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A votive statuette depicting Abraxas , a Gnostic deity, in the Roman Museum of Avenches; it may be a modern forgery

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A votive statuette depicting Abraxas , a Gnostic deity, in the Roman Museum of Avenches; it may be a modern forgery

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A 3rd century CE Roman mosaic depicting farming activities, now housed at the Museum of Cherchell in Algeria

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A 3rd century CE Roman mosaic depicting farming activities, now housed at the Museum of Cherchell in Algeria

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An ivory statuette depicting a phoenix, 1610/1620 CE, now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

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An ivory statuette depicting a phoenix, 1610/1620 CE, now housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

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When a Roman mosaic was discovered in modern-day Turkey, it was found to be so well made that it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern.

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When a Roman mosaic was discovered in modern-day Turkey, it was found to be so well made that it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern.

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One of Stalin’s pipes, depicting him and FDR playing chess.It was given to him in 1945 by the visiting US chess team.

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One of Stalin’s pipes, depicting him and FDR playing chess.It was given to him in 1945 by the visiting US chess team.

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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Detail of a miniature from the Morgan Bible, depicting the slaughter of the Amalekites. Fol. 34v, 13th century CE, from France, now housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Erotic Statue depicting a sexual activity, 12th Century AD, Dhubela Museum, Chhatarpur, India,

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Erotic Statue depicting a sexual activity, 12th Century AD, Dhubela Museum, Chhatarpur, India,

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A codex style ceramic Maya vase depicting a complex scene of the rain deity Chak cracking the temple

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A codex style ceramic Maya vase depicting a complex scene of the rain deity Chak cracking the temple

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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 silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A pedestal-shaped pottery vessel, found at Tall-e Jari in Iran, depicting dancing men. 5000-4000 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran

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A pedestal-shaped pottery vessel, found at Tall-e Jari in Iran, depicting dancing men. 5000-4000 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran

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French Revival shell and gold cameo parure from circa 1840 features Roman deities carved from Murex snail shells.The set includes a necklace and five brooches depicting figures such as Minerva, Juno, and Apollo. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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French Revival shell and gold cameo parure from circa 1840 features Roman deities carved from Murex snail shells.The set includes a necklace and five brooches depicting figures such as Minerva, Juno, and Apollo. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Tile depicting a pair of standing Ass headed demon soldiers probably from Pegu in modern Myanmar from around 1479.British Museum.

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Tile depicting a pair of standing Ass headed demon soldiers probably from Pegu in modern Myanmar from around 1479.British Museum.

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A 1st century CE Roman intaglio gem depicting a satyr hunting game birds. Made of Chrome chalcedony, now housed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta

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A 1st century CE Roman intaglio gem depicting a satyr hunting game birds. Made of Chrome chalcedony, now housed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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A 3,5 cm soapstone statue of 2 wrestlers, from Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan, depicting one of them performing an armlock on the other. 2500-1500 BCE, now housed at the State Museum of Turkmenistan

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A 3,5 cm soapstone statue of 2 wrestlers, from Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan, depicting one of them performing an armlock on the other. 2500-1500 BCE, now housed at the State Museum of Turkmenistan

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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands

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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands

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