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Silver figurine known as the "Odin from Lejre," C.900 C.E.depicting a figure on a throne, likely representing Odin on his throne Hliðskjálf.The figure is flanked by two birds and two animal heads.Discovered in 2009 near Lejre, Denmark.Roskilde Museum.

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Silver figurine known as the "Odin from Lejre," C.900 C.E.depicting a figure on a throne, likely representing Odin on his throne Hliðskjálf.The figure is flanked by two birds and two animal heads.Discovered in 2009 near Lejre, Denmark.Roskilde Museum.

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A neolithic figurine depicting a goddess seated on a leopard, and holding a small leopard on her chest. Discovered in a house in Hacılar in Turkey, 5600 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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A neolithic figurine depicting a goddess seated on a leopard, and holding a small leopard on her chest. Discovered in a house in Hacılar in Turkey, 5600 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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All of the 17 known Olmec colossal heads discovered so far. The heads date from at least 900 BCE, and it is thought that they represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers. The head, in the 1st picture, is the largest of them all, measuring 3.4 m in height and weighs 40 tons

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All of the 17 known Olmec colossal heads discovered so far. The heads date from at least 900 BCE, and it is thought that they represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers. The head, in the 1st picture, is the largest of them all, measuring 3.4 m in height and weighs 40 tons

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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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Temple Door curtain embroidered in zari representing flying gods and Vishnu on either side. Two winged figures & lions head in the center embroidered in zari, stones at places,early 20th century,deccan,salar jung museum,hyderabad india

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Temple Door curtain embroidered in zari representing flying gods and Vishnu on either side. Two winged figures & lions head in the center embroidered in zari, stones at places,early 20th century,deccan,salar jung museum,hyderabad india

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Some of the 46 bronze geese discovered in a single pit at the mausoleum of the 1st Emperor of China . The pit also yielded 15 terracotta figures, likely representing musicians, who together with the birds recreated a scene of leisure and entertainment in the imperial garden

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Some of the 46 bronze geese discovered in a single pit at the mausoleum of the 1st Emperor of China . The pit also yielded 15 terracotta figures, likely representing musicians, who together with the birds recreated a scene of leisure and entertainment in the imperial garden

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A gold pendant — dating back at least 1,500 years — that was discovered in Denmark in 2020 and features the oldest known reference to the Nordic god Odin.

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A gold pendant — dating back at least 1,500 years — that was discovered in Denmark in 2020 and features the oldest known reference to the Nordic god Odin.

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The Powhatan’s Mantle, at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, is made of 4 deerskins trimmed, stitched together with sinew, and decorated with 20,000 polished discs of shell depicting a standing figure flanked by 2 opposed animals. Early 17th century CE, Powhatan people, North America

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The Powhatan’s Mantle, at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, is made of 4 deerskins trimmed, stitched together with sinew, and decorated with 20,000 polished discs of shell depicting a standing figure flanked by 2 opposed animals. Early 17th century CE, Powhatan people, North America

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The 4000-year-old Harput relief, now housed at the Elazig City Museum in Turkey, was discovered by chance in 2016. This 4-ton limestone relief depicts the conquest of a fortress and the arrival of prisoners before the king

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The 4000-year-old Harput relief, now housed at the Elazig City Museum in Turkey, was discovered by chance in 2016. This 4-ton limestone relief depicts the conquest of a fortress and the arrival of prisoners before the king

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Partially preserved marble head of a woman from Roman times - probably Venus . According to the researchers, the oxidation of the sculpture's brown eyelashes created tear-like spots. The object was discovered in Athens. It is now on display at the Acropolis museum.

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Partially preserved marble head of a woman from Roman times - probably Venus . According to the researchers, the oxidation of the sculpture's brown eyelashes created tear-like spots. The object was discovered in Athens. It is now on display at the Acropolis museum.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A two-foot-tall cotton figure known as a Zemi, a depiction of a divine or ancestral spirit made by the Indigenous Taíno people who lived in the Caribbean late 14th or early 15th century.Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Turin

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A two-foot-tall cotton figure known as a Zemi, a depiction of a divine or ancestral spirit made by the Indigenous Taíno people who lived in the Caribbean late 14th or early 15th century.Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Turin

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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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Arslantepe Swords, discovered at Arslantepe Mound in present-day Turkiye and dated to c. 3300–3000 BCE. Made from an arsenic copper alloy, with three blades inlaid with silver, they are widely regarded as the world's earliest known swords recovered by archaeologists.

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Arslantepe Swords, discovered at Arslantepe Mound in present-day Turkiye and dated to c. 3300–3000 BCE. Made from an arsenic copper alloy, with three blades inlaid with silver, they are widely regarded as the world's earliest known swords recovered by archaeologists.

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Split-twig figurines found in Grand Canyon caves dating from 2000-4000 years ago. Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes, often deer or bighorn sheep

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Split-twig figurines found in Grand Canyon caves dating from 2000-4000 years ago. Each one is made from a single twig, often willow, split down the middle, and then carefully folded into animal shapes, often deer or bighorn sheep

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Map of Juan de la Cosa, 1500 AD. Drawn on two joined sheets of parchment, this is the earliest known representation of the Americas and the first depiction of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer on a nautical chart. The strategical relevance of cartography in the Age of Discoveries...

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Map of Juan de la Cosa, 1500 AD. Drawn on two joined sheets of parchment, this is the earliest known representation of the Americas and the first depiction of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer on a nautical chart. The strategical relevance of cartography in the Age of Discoveries...

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Two paintings depicting Hotei waking from a nap, and Hotei and a child, made by the Japanese monk Sengai Gibon . Hotei is one of the most popular figures in Zen and recognized as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha

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Two paintings depicting Hotei waking from a nap, and Hotei and a child, made by the Japanese monk Sengai Gibon . Hotei is one of the most popular figures in Zen and recognized as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha

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The Aska figurine, dated to the 10th century, is considered the only known, explicit representation of a pregnant woman from the Viking Age. The silver figurine shows a pregnant woman, arms embracing her protruding belly, and wearing what appears to be a helmet with a noseguard.

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The Aska figurine, dated to the 10th century, is considered the only known, explicit representation of a pregnant woman from the Viking Age. The silver figurine shows a pregnant woman, arms embracing her protruding belly, and wearing what appears to be a helmet with a noseguard.

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