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An 11th century CE stone sculpture of Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokeshvara, from India, now housed at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in England

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An 11th century CE stone sculpture of Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokeshvara, from India, now housed at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in England

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Champa gold and silver sculpture of Lokeshvara , 9th century CE, from Vietnam, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore

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Champa gold and silver sculpture of Lokeshvara , 9th century CE, from Vietnam, now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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Pietra dura table-top, 17th century CE, now housed at the Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery in England

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Pietra dura table-top, 17th century CE, now housed at the Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery in England

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Fragment of a sandstone female figure applying kajal . From India, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Brooklyn Museum

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Fragment of a sandstone female figure applying kajal . From India, 11th-12th century CE, now housed at the Brooklyn Museum

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Bronze statue of the Bodhisattva Tara from the 9th-10th century Cham civilization. It is located in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam

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Bronze statue of the Bodhisattva Tara from the 9th-10th century Cham civilization. It is located in the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in Vietnam

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A 6th century BCE terracotta sculpture of a butcher and a piglet. From Greece, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Bear bottles, made of salt-glazed stoneware. Ca. 1740–1750 CE, from Nottingham, England, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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Bear bottles, made of salt-glazed stoneware. Ca. 1740–1750 CE, from Nottingham, England, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A bronze sculpture of standing Jina. From India, Chola Kingdom , now housed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum

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A bronze sculpture of standing Jina. From India, Chola Kingdom , now housed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum

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A gilt bronze sculpture of the powerful tantric goddess Siddhi Lakshmi. From Nepal, ca. 16th–17th century CE, now housed at the Patan Museum in Nepal

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A gilt bronze sculpture of the powerful tantric goddess Siddhi Lakshmi. From Nepal, ca. 16th–17th century CE, now housed at the Patan Museum in Nepal

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A 9th century CE sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

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A 9th century CE sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

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An ivory sculpture of a dog on an ebony box, 17th century CE, now housed at the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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An ivory sculpture of a dog on an ebony box, 17th century CE, now housed at the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A 13th century CE silk robe with bird motifs, from Central Asia, now housed at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada

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A 13th century CE silk robe with bird motifs, from Central Asia, now housed at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada

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The statue of Fasting Siddhartha, now housed at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, is the finest specimen of Gandhara Art. Made of Schist, 2nd century BCE

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The statue of Fasting Siddhartha, now housed at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, is the finest specimen of Gandhara Art. Made of Schist, 2nd century BCE

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Broken sculpture of a yakshi from 5th century CE Mathura at the Kolkata museum,india

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Broken sculpture of a yakshi from 5th century CE Mathura at the Kolkata museum,india

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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A wooden staff or club with bone inlay, from Easter Island, late 19th-early 20th century CE, now housed at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaiʻi

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A Taíno basalt sculpture of a zemi. From Haiti, 1200-1500 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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A Taíno basalt sculpture of a zemi. From Haiti, 1200-1500 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

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2nd century CE Roman leather shoes for a man, woman and child, recovered from the Bar Hill Fort in the centre of the Antonine Wall. Now housed at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

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