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This foot papier mache lantern stands just 7½ inches tall, the paper eyes and mouth are illuminated by a candle within the foot. Made in Germany in the early 1900s for exclusive import to America It sold for over $10k!

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This foot papier mache lantern stands just 7½ inches tall, the paper eyes and mouth are illuminated by a candle within the foot. Made in Germany in the early 1900s for exclusive import to America It sold for over $10k!

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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Pendant in the form of a grape from the early 17th century Southern Germany. Made of “Monstrous pearl”, gold, enamel, rubies. Now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

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A Socketed Copper Adze Found in Northwestern Ontario Several Years Ago. It Was Made by the Old Copper Complex of North America, ca. 8000-1000 B.C.E.

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A Socketed Copper Adze Found in Northwestern Ontario Several Years Ago. It Was Made by the Old Copper Complex of North America, ca. 8000-1000 B.C.E.

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A bow fibula found in Wittislingen, Germany, and made of silver, gold, niello, garnet and glass. With a length of almost 16 cm, it's one of the largest exemplars of this early medieval group of finds and one of the most richly decorated. 600-650 CE, Bavarian State Archaeological Collection

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A bow fibula found in Wittislingen, Germany, and made of silver, gold, niello, garnet and glass. With a length of almost 16 cm, it's one of the largest exemplars of this early medieval group of finds and one of the most richly decorated. 600-650 CE, Bavarian State Archaeological Collection

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Native American rock art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and northern Mexico, with a tradition lasting over 4,000 years and beginning nearly 6,000 years ago.

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Native American rock art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and northern Mexico, with a tradition lasting over 4,000 years and beginning nearly 6,000 years ago.

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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Portrait of the German artist and calligrapher Thomas Schweicker , made by Jakob Hoffmann . Despite being born without arms or hands, he became known for his skills as a painter and calligrapher, using his feet to create his art

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Portrait of the German artist and calligrapher Thomas Schweicker , made by Jakob Hoffmann . Despite being born without arms or hands, he became known for his skills as a painter and calligrapher, using his feet to create his art

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This extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the greatest masterpiece to have been created using the “piqué” technique. It was made by Giuseppe Sarao in Naples, Italy, in circa 1730-1740 CE using tortoiseshell piqué with gold and mother-of-pearl

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This extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the greatest masterpiece to have been created using the “piqué” technique. It was made by Giuseppe Sarao in Naples, Italy, in circa 1730-1740 CE using tortoiseshell piqué with gold and mother-of-pearl

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The 5000-year-old archaeological site of Montegrande, in Peru, is a spiral enclosure that is believed to have been a ceremonial temple, with a tomb beneath it of someone important, possibly a healer or a priest, if it follows the pattern of the sites in Palanda and San Isidro

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The 5000-year-old archaeological site of Montegrande, in Peru, is a spiral enclosure that is believed to have been a ceremonial temple, with a tomb beneath it of someone important, possibly a healer or a priest, if it follows the pattern of the sites in Palanda and San Isidro

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Southwest Museum archaeologist Anne Watkins holds an enormous obsidian blade, found by the Wilder brothers after it was unearthed by an earthquake in northern California. Purchased by Gen. Charles Reeve and donated by him to the Autry Museum of the American West

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Southwest Museum archaeologist Anne Watkins holds an enormous obsidian blade, found by the Wilder brothers after it was unearthed by an earthquake in northern California. Purchased by Gen. Charles Reeve and donated by him to the Autry Museum of the American West

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The 24,000 years old remains of Mal'ta Boy, discovered in the 1920s in Siberia, Russia. The boy belonged to the population of Ancient North Eurasians, who were genetically intermediate between modern western Eurasians and Native Americans, but distant from east Asians

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The 24,000 years old remains of Mal'ta Boy, discovered in the 1920s in Siberia, Russia. The boy belonged to the population of Ancient North Eurasians, who were genetically intermediate between modern western Eurasians and Native Americans, but distant from east Asians

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The San Pedro Mountains mummy is a mummy discovered in a cave in Wyoming in the 1930s and since lost. Scientific analyses have concluded that it is the mummy of a Native American infant that was born with anencephaly

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The San Pedro Mountains mummy is a mummy discovered in a cave in Wyoming in the 1930s and since lost. Scientific analyses have concluded that it is the mummy of a Native American infant that was born with anencephaly

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This thin-walled pottery bowl was made over 6000 years ago at a pre-historic site known as Tall-i Bakun, just 3km south of what later became the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire in Persepolis, Iran.

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This thin-walled pottery bowl was made over 6000 years ago at a pre-historic site known as Tall-i Bakun, just 3km south of what later became the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire in Persepolis, Iran.

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One of the Geissenklösterle flutes; an Upper Paleolithic artifact of the Aurignacian culture, made of a swan-bone, and possibly the oldest of its kind. Discovered in the Geissenklösterle cave, S. Germany, & dated to ~42000 BP. Now in Landesmuseum Stuttgart , nr. LMW Gk 24-197

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One of the Geissenklösterle flutes; an Upper Paleolithic artifact of the Aurignacian culture, made of a swan-bone, and possibly the oldest of its kind. Discovered in the Geissenklösterle cave, S. Germany, & dated to ~42000 BP. Now in Landesmuseum Stuttgart , nr. LMW Gk 24-197

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Tokugawa Ieyasu's golden fan battle standard, made of 10 black lacquered bamboo ribs, each 231 cm long, with a gold-foil covered washi paper fan blade that was fitted atop a 5.73 m tall pole. It was used to command troop movements from the strategic campsites. 1543-1616 CE, Japan

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Tokugawa Ieyasu's golden fan battle standard, made of 10 black lacquered bamboo ribs, each 231 cm long, with a gold-foil covered washi paper fan blade that was fitted atop a 5.73 m tall pole. It was used to command troop movements from the strategic campsites. 1543-1616 CE, Japan

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Hejin City Fortress, in China, is a historic structure extensively renovated during the Ming Dynasty . However, its origins likely date back to earlier periods in Chinese history. The fortress is known for its massive walls made of rammed earth, brick, and stone

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Hejin City Fortress, in China, is a historic structure extensively renovated during the Ming Dynasty . However, its origins likely date back to earlier periods in Chinese history. The fortress is known for its massive walls made of rammed earth, brick, and stone

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The teapot depicts a man and woman on each side, with their heads as the lid and arms as the handle and spout. Teapot and cover, modeled by James Hadley for Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory, designed 1881, made 1884

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The teapot depicts a man and woman on each side, with their heads as the lid and arms as the handle and spout. Teapot and cover, modeled by James Hadley for Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory, designed 1881, made 1884

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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Roman Mosaic showing a victorious boxer. The winner’s palm branch is held in his mouth, and his defeated opponent crouches beside him. The boxers appear to be people of short stature, commonly hired by Romans to perform and compete for their entertainment. 1stC-2ndC

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Roman Mosaic showing a victorious boxer. The winner’s palm branch is held in his mouth, and his defeated opponent crouches beside him. The boxers appear to be people of short stature, commonly hired by Romans to perform and compete for their entertainment. 1stC-2ndC

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