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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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A gold scepter found in the tomb of a young Daunian woman in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. 3rd century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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An aquamarine head of the Roman Empress Sabina, 2nd century CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Florence in Italy

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A bronze disc-armor with human figures and fantastic animals, found in the Picene necropolis of Pitino di San Severino in Italy. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche

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A bronze disc-armor with human figures and fantastic animals, found in the Picene necropolis of Pitino di San Severino in Italy. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche

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A Roman marble sculpture of four puppies, all curled up asleep together. Unearthed from the ruins of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

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A Roman marble sculpture of four puppies, all curled up asleep together. Unearthed from the ruins of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

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A marble Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Prometheus, ca. 300 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

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A marble Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Prometheus, ca. 300 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

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A stone eneolithic brassard from Is Locci Santus in Sardinia, Italy. Ca. 3200–2200 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Cagliari

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A stone eneolithic brassard from Is Locci Santus in Sardinia, Italy. Ca. 3200–2200 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Cagliari

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A 1st century CE silver Roman mirror with a figurative emblem, from the treasure of the House of Menander in Pompeii, Italy. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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A 4th century BCE solid gold finger ring found in Tomb Z in Derveni, Greece. The ring bears the inscription ΚΛΕΙΤΑΙΔΩΡΟΝ, which means "a gift to Kleita", most probably the deceased of Tomb Z. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

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A 4th century BCE solid gold finger ring found in Tomb Z in Derveni, Greece. The ring bears the inscription ΚΛΕΙΤΑΙΔΩΡΟΝ, which means "a gift to Kleita", most probably the deceased of Tomb Z. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

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The silver Iberian patera from Perotito in Andalusia, Spain. 300-1 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid

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The silver Iberian patera from Perotito in Andalusia, Spain. 300-1 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid

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Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 1st century CE, showing a ribbon. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia .

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Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 1st century CE, showing a ribbon. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia .

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi

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The stele of Vado all'Arancio found by a farmer in 1955 near Cura Nuova in Italy. 3000-2000 BCE, now housed at the archaeological museum of Massa Marittima

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The stele of Vado all'Arancio found by a farmer in 1955 near Cura Nuova in Italy. 3000-2000 BCE, now housed at the archaeological museum of Massa Marittima

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A bronze sculpture of a pangolin, found at Long Giao in Vietnam. 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE, now housed at the Dong Nai Museum

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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A wooden throne with footstool, plated with silver and decorated with gilded studs. Found in Tomb 79 at Salamis, Cyprus, late 8th century BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Archaeological Museum

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A child mummy found in the Yılanlı church in Cappadocia, Turkey. 10th-11th century CE, now housed at the Niğde Archaeological Museum

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A child mummy found in the Yılanlı church in Cappadocia, Turkey. 10th-11th century CE, now housed at the Niğde Archaeological Museum

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A 1st century CE Roman glass bottle found in a tomb in Padua, Italy. Now housed at the Musei Civici di Padova

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A 1st century CE Roman glass bottle found in a tomb in Padua, Italy. Now housed at the Musei Civici di Padova

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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The marble grave stele of Philino, 340 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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The marble grave stele of Philino, 340 BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

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A gold ring found at the archaeological site of Saruq Al Hadid in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Iron Age II period , now housed at the Saruq Al Hadid Archaeological Museum

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A gold ring found at the archaeological site of Saruq Al Hadid in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates . Iron Age II period , now housed at the Saruq Al Hadid Archaeological Museum

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A stone relief of four figures, found at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 6000-5500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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A stone relief of four figures, found at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 6000-5500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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