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Hellenic diadem, gold and gems, found in Crimea, Ukraine, 250 BCE-150 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Theatre mask, Athens, Greece, 2nd-century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Theatre mask, Athens, Greece, 2nd-century BCE

Made of Pentelic marble. Found near the Dipylon Gate. This could be the “ruler slave”, the “first slave” a character of the New Comedy

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Roman legionary re-enactor with a writing tablet Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Funeral portrait of a soldier, Roman Egypt, 2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman 'hologram' ring with an illusion of 3d depth, gold and quartz, Roman Empire, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Ring of an officer in the 5th (V) 'Macedonian' Legion, with swastikas as decoration or good-luck symbols, gold, Roman Empire, ~200 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Silver coin of ancient Athens and modern Greek 1 Euro coin, 425-400 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD) Modern Antiques or Ethnography (~1800 AD or later)

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Reconstruction of 3rd century AD Roman scale armor Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Snake bracelet, gold, Roman Egypt, 3rd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Sarmatian-Parthian gold necklace and amulet, Caspian Sea region, 1st century BCE - 2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Three re-enactors, one in reconstruction of Viking-age armor (left), Chinese brigandine armor (middle) and Imperial Roman chain mail (right) Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD) Medieval (500 AD - 1600 AD)

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Romano-Egyptian Fayum mummy portrait, 1st century BCE-3rd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze Roman military diploma honorably discharging an Anatolian sailor after 26 years of service and granting citizenship, 140 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Ceremonial golden Scythian helmet, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, 4th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Statuette of a pile of puppies, marble, Pompeii, Roman Empire, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Stone of Bybon, used by an ancient weightlifter, 316 pounds, Greece, 6th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Nasca ceramic bowl with a crab, Peru, 2nd-4th century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Nasca ceramic bowl with a crab, Peru, 2nd-4th century AD
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Roman glass portrait of a man, 2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman glass portrait of a man, 2nd century AD
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Gold earring with a duck figurine, gold, Roman Syria, 2nd-3rd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Gold earring with a duck figurine, gold, Roman Syria, 2nd-3rd century AD
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Roman writing tablet (wax facing missing) and stylus, London, Britain, 57 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman writing tablet (wax facing missing) and stylus, London, Britain, 57 AD
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Ceramic Crab Vessel with Double Spout, Colombia, ~1500 BCE-100 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD) Bronze Age or earlier (Before 800 BCE)

