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A vase discovered in southeastern Iran dated to c. 2000-1800 BC shows a warrior riding a chariot pulled by a horse. From the Louvre Museum.

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A vase discovered in southeastern Iran dated to c. 2000-1800 BC shows a warrior riding a chariot pulled by a horse. From the Louvre Museum.

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An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a rabbit driving a chariot pulled by geese. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a rabbit driving a chariot pulled by geese. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Roman fresco showing Amor riding a crab. Object discovered in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco showing Amor riding a crab. Object discovered in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

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Mummified cat, housed in the Norwich Castle Museum. Dating from the Late Period to the Roman Period .

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Mummified cat, housed in the Norwich Castle Museum. Dating from the Late Period to the Roman Period .

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A reticulated double walled imperial porcelain vase from the Qianlong period, Qing China, c. 1736 to 1795. Discovered on a suburban shelf in London, it later sold for a record eighty million dollars.

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A reticulated double walled imperial porcelain vase from the Qianlong period, Qing China, c. 1736 to 1795. Discovered on a suburban shelf in London, it later sold for a record eighty million dollars.

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Hair extension from warring states period , China. Located in the Hunan Museum.

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Hair extension from warring states period , China. Located in the Hunan Museum.

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Chinese porcelain recovered from a shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Norway, 18th century

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Chinese porcelain recovered from a shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Norway, 18th century

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A copper dagger with a soapstone handle shaped like a dragon. From Iran, 2600-2400 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A copper dagger with a soapstone handle shaped like a dragon. From Iran, 2600-2400 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Marching soldiers in Mycenaean Pictorial Style on the "Warrior Vase" from the Mycenae Acropolis c. 1200 BC

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Marching soldiers in Mycenaean Pictorial Style on the "Warrior Vase" from the Mycenae Acropolis c. 1200 BC

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Votive decorated dagger & sheath, made of gold, ivory, & silver. From the Temple of the Obelisks, Byblos; dated to 2000 - 1800 BCE. Considered to be an offering to the warrior god Resheph, who is probably depicted on the hilt. At the Beirut museum, nr. 16492

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Votive decorated dagger & sheath, made of gold, ivory, & silver. From the Temple of the Obelisks, Byblos; dated to 2000 - 1800 BCE. Considered to be an offering to the warrior god Resheph, who is probably depicted on the hilt. At the Beirut museum, nr. 16492

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Grave of a nobleman from the Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th c. BCE. Overall, 5 chariots and 12 horse skeletons were found in city of Luoyang.

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Grave of a nobleman from the Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th c. BCE. Overall, 5 chariots and 12 horse skeletons were found in city of Luoyang.

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Dishes made from terracotta, which were discovered in Domus Romana in Malta. The items are dated to the first century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Dishes made from terracotta, which were discovered in Domus Romana in Malta. The items are dated to the first century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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A terracotta figurine produced by the Nok Culture of southern West Africa .

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A terracotta figurine produced by the Nok Culture of southern West Africa .

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Ancient Saharan rock painting located in the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau of southeastern Algeria.The artwork belongs to the "Horse Period" of Saharan rock art. The Headless figures once had white sick heads now long disappeared

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Ancient Saharan rock painting located in the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau of southeastern Algeria.The artwork belongs to the "Horse Period" of Saharan rock art. The Headless figures once had white sick heads now long disappeared

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A schist buddha head from Gandhara in Pakistan, ca. 100-300 CE, now housed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum

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A schist buddha head from Gandhara in Pakistan, ca. 100-300 CE, now housed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman victoriati dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE. Coins discovered in Murcia. They are currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.

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Roman victoriati dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE. Coins discovered in Murcia. They are currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.

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