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Sarcophagus for a Baboon, an offering to the god Thoth. Egypt, 4th - 1st century BCE

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Sarcophagus for a Baboon, an offering to the god Thoth. Egypt, 4th - 1st century BCE

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The Hall of Annals of Thutmosis III, at the Temple of Karnak in Thebes, Egypt, depicting Thutmosis offering foreign gifts to Amun. Mid 15th century BCE

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The Hall of Annals of Thutmosis III, at the Temple of Karnak in Thebes, Egypt, depicting Thutmosis offering foreign gifts to Amun. Mid 15th century BCE

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The Lady of Elche, an ancient Iberian funerary urn dating to the 5th or 4th century B.C.

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The Lady of Elche, an ancient Iberian funerary urn dating to the 5th or 4th century B.C.

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Roman poison ring in the shape of an oil lamp, 4th century, gold

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Roman poison ring in the shape of an oil lamp, 4th century, gold

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Hathor Temple, Egypt, 1st century BC

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Hathor Temple, Egypt, 1st century BC

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The Ring of Silvianus, a 4th-century Roman gold ring linked to a curse tablet naming Senicianus

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The Ring of Silvianus, a 4th-century Roman gold ring linked to a curse tablet naming Senicianus

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Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe

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Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Roman strigil, made of bronze. Dated to the 1st century BCE.

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Roman strigil, made of bronze. Dated to the 1st century BCE.

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Ancient Roman-era Egyptian linen fragment featuring a swastika in the center, c. 4th-5th century CE.

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Ancient Roman-era Egyptian linen fragment featuring a swastika in the center, c. 4th-5th century CE.

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Roman gold ring, showing the serpent and "knot of Hercules". The object dates to the 1st century CE.

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Roman gold ring, showing the serpent and "knot of Hercules". The object dates to the 1st century CE.

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Canopic jar in the form of baboon. Egypt, 664-332 BC

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Canopic jar in the form of baboon. Egypt, 664-332 BC

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A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE

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A gray schist figure of Buddha Shakyamuni from the ancient region of Gandhara, dating back to the 3rd-4th century CE

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Blue glass goblet thought to be from Egypt, 11th-12th century CE.

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Blue glass goblet thought to be from Egypt, 11th-12th century CE.

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Greek Terracotta vase in the form of a Black African, Etruscan Civilization, 4th century BCE

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Greek Terracotta vase in the form of a Black African, Etruscan Civilization, 4th century BCE

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The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the State of Chu, 4th century BCE, China

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The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the State of Chu, 4th century BCE, China

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Bab al-Yaman, the southern gate to the Old City of Sana'a. Yemen, 17th century

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Bab al-Yaman, the southern gate to the Old City of Sana'a. Yemen, 17th century

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