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Ceramic Crab Vessel with Double Spout, Colombia, ~1500 BCE-100 AD
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Gold chariot from the Oxus Treasure, Iran, 5th-4th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Gold chariot from the Oxus Treasure, Iran, 5th-4th century BCE
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Roman lockbox, iron, Pompeii, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman lockbox, iron, Pompeii, 1st century AD
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Bronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze Scythian shortsword (with modern marble stand), ~6th century BCE
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Sandstone Roman gaming board and glass markers, found in Northern England, dated between 85 AD-410 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Sandstone Roman gaming board and glass markers, found in Northern England, dated between 85 AD-410 AD
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Reconstruction of a river patrol boat of the Roman Empire, 1st-2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstruction of a river patrol boat of the Roman Empire, 1st-2nd century AD
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Roman novelty kettle for boiling water shaped like a military fortress, Pompeii, Italy, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman novelty kettle for boiling water shaped like a military fortress, Pompeii, Italy, 1st century AD
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Roman octopus mosaic, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman octopus mosaic, 1st century AD
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Ancient Roman souvenir cup with the names and depictions of popular gladiators at the time, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Ancient Roman souvenir cup with the names and depictions of popular gladiators at the time, 1st century AD
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Roman bucket with a spout, found in a shipwreck on the Rhine, Germany ~200 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman bucket with a spout, found in a shipwreck on the Rhine, Germany ~200 AD
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Persian ceremonial blade, gold, Iran, 5th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Persian ceremonial blade, gold, Iran, 5th century BCE
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Bread (semi)-preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 79 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bread (semi)-preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 79 AD
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Etruscan carnelian engraving depicting the Trojan Horse of mythological fame, 500-475 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Etruscan carnelian engraving depicting the Trojan Horse of mythological fame, 500-475 BCE
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Hellenic diadem of gold, garnet, and enamel, found in Macedonia, 3rd-2nd century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Hellenic diadem of gold, garnet, and enamel, found in Macedonia, 3rd-2nd century BCE
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Reconstruction of an antiquity-era Greek trireme next to a modern frigate of the Greek Navy. Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstruction of an antiquity-era Greek trireme next to a modern frigate of the Greek Navy.
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Bronze shaving razor, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze shaving razor, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD
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The Sedgeford Hoard, gold coins stored in a cow bone, Britain, 1st century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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The Sedgeford Hoard, gold coins stored in a cow bone, Britain, 1st century BCE
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SPOOKY SEASON! Copy of silver cups decorated with skeletons from north of Pompeii, Roman Empire, originals ~1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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SPOOKY SEASON! Copy of silver cups decorated with skeletons from north of Pompeii, Roman Empire, originals ~1st century AD
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Seleucid or Parthian statuette of a woman with movable arms, between 1st century BCE-3rd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Seleucid or Parthian statuette of a woman with movable arms, between 1st century BCE-3rd century AD
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Mongoose Figure | Egypt, 664–30 B.C. (Late Period or Ptolemaic Period) Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Mongoose Figure | Egypt, 664–30 B.C. (Late Period or Ptolemaic Period)
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Gallo-Roman glass bottle in the shape of a fish, 3rd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Gallo-Roman glass bottle in the shape of a fish, 3rd century AD
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Mosaic glass fragment depicting a crocodile, Roman Egypt, 100 BCE-100 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Mosaic glass fragment depicting a crocodile, Roman Egypt, 100 BCE-100 AD
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Egyptian priest's ring with hieroglyphs, gold, 664–525 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Egyptian priest's ring with hieroglyphics, gold, 664–525 BCE
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Roman-era bronze lamp in the shape of a dog's head Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman-era bronze lamp in the shape of a dog's head
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Celtic-style wooden shields found in Southern Denmark, dated 4th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Celtic-style wooden shields found in Southern Denmark, dated 4th century BCE
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Glass perfume bottles in the shape of birds, Roman Empire, ~1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Glass perfume bottles in the shape of birds, Roman Empire, ~1st century AD
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A collection of glass bottles found in Pompeii, each with double the volume capacity of the previous bottle, Roman Empire, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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A collection of glass bottles found in Pompeii, each with double the volume capacity of the previous bottle, Roman Empire, 1st century AD
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Well-preserved Roman cavalry helmet, found in modern Bulgaria, 1st century AD? Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Well-preserved Roman cavalry helmet, found in modern Bulgaria, 1st century AD?
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Silver turtle coin, Southern Greece, 6th-5th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Silver turtle coin, Southern Greece, 6th-5th century BCE
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Bronze lantern, Macedonian, 336 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze lantern, Macedonian, 336 BCE
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Saka arrowhead with gold inlays, Tuva Republic, 7th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Saka arrowhead with gold inlays, Tuva Republic, 7th century BCE
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Olmec figurine, jadeite, 9th-5th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD) Bronze Age or earlier (Before 800 BCE)

