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'Schwepped of their feet both' is a pair of paintings made by the English artist William Henry Hamilton Trood in 1887 CE

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'Schwepped of their feet both' is a pair of paintings made by the English artist William Henry Hamilton Trood in 1887 CE

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Caprock Ruin, located on Cedar Mesa in Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, is a 700-1,000 year-old Ancestral Puebloan granary built directly under a protective sandstone caprock ledge

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Caprock Ruin, located on Cedar Mesa in Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, is a 700-1,000 year-old Ancestral Puebloan granary built directly under a protective sandstone caprock ledge

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The limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian prince Ahmose-Sapair. 1560-1555 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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The limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian prince Ahmose-Sapair. 1560-1555 CE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A wooden mask dating to the early 3rd century CE, discovered in 2023 at the Nishi-Iwata Ruins in Osaka, Japan. Archaeologists believe that the object was used in harvest festivals to petition the gods

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A wooden mask dating to the early 3rd century CE, discovered in 2023 at the Nishi-Iwata Ruins in Osaka, Japan. Archaeologists believe that the object was used in harvest festivals to petition the gods

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Advertisement for a sale of enslaved Africans in Charleston, South Carolina. United States, 1769

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Advertisement for a sale of enslaved Africans in Charleston, South Carolina. United States, 1769

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Brass lamp stand decorated with multiple birds. Nepal, 18th century

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Brass lamp stand decorated with multiple birds. Nepal, 18th century

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Ceramic pillow shaped like a rabbit, with green glaze. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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Ceramic pillow shaped like a rabbit, with green glaze. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD

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Varaha, the boar avatar of Vishnu. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd c AD. Sandstone. Norton Simon Museum collection

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Varaha, the boar avatar of Vishnu. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd c AD. Sandstone. Norton Simon Museum collection

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Massive Limestone Rai Stone used as currency on the Island of Yap, Micronesia. Ownership was transferred orally without moving the stone due to its weight

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Massive Limestone Rai Stone used as currency on the Island of Yap, Micronesia. Ownership was transferred orally without moving the stone due to its weight

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7,500-year-old stone toy car from the Late Chalcolithic period, discovered in Mardin, Turkey. It is considered one of the oldest known toys in the world.

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7,500-year-old stone toy car from the Late Chalcolithic period, discovered in Mardin, Turkey. It is considered one of the oldest known toys in the world.

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Boy's dress made of cotton and wool, English, 1864.

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Boy's dress made of cotton and wool, English, 1864.

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The purported skull of Mary Magdalene, encased within an ornate golden reliquary at the Basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in Southern France.

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The purported skull of Mary Magdalene, encased within an ornate golden reliquary at the Basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in Southern France.

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The remains of the Red Queen covered with bright red cinnabar powder, found in a sarcophagus inside Temple XIII in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque, in Mexico. 600-700 CE

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The remains of the Red Queen covered with bright red cinnabar powder, found in a sarcophagus inside Temple XIII in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque, in Mexico. 600-700 CE

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A Roman outfit consisting of a helmet and cuirass, both made of sewn crocodile skin, possibly used for cultic activities. Found in Manfalut in Egypt, 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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A Roman outfit consisting of a helmet and cuirass, both made of sewn crocodile skin, possibly used for cultic activities. Found in Manfalut in Egypt, 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult

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The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult

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A silk doublet worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden . [1280x1920)

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A silk doublet worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden . [1280x1920)

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Wedding suit of James II, 1673, English; brown woollen broadcloth, embroidered with silver-gilt thread

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Wedding suit of James II, 1673, English; brown woollen broadcloth, embroidered with silver-gilt thread

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A moose buff coat worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Dirschau .

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A moose buff coat worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Dirschau .

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This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park

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This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park

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Temple dedicated to Bon gods with stuffed animals and human heads hanging from the rafters. The photo was taken by Leslie Weir in Tangna, Tibet, in ca. 1930

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Temple dedicated to Bon gods with stuffed animals and human heads hanging from the rafters. The photo was taken by Leslie Weir in Tangna, Tibet, in ca. 1930

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Knight riding at full gallop, ornamental plaque, champlevé copper enamel, gilded, ca. 1300, Cluny Museum of Medieval Art, Paris

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Knight riding at full gallop, ornamental plaque, champlevé copper enamel, gilded, ca. 1300, Cluny Museum of Medieval Art, Paris

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A group of ancient Egyptian glass rods, circa 5th-1st century BCE, sold at christie's in 2012

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A group of ancient Egyptian glass rods, circa 5th-1st century BCE, sold at christie's in 2012

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A 19th century CE snake bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, in England, which allowed the towpath to cross the canal without the horse being unhitched from the narrowboat it was pulling

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A 19th century CE snake bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, in England, which allowed the towpath to cross the canal without the horse being unhitched from the narrowboat it was pulling

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Meenakari jamadhar reputably belonging to Emperor Shah Jahan. The meenakari work in red and green on white background indicating floral branches and creeper designs, in a silk brocade bound scabbard with band sheath and ferrule to match.salar jung museum,india

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Meenakari jamadhar reputably belonging to Emperor Shah Jahan. The meenakari work in red and green on white background indicating floral branches and creeper designs, in a silk brocade bound scabbard with band sheath and ferrule to match.salar jung museum,india

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Cham inscriptions on the rocks of Phong Nha cave networks, Vietnam. Rediscovered around 1899 by Léopold Cadière. Generally understood as Buddhist themed contents, still undeciphered . Circa 9th-11th century.

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Cham inscriptions on the rocks of Phong Nha cave networks, Vietnam. Rediscovered around 1899 by Léopold Cadière. Generally understood as Buddhist themed contents, still undeciphered . Circa 9th-11th century.

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Two tunics and a cross found in graves by Guddal church in Sunnfjord in Norway. The tunics date from the late 11th century.

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Two tunics and a cross found in graves by Guddal church in Sunnfjord in Norway. The tunics date from the late 11th century.

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Silver Napkin ring from silver on Santa Anna's Saddle C 1836 Courtesy San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte

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Silver Napkin ring from silver on Santa Anna's Saddle C 1836 Courtesy San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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During World War II, the statue of David, which was made by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504, was wrapped in sand bags before being encased in bricks to prevent destruction from bombings

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During World War II, the statue of David, which was made by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504, was wrapped in sand bags before being encased in bricks to prevent destruction from bombings

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Portrait of Henry of Bourbon, Count of Bardi. Ink and colour on silk. Museum of Oriental Art, Venice. In 1887, the Italian count spent 7 months in Japan. He commissioned a painter to imagine him as a Japanese warrior and shipped thousands of Japanese objects back to Italy

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Portrait of Henry of Bourbon, Count of Bardi. Ink and colour on silk. Museum of Oriental Art, Venice. In 1887, the Italian count spent 7 months in Japan. He commissioned a painter to imagine him as a Japanese warrior and shipped thousands of Japanese objects back to Italy

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The ornate carved top of a 15th century CE stone aztec box, known as tepetlacalli, with a depiction of the God Tlaltecuhtli. Now housed at the Cortes Palace Museum in Mexico

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The ornate carved top of a 15th century CE stone aztec box, known as tepetlacalli, with a depiction of the God Tlaltecuhtli. Now housed at the Cortes Palace Museum in Mexico

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The ancient Egyptian gold ring of Horemheb with movable bezel, c. 1319-1292 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum. Upon its surface, hieroglyphs elegantly proclaim Horemheb’s coronation name, accompanied by depictions of a scorpion, a crocodile, and a lion

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The ancient Egyptian gold ring of Horemheb with movable bezel, c. 1319-1292 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum. Upon its surface, hieroglyphs elegantly proclaim Horemheb’s coronation name, accompanied by depictions of a scorpion, a crocodile, and a lion

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A red top once worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

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A red top once worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

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Vase with handle in the shape of a Satyr and decoration with sky and swallows. Made by the Ginori Factory .

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Vase with handle in the shape of a Satyr and decoration with sky and swallows. Made by the Ginori Factory .

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Wedding clothes worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

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Wedding clothes worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

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Ring of the 15th century, presumably belonged to Joan of Arc

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Ring of the 15th century, presumably belonged to Joan of Arc

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Parrying dagger, Germany 1585 - 1610

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Parrying dagger, Germany 1585 - 1610

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Plum blossom wall hanging from a set of four wall hangings with flowers of the seasons. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 17th-19th c. Forged iron with wood frame. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Plum blossom wall hanging from a set of four wall hangings with flowers of the seasons. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 17th-19th c. Forged iron with wood frame. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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This is the moose leather buff coat worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden when he died at the Battle of Lützen .

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This is the moose leather buff coat worn by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden when he died at the Battle of Lützen .

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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A Persian glass ewer with a gold lid, imported to China during the Liao dynasty , and found in the underground palace of the Chaoyang North Tower in Liaoning Province. Inside the ewer is a small, long-necked, arched-bellied bottle. Now housed at the Chaoyang Beita Museum

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A Persian glass ewer with a gold lid, imported to China during the Liao dynasty , and found in the underground palace of the Chaoyang North Tower in Liaoning Province. Inside the ewer is a small, long-necked, arched-bellied bottle. Now housed at the Chaoyang Beita Museum

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A 75 cm high nude figure of the Seal Bearer Tjetji, made of wood, obsidian, limestone, and copper. From Akhmim in Egypt, 2321–2184 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A 75 cm high nude figure of the Seal Bearer Tjetji, made of wood, obsidian, limestone, and copper. From Akhmim in Egypt, 2321–2184 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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This is the actual pine branch left at the burial site by the killer in Finland’s most known unsolved murder

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This is the actual pine branch left at the burial site by the killer in Finland’s most known unsolved murder

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Jade jewel with hole. Japan, Jōmon period, 5000-4000 BC

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Jade jewel with hole. Japan, Jōmon period, 5000-4000 BC

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Ceramic dog. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD

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Ceramic dog. China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD

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Gold hair ornament shaped like a nagaraja, with many diamonds. India, 19th century

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Gold hair ornament shaped like a nagaraja, with many diamonds. India, 19th century

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Juramento de Fidelidad, or Oath of Allegiance to Spain, signed on July 15th, 1789, by future 7th President Andrew Jackson and others.

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Juramento de Fidelidad, or Oath of Allegiance to Spain, signed on July 15th, 1789, by future 7th President Andrew Jackson and others.

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