel with Preparations for a Feast”

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Ancient Greek Corinthian-type bronze helmet, c. 7th century BCE.

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Ancient Greek Corinthian-type bronze helmet, c. 7th century BCE.

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Painting of a foreign envoy with a lion. China, 15th century

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Painting of a foreign envoy with a lion. China, 15th century

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Ancient Greek coins from Syracuse, 5th century BCE. Decorated with an octopus as a symbol of maritime strength.

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Ancient Greek coins from Syracuse, 5th century BCE. Decorated with an octopus as a symbol of maritime strength.

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5th century BCE silver and bronze coins from the ancient Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, Italy

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5th century BCE silver and bronze coins from the ancient Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, Italy

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Terracotta Vase Decorated with a Beautiful Painting, Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe, 3rd–2nd century BCE

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Terracotta Vase Decorated with a Beautiful Painting, Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe, 3rd–2nd century BCE

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Ancient Etruscan painted terracotta head of a woman, c. 4th century BCE.

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Ancient Etruscan painted terracotta head of a woman, c. 4th century BCE.

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The Lady of Elche, an ancient Iberian funerary urn dating to the 5th or 4th century B.C.

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The Lady of Elche, an ancient Iberian funerary urn dating to the 5th or 4th century B.C.

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Ancient Etruscan bronze warrior sculpture, early 5th century BCE.

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Ancient Etruscan bronze warrior sculpture, early 5th century BCE.

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Seated figurine, 12th–9th century BCE, Olmec Civilization, Mesoamerica; painted ceramic.

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Seated figurine, 12th–9th century BCE, Olmec Civilization, Mesoamerica; painted ceramic.

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Ancient South Arabian inscription on the Greek island of Delos, circa second century BC

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Ancient South Arabian inscription on the Greek island of Delos, circa second century BC

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Greek tragedy in a silver bowl from Ancient Pakistan, Eagle medallion ringed by figures from Euripides, 4th–5th century CE.

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Greek tragedy in a silver bowl from Ancient Pakistan, Eagle medallion ringed by figures from Euripides, 4th–5th century CE.

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Electrum hectae from the ancient Greek city of Phocaea in Turkey, 7th-4th century BCE

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Electrum hectae from the ancient Greek city of Phocaea in Turkey, 7th-4th century BCE

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Painting of a beauty. Korea, 19th century

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Painting of a beauty. Korea, 19th century

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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Ancient Etruscan gold bulla pendant featuring images of Icarus and Daedalus, c. 5th century BCE.

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Ancient Etruscan gold bulla pendant featuring images of Icarus and Daedalus, c. 5th century BCE.

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“Fragment of a wall painting from Mari”

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“Fragment of a wall painting from Mari”

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Ancient Greek carved marble relief featuring an image of a drinking party, c. 300-200 BCE.

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Ancient Greek carved marble relief featuring an image of a drinking party, c. 300-200 BCE.

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Ancient Etruscan ceramic cinerary urn for storing cremated human ashes featuring a sculpture of a sleeping figure, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE.

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Ancient Etruscan ceramic cinerary urn for storing cremated human ashes featuring a sculpture of a sleeping figure, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE.

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