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Satirical papyrus: a lady mouse sitting elegantly, being offered a drink by one of the cats standing nearby, another cat is depicted arranging her hair, presenting a commentary on the social order, where the natural roles of animals are flipped, Tuna el-Gebel, ca. 1129-1111 BC

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Satirical papyrus: a lady mouse sitting elegantly, being offered a drink by one of the cats standing nearby, another cat is depicted arranging her hair, presenting a commentary on the social order, where the natural roles of animals are flipped, Tuna el-Gebel, ca. 1129-1111 BC

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War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box , it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish...

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War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box , it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish...

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A 1793 End of Pain satirical token. This Conder token depicts Thomas Paine being hanged for his work and ideas expressed in his "The Rights of Man". On the obverse we see Paine being hanged and an inscription END OF PAIN, a pun on his name

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A 1793 End of Pain satirical token. This Conder token depicts Thomas Paine being hanged for his work and ideas expressed in his "The Rights of Man". On the obverse we see Paine being hanged and an inscription END OF PAIN, a pun on his name

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Dea Dardanica is a marble sculpture, found in Kosovo and made in the 2nd-3rd century CE, that represents an ancient goddess. While the exact nature of her worship and beliefs surrounding her vary, she is generally understood to have been revered by the indigenous Dardanian people

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Dea Dardanica is a marble sculpture, found in Kosovo and made in the 2nd-3rd century CE, that represents an ancient goddess. While the exact nature of her worship and beliefs surrounding her vary, she is generally understood to have been revered by the indigenous Dardanian people

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An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran

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An Elamite silver cup found in Marvdasht, Iran, depicting on one side, a standing woman wearing a kaunakes and a tiara or headband, and on the other side, a seated woman with long flowing hair, also wearing a kaunakes, 3 necklaces and a braid or hairband. 2000 BCE, Museum of Ancient Iran

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The Lady of the Spiked Throne is a Harappan terracotta artifact from the 3rd millennium BCE, depicting a central female figure siting on a throne, and accompanied by a crew of about 14 male and female figures. Possibly from Pakistan, now part of a private collection

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The Lady of the Spiked Throne is a Harappan terracotta artifact from the 3rd millennium BCE, depicting a central female figure siting on a throne, and accompanied by a crew of about 14 male and female figures. Possibly from Pakistan, now part of a private collection

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Actors preparing for a satyr play, mosaic emblem in opus vermiculatum, House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii, 2nd c. BC. The scene depicts a moment preceding the theatrical event: actors stand around the “choregos” , an elderly man sitting by some masks…

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Actors preparing for a satyr play, mosaic emblem in opus vermiculatum, House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii, 2nd c. BC. The scene depicts a moment preceding the theatrical event: actors stand around the “choregos” , an elderly man sitting by some masks…

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