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The Amber Room, an interior decoration of amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, constructed in the 18th century. Looted from the Catherine Palace by German forces during WWII and currently unrecovered. Estimated modern valuation exceeds $500M.

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The Amber Room, an interior decoration of amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, constructed in the 18th century. Looted from the Catherine Palace by German forces during WWII and currently unrecovered. Estimated modern valuation exceeds $500M.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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A 2,500-year-old Scythian leather cap and belt, decorated with intricate bronze plaques, have been uncovered in a woman’s burial during recent excavations at the Skorobir necropolis in Ukraine

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A 2,500-year-old Scythian leather cap and belt, decorated with intricate bronze plaques, have been uncovered in a woman’s burial during recent excavations at the Skorobir necropolis in Ukraine

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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Heraldic signet ring featuring a carnelian in the form of an openable book with biblical verses and rich decoration, gold and enamel, Germany, 19th century

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Heraldic signet ring featuring a carnelian in the form of an openable book with biblical verses and rich decoration, gold and enamel, Germany, 19th century

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The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan

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The costumes of kings, royal mothers and a bishop from medieval Nubia have been reconstructed by Polish scientists and designers based on 10th-13th centuries CE paintings that once decorated the walls of the cathedral in Faras, Sudan

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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The Barber Cup and Crawford Cup, made in 50–100 CE, are the only 2 vessels carved from fluorite that are known to have survived intact from the Roman period. They were discovered during WWI by an Austro-Croatian officer who excavated a Roman tomb near the current Turkish–Syrian border

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The Barber Cup and Crawford Cup, made in 50–100 CE, are the only 2 vessels carved from fluorite that are known to have survived intact from the Roman period. They were discovered during WWI by an Austro-Croatian officer who excavated a Roman tomb near the current Turkish–Syrian border

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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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The Treasure of Pouan consists of a number of gold and garnet cloisonné jewels and ornaments, and 2 iron swords with hilts encased in gold, buried with a skeleton uncovered in 1842 at Pouan-les-Vallées, in France, and identified as the burial of a 5th century CE Germanic warrior

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The Treasure of Pouan consists of a number of gold and garnet cloisonné jewels and ornaments, and 2 iron swords with hilts encased in gold, buried with a skeleton uncovered in 1842 at Pouan-les-Vallées, in France, and identified as the burial of a 5th century CE Germanic warrior

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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Casa de la Julianeta, Albarracín, Spain, 14th century. An emblematic medieval urban construction built on an irregular triangular plot at a corner. Set on a strategic mountain pass, the Narrow streets of Albarracín protected it from the freezing winters and the scorching summers.

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Casa de la Julianeta, Albarracín, Spain, 14th century. An emblematic medieval urban construction built on an irregular triangular plot at a corner. Set on a strategic mountain pass, the Narrow streets of Albarracín protected it from the freezing winters and the scorching summers.

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors

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Archaeologists in the Iznik district of northwestern Turkey have uncovered part of a 3rd century CE mosaic floor, first detected during sewer construction in 2014

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Archaeologists in the Iznik district of northwestern Turkey have uncovered part of a 3rd century CE mosaic floor, first detected during sewer construction in 2014

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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Part of a recently acquired collection of 20 original Papal Bulls from Italy, dating from the 16th to 18th century, and 10 with original bulla and cords. The oldest example is one issued by Pope Pius V

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A Roman mosaic from Antioch, now housed at the Louvre Museum, 475-500 CE. The center of the mosaic panel, surrounded by a border decorated with winged mountain goats, depicts a phoenix on a bed of rosebuds

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A Roman mosaic from Antioch, now housed at the Louvre Museum, 475-500 CE. The center of the mosaic panel, surrounded by a border decorated with winged mountain goats, depicts a phoenix on a bed of rosebuds

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A 1,500-year-old Byzantine mosaic has just been uncovered in modern-day Turkey during a clean-up that turned into an excavation. Featuring geometric panels and an inscription reading “Tittos Domestikos,” it likely belonged to a civil administrator’s building.

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A 1,500-year-old Byzantine mosaic has just been uncovered in modern-day Turkey during a clean-up that turned into an excavation. Featuring geometric panels and an inscription reading “Tittos Domestikos,” it likely belonged to a civil administrator’s building.

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Part of the Szilágysomlyó treasure, found in Romania, and which include a unique onyx decorated fibula worn exclusively by Roman emperors, 10 pairs of female dress-clothing pins, 3 characteristically Hunnic style gold cups, and a votive bracelet. Ca. 370s-mid 5th century CE

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Part of the Szilágysomlyó treasure, found in Romania, and which include a unique onyx decorated fibula worn exclusively by Roman emperors, 10 pairs of female dress-clothing pins, 3 characteristically Hunnic style gold cups, and a votive bracelet. Ca. 370s-mid 5th century CE

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