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Basalt statue fragment of a male torso. Syria or Turkey, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD

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Basalt statue fragment of a male torso. Syria or Turkey, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD

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This is the Gaddi Torso, a fragmentary ancient Roman marble sculpture from the 2nd century BCE

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This is the Gaddi Torso, a fragmentary ancient Roman marble sculpture from the 2nd century BCE

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A fragment of silk dating to the 2nd century BC, traded between the Parthian Empire and the Han Dynasty along the Silk Road.

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A fragment of silk dating to the 2nd century BC, traded between the Parthian Empire and the Han Dynasty along the Silk Road.

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Fragment of a stupa base. India, 8th-9th century AD

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Fragment of a stupa base. India, 8th-9th century AD

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Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Roman mirror made of silver, standing on a bronze base. Dated to 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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A Greco-Bactrian statue from the region of Gandhara, Pakistan. Likely made in the 1st-2nd century AD.

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Statue of a dancing goddess. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD

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Statue of a dancing goddess. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD

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Ancient bronze sculpture of a standing man from Iberia, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE.

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Ancient bronze sculpture of a standing man from Iberia, c. 3rd-2nd century BCE.

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Roman statue - made of bronze - showing the naked Apollo. The object is dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

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Roman statue - made of bronze - showing the naked Apollo. The object is dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

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Fallen fragments from the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. Teotihuacan, Mexico, 2nd century AD

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Fallen fragments from the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. Teotihuacan, Mexico, 2nd century AD

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Sandstone bust of a yakshi . India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD

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Sandstone bust of a yakshi . India, Kushan Empire, 2nd century AD

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Glass flask. Roman Empire, 3rd-4th century AD

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Glass flask. Roman Empire, 3rd-4th century AD

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Head from a statue of Harihara. Cambodia, 7th century AD

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Head from a statue of Harihara. Cambodia, 7th century AD

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Portrait of a Man from a Mummy, Egyptian, early 2nd century AD

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Portrait of a Man from a Mummy, Egyptian, early 2nd century AD

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Sculpture of Buddha meditating. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 2nd-3rd century AD

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Sculpture of Buddha meditating. Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Empire, 2nd-3rd century AD

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A Roman glass phalera of Emperor Tiberius, early 1st Century AD

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A Roman glass phalera of Emperor Tiberius, early 1st Century AD

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Fragment of a horse's breast band with inscription and bust of Carian Zeus. Roman empire, likely Asia Minor, 2nd c AD. Silver gilt. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Fragment of a horse's breast band with inscription and bust of Carian Zeus. Roman empire, likely Asia Minor, 2nd c AD. Silver gilt. Princeton University Art Gallery collection

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Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, Western Germany, 10th Century AD

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Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, Western Germany, 10th Century AD

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