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A wooden baby crib from Herculaneum, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. It was found with a baby’s skeleton inside

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A wooden baby crib from Herculaneum, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. It was found with a baby’s skeleton inside

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The "Ring Lady" of Herculaneum. Perished in 79 AD during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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The "Ring Lady" of Herculaneum. Perished in 79 AD during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl."

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A Roman gold snake bracelet found on the arm of a woman who was killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE near Pompeii, inscribed on the inside 'DOMINVS SVAE ANCILLAE' which means "From a master to his slave girl."

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum. The original yellow color, under the influence of high temperature caused by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE, changed its color to red-orange.

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Roman fresco from Herculaneum. The original yellow color, under the influence of high temperature caused by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE, changed its color to red-orange.

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The “Secret Cabinet” of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. This room preserves erotic frescoes, mosaics, and objects discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum - cities buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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The “Secret Cabinet” of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. This room preserves erotic frescoes, mosaics, and objects discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum - cities buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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Seated Hermes , a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )...

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Seated Hermes , a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )...

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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Frescoed Advertisement, probably selling different varieties of wine. The God Semo Sancus is believed to be the figure above the different colored containers, affirming the purchaser of trustworthiness of the transaction. Found in Herculaneum, one of the towns buried by Vesuvius.

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Frescoed Advertisement, probably selling different varieties of wine. The God Semo Sancus is believed to be the figure above the different colored containers, affirming the purchaser of trustworthiness of the transaction. Found in Herculaneum, one of the towns buried by Vesuvius.

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Golden bowl of Darius the Great from Hamadan with an inscription: "Darius, the Great King."

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Golden bowl of Darius the Great from Hamadan with an inscription: "Darius, the Great King."

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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Veiled girl from the "Adorants Fresco" a wall painting with three women recovered from a house at Akrotiri, a Theran Bronze Age city buried in ash by the eruption of the volcano that was the island of Thera itself. Cycladian-Minoan civilization, 16th century BC. Santorini, Greece...

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Veiled girl from the "Adorants Fresco" a wall painting with three women recovered from a house at Akrotiri, a Theran Bronze Age city buried in ash by the eruption of the volcano that was the island of Thera itself. Cycladian-Minoan civilization, 16th century BC. Santorini, Greece...

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Statue of Marcus Nonius Albus, Roman official of the time of Augustus, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC. A prominent public figure in Herculaneum, where he sponsored public infrastructure, and where numerous statues and inscriptions honoring him have been found under the ashes of the Vesuvius…

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Statue of Marcus Nonius Albus, Roman official of the time of Augustus, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC. A prominent public figure in Herculaneum, where he sponsored public infrastructure, and where numerous statues and inscriptions honoring him have been found under the ashes of the Vesuvius…

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Spear with Persian inscription that says "Constantly it drinks the water from the fountainhead of the heart". Iran, 1594

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Spear with Persian inscription that says "Constantly it drinks the water from the fountainhead of the heart". Iran, 1594

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran.

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During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran.

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The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash

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The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash

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Roman gold ring from Hadrian’s Wall with an openwork Greek inscription "The love token of Polemius"

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Roman gold ring from Hadrian’s Wall with an openwork Greek inscription "The love token of Polemius"

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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