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Unicorn Aquamanile (Water Vessel), German, about 1425–1450, artist unknown, copper alloy [1024 x 1024]
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Sarcophagus lid with complex iconography, belonging to K'inich Janaab Pakal I of Palenque, Southern Mexico, 7th century Mayan [1144x1600]
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Phoenician style bronze dagger of princess Ita, one of the daughters of Amenemhat II. The hilt/pommel is made from gold and lapis lazuli and features inlays of, lapis lazuli, amazonite, gold and carnelian. Egypt, 12th dynasty. 1914 to 1879 BC. [1280x1555]
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The Rosetta Stone, Egypt 196 BCE. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and demotic scripts, while the bottom is in Ancient Greek. Rosetta Stone became key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, thereby opening a window into ancient Egyptian history.[1612x2066]
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Statuette of Venus Anadyomene
Torso of the goddess Venus Anadyomene (“Venus Rising From the Sea”). Faience, Egyptian blue, 12 cms. Graeco-Roman Period, ca. 30 BC - 300 AD. Now in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon.