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A set of gold jewellery unearthed from the tomb of a woman in Taranto, Italy. The set includes a gold ring, 2 necklaces, 2 earrings, 2 bracelets and a gold hairnet with a central medallion and a ribbon-like base studded with garnets. 3rd century BCE, Altes Museum in Berlin

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A set of gold jewellery unearthed from the tomb of a woman in Taranto, Italy. The set includes a gold ring, 2 necklaces, 2 earrings, 2 bracelets and a gold hairnet with a central medallion and a ribbon-like base studded with garnets. 3rd century BCE, Altes Museum in Berlin

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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Openwork Necklace from Georgia c.100-250 CE: this entire necklace has an openwork design, and the chain is studded with garnets; petal-shaped pieces of garnet and turquoise also decorate the medallion in the center

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Openwork Necklace from Georgia c.100-250 CE: this entire necklace has an openwork design, and the chain is studded with garnets; petal-shaped pieces of garnet and turquoise also decorate the medallion in the center

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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"Restored" and original of a Theran Woman, Adorants Fresco, Akrotiri. The clothes amaze me: a translucent blouse with saffron stamens, a 3-4-layered skirt with 6 different patterns in black, yellow, red and blue, Hair tied with a ribbon, necklaces, earrings, bracelets... 3600 y.o...

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"Restored" and original of a Theran Woman, Adorants Fresco, Akrotiri. The clothes amaze me: a translucent blouse with saffron stamens, a 3-4-layered skirt with 6 different patterns in black, yellow, red and blue, Hair tied with a ribbon, necklaces, earrings, bracelets... 3600 y.o...

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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.

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1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet , from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Dian.

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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These earrings, inscribed with the Greek phrase "ΤΗ ΚΑΛΗ" , meaning "to the beautiful one," date to the 4th century CE, from the Imperial Roman period. Crafted from gold and adorned with finely carved sardonyx, they are now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Goddess Astarte in Alabaster, stucco, gold, rubies from between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.On loan to The MET from the Louvre.

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Goddess Astarte in Alabaster, stucco, gold, rubies from between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.On loan to The MET from the Louvre.

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An approximately 40-year-old man was buried in the tomb M16 at Majiayuan cemetery in Gansu, China. Among the grave goods found with the owner of the tomb, there were 3 luxurious belts, an arm bracelet, and 2 large semi-circular necklaces, one gold and one silver. 4th-3rd century BCE

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An approximately 40-year-old man was buried in the tomb M16 at Majiayuan cemetery in Gansu, China. Among the grave goods found with the owner of the tomb, there were 3 luxurious belts, an arm bracelet, and 2 large semi-circular necklaces, one gold and one silver. 4th-3rd century BCE

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On saturday morning, thieves used explosives to blow up the Drents Museum's door in Netherlands, damaging the building and stealing the famed helmet of Cotofenesti along with several golden bracelets traced back to ancient Romanian royalty.

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On saturday morning, thieves used explosives to blow up the Drents Museum's door in Netherlands, damaging the building and stealing the famed helmet of Cotofenesti along with several golden bracelets traced back to ancient Romanian royalty.

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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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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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum

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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum

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Gold necklace with gogok bead, unearthed from Hwangnamdaechong Tomb. Gyeongju, Korea, Kingdom of Silla, 5th century AD

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Gold necklace with gogok bead, unearthed from Hwangnamdaechong Tomb. Gyeongju, Korea, Kingdom of Silla, 5th century AD

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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Hunnic jewellery from a female burial in Bakodpuszta, Hungary, made of gold and garnets. 430–470 CE, now housed at the Hungarian National Museum

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Hunnic jewellery from a female burial in Bakodpuszta, Hungary, made of gold and garnets. 430–470 CE, now housed at the Hungarian National Museum

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