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Chinese porcelain recovered from a shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Norway, 18th century

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Chinese porcelain recovered from a shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Norway, 18th century

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Jar recovered from the Beilitung Shipwreck, off the coast of Indonesia. China, Tang dynasty, 830 AD

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Jar recovered from the Beilitung Shipwreck, off the coast of Indonesia. China, Tang dynasty, 830 AD

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A jacket recovered from the grave of a 17th century whaler at Svalbard, Norway

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A jacket recovered from the grave of a 17th century whaler at Svalbard, Norway

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Amber chunk recovered from the Beilitung Shipwreck, a Chinese trade ship that sunk off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Tang dynasty, 830 AD

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Amber chunk recovered from the Beilitung Shipwreck, a Chinese trade ship that sunk off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Tang dynasty, 830 AD

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Mongol bombs recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of Takashima Island, originally packed with iron shrapnel. Nagasaki, Japan, 13th century

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Mongol bombs recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of Takashima Island, originally packed with iron shrapnel. Nagasaki, Japan, 13th century

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The Oseberg Ship, a 9th century Viking ship discovered almost perfectly preserved in a burial mount in Norway

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The Oseberg Ship, a 9th century Viking ship discovered almost perfectly preserved in a burial mount in Norway

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Viking sword discovered in Southern Norway in the best-preserved condition.

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Viking sword discovered in Southern Norway in the best-preserved condition.

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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Covered Censer in the Form of a Lion Dog, bronze with gilding, Chinese, 14th century

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A celadon porcelain vase that imitates the shape of ancient Chinese jade congs. The vase was fired in the Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou official kiln in the 12th century CE. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A celadon porcelain vase that imitates the shape of ancient Chinese jade congs. The vase was fired in the Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou official kiln in the 12th century CE. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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The Artemision Bronze, c. 5th century BCE. A Greek bronze sculpture said to be of Zeus discovered in an ancient shipwreck in 1926 off of Cape Artemision.

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The Artemision Bronze, c. 5th century BCE. A Greek bronze sculpture said to be of Zeus discovered in an ancient shipwreck in 1926 off of Cape Artemision.

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Cannon from La Trinidad Valencera, a ship of the Spanish Armada, wrecked off the Irish coast in 1588. On display in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Cannon from La Trinidad Valencera, a ship of the Spanish Armada, wrecked off the Irish coast in 1588. On display in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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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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A Longquan porcelain pear-shaped covered ewer with long spout and handle. Yuan dynasty, 14th century CE, now housed at the Chuzhou Celadon Museum of Lishui in China

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A Longquan porcelain pear-shaped covered ewer with long spout and handle. Yuan dynasty, 14th century CE, now housed at the Chuzhou Celadon Museum of Lishui in China

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Porcelain Guanyin. China, 18th century

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Porcelain Guanyin. China, 18th century

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Pair of white porcelain frogs. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Pair of white porcelain frogs. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Openwork bronze plaques from the 7th-8th centuries CE, discovered in the Cherdyn region in Russia. Now housed at the Cherdyn Museum

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Openwork bronze plaques from the 7th-8th centuries CE, discovered in the Cherdyn region in Russia. Now housed at the Cherdyn Museum

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