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Woman’s hat, known as the brelot, worn as part of the national costume of Bresse from Bourg-en-Bresse, Burgundy, 19th century

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Woman’s hat, known as the brelot, worn as part of the national costume of Bresse from Bourg-en-Bresse, Burgundy, 19th century

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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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A bronze openwork box lid from Cornalaragh in Ireland. La Tène culture, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Ireland

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Gouache painting of a European woman in Mughal costume and jewellery. India, 19th century.

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Gouache painting of a European woman in Mughal costume and jewellery. India, 19th century.

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Kabuki Costume with an Arrow and a Target; Edo Period, 19th century, Tokyo National Museum , gift of Ms. Takagi Kiyō

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Kabuki Costume with an Arrow and a Target; Edo Period, 19th century, Tokyo National Museum , gift of Ms. Takagi Kiyō

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Pages from the 13th century CE sketchbook of the French artist villard de honnecourt. Now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris

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Pages from the 13th century CE sketchbook of the French artist villard de honnecourt. Now housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris

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11th-century Japanese wooden sculpture depicting the eccentric Chinese monk Priest Baozhi .Kyoto National Museum

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11th-century Japanese wooden sculpture depicting the eccentric Chinese monk Priest Baozhi .Kyoto National Museum

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A woman and her deer pet, 19th century Iran by unknown court artist,

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A woman and her deer pet, 19th century Iran by unknown court artist,

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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A postcard from the turn of the 20th century; cartoon artwork depicting a woman using a parasol to swat away the stork bringing her a new-born child. The caption reads, "And the villain still pursues her."

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A postcard from the turn of the 20th century; cartoon artwork depicting a woman using a parasol to swat away the stork bringing her a new-born child. The caption reads, "And the villain still pursues her."

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VIETNAM. The Five Tigers, traditional woodblock painting from the HangTrong and Hang Non streets of Old Hanoi's 36 Streets. Late 19th or early 20th century. Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam

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VIETNAM. The Five Tigers, traditional woodblock painting from the HangTrong and Hang Non streets of Old Hanoi's 36 Streets. Late 19th or early 20th century. Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam

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Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum.

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Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum.

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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Golden requilery containing Anne Of Brittany's heart from the 16th century

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Golden requilery containing Anne Of Brittany's heart from the 16th century

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A Viking boot from the Oseberg ship burial, Norway, 9th to 10th century.

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A Viking boot from the Oseberg ship burial, Norway, 9th to 10th century.

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Porcupine-Fish Helmet from Kiribati, c.1800-1880 CE: this helmet was crafted from the carcass of a porcupine-fish, and it was designed as part of a traditional costume worn by warriors during ritual combat

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Porcupine-Fish Helmet from Kiribati, c.1800-1880 CE: this helmet was crafted from the carcass of a porcupine-fish, and it was designed as part of a traditional costume worn by warriors during ritual combat

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The 1st Century face of Sulis Minerva. A lovely example of syncretism - the combining pagan Sulis with Roman Minerva probably from the Temple of Minerva next to the spring at Aqua Sulis now known as Bath.

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The 1st Century face of Sulis Minerva. A lovely example of syncretism - the combining pagan Sulis with Roman Minerva probably from the Temple of Minerva next to the spring at Aqua Sulis now known as Bath.

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The "Bull's Head Bowl" comes from the largest known gold hoard of the early Middle Ages, discovered by chance in 1799 in the town of Nagyszentmiklós , then part of Hungary but now part of Romania in the Banat region. 7-9th century AD

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The "Bull's Head Bowl" comes from the largest known gold hoard of the early Middle Ages, discovered by chance in 1799 in the town of Nagyszentmiklós , then part of Hungary but now part of Romania in the Banat region. 7-9th century AD

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