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Olmec figurine, jadeite, 9th-5th century BCE
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Remarkably intact Roman legionary helmet, unearthed in Palestine, 2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Remarkably intact Roman legionary helmet, unearthed in Palestine, 2nd century AD
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Silver coin depicting grain from Metapontum, Southern Italy, 550-470 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Silver coin depicting grain from Metapontum, Southern Italy, 550-470 BCE
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Celtic tin wheel money from Switzerland, ~100 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Celtic tin wheel money from Switzerland, ~100 BCE
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Keel of a Carthaginian shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, 3rd century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Keel of a Carthaginian shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, 3rd century BCE
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Coins of King Endybis, right coin with Greek lettering, Ethiopia, 227-235 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Coins of King Endybis, right coin with Greek lettering, Ethiopia, 227-235 AD
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Stone carvings from the Castro de Santa Trega, Spain, 1st century BCE-1st century AD? Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Stone carvings from the Castro de Santa Trega, Spain, 1st century BCE-1st century AD?
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Bronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCE
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Bronze dolphin and arrowhead money, Olbia, Ukraine, 5th century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze dolphin and arrowhead money, Olbia, Ukraine, 5th century BCE
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Late Roman spoons found in Britain, ~5th century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Late Roman spoons found in Britain, ~5th century AD
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Bronze anklet from a Nubian necropolis, 350 AD-550 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze anklet from a Nubian necropolis, 350 AD-550 AD
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Optical effect mosaic from a villa in Roman Africa, El Jem, modern Tunisia, 1st-3rd centuries AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Optical effect mosaic from a villa in Roman Africa, El Jem, modern Tunisia, 1st-3rd centuries AD
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Gold coin of the Celtic Parisii, late 2nd century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Gold coin of the Celtic Parisii, late 2nd century BCE
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Roman metal military flask, 4th century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman metal military flask, 4th century AD
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Preserved Roman gladius and scabbard with a soldier's name inscribed on the blade, found in Germany, mid-late 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Preserved Roman gladius and scabbard with a soldier's name inscribed on the blade, found in Germany, mid-late 1st century AD
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Reconstruction of Roman gladiatrix gear Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstruction of Roman gladiatrix gear
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'Long' bone dice, found in Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia, antiquity Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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'Long' bone dice, found in Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia, antiquity
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Buddhist reliquary with valuables and four coins, Afghanistan, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Buddhist reliquary with valuables and four coins, Afghanistan, 1st century AD
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Reconstruction of the clothing of a ~3rd century BCE Sarmatian noblewoman Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstruction of the clothing of a ~3rd century BCE Sarmatian noblewoman
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Sculpture of a Roman soldier with an ushnisha topknot, possibly implying conversion to Buddhism, 2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Sculpture of a Roman soldier with an ushnisha topknot, possibly implying conversion to Buddhism, 2nd century AD
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East German silver-and-gold brooch, with garnets, 400 AD-450 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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East German silver-and-gold brooch, with garnets, 400 AD-450 AD
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Silver coin of Menander, Greek Buddhist monarch of the Punjab, 160-140 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Silver coin of Menander, Greek Buddhist monarch of the Punjab, 160-140 BCE
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Roman bread remains from Pompeii, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Roman bread remains from Pompeii, 1st century AD
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Fragment of a wooden door from Roman London, 1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Fragment of a wooden door from Roman London, 1st century AD
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Reconstruction of a Roman wax tablet, similar to the kind used to mark secret ballots in voting in the Roman people's assemblies, ~1st century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstruction of a Roman wax tablet, similar to the kind used to mark secret ballots in voting in the Roman people's assemblies, ~1st century BCE
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Ornate Scythian earrings from what is now Afghanistan, 1st century BCE-1st century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Ornate Scythian earrings from what is now Afghanistan, 1st century BCE-1st century AD
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Reconstructions of 3rd century AD Roman armor Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstructions of 3rd century AD Roman armor
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Part of a hoard of square Mauryan silver coins from India, 3rd century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Part of a hoard of square Mauryan silver coins from India, 3rd century BCE
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Painted glass jug depicting a gladiator, Roman Egypt, ~3rd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Painted glass jug depicting a gladiator, Roman Egypt, ~3rd century AD
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Belt hook in form of sword-wielding bear | 206 BC - 24 AD, China Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Belt hook in form of sword-wielding bear | 206 BC - 24 AD, China
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A selection of Imperial Roman helmet reconstructions Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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A selection of Imperial Roman helmet reconstructions
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Axumite gold coin, modern Ethiopia, late 4th century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Axumite gold coin, modern Ethiopia, late 4th century AD
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Bronze plaque listing orphans receiving Imperial charity, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze plaque listing orphans receiving Imperial charity, Roman Empire, 2nd century AD
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Copper alloy statue of Princess Takushit of Egypt, with electrum (silver-gold alloy) engravings, ~670 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Copper alloy statue of Princess Takushit of Egypt, with electrum (silver-gold alloy) engravings, ~670 BCE
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Multicolored glass garland bowl, Roman, 1st century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Multicolored glass garland bowl, Roman, 1st century BCE
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Reconstructions of a Roman legionary's camp tools Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Reconstructions of a Roman legionary's camp tools
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Silver plaque depicting the goddess Cybele, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, modern-day Afghanistan, 2nd century BCE? Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Silver plaque depicting the goddess Cybele, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, modern-day Afghanistan, 2nd century BCE?
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Bronze statuette of an African metalworker, Greek-made, 2nd-1st century BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze statuette of an African metalworker, Greek-made, 2nd-1st century BCE
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Bronze military diploma bestowing Roman citizenship on an Egyptian rower after his 25-year enlistment term in the navy, 79 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Bronze military diploma bestowing Roman citizenship on an Egyptian rower after his 25-year enlistment term in the navy, 79 AD
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Brass coin of the Roman Emperor Vespasian, 71 or 72 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Brass coin of the Roman Emperor Vespasian, 71 or 72 AD
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Fish mosaic, Roman?, Ptolemais, Libya, 2nd or 3rd century AD? Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Fish mosaic, Roman?, Ptolemais, Libya, 2nd or 3rd century AD?
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Pendant of a warrior-shaman with spear and shield, Calima peoples, modern-day Colombia, between 100 BCE and 800 AD Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD) Medieval (500 AD - 1600 AD)

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Pendant of a warrior-shaman with spear and shield, Calima peoples, modern-day Colombia, between 100 BCE and 800 AD
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Mongoose or otter statuette, bronze, Egypt, 664 BCE-30 BCE Classical Antiquity (~800 BCE - 500 AD)

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Mongoose or otter statuette, bronze, Egypt, 664 BCE-30 BCE
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