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A richly fashioned Katzbalger for a wealthy Landsknecht. OaL: 35.1 in/87 cm. South German or Swiss, ca. mid-1500’s, housed at the Reichsstadt Museum, Rothenburg. (768×960)

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A richly fashioned Katzbalger for a wealthy Landsknecht. OaL: 35.1 in/87 cm. South German or Swiss, ca. mid-1500’s, housed at the Reichsstadt Museum, Rothenburg. (768×960)

Enameled gold memento mori ring with rock crystal, England, circa 1700, from The Victoria and Albert Museum. (1280×1280)

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Enameled gold memento mori ring with rock crystal, England, circa 1700, from The Victoria and Albert Museum. (1280×1280)

Beautifully decorted copper vase depicting chariots, horses, elephants and a band of musicians. Found at Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India and now displayed at the British Museum. 1ˢᵗ Century BCE. [4000X4010]

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Beautifully decorted copper vase depicting chariots, horses, elephants and a band of musicians. Found at Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India and now displayed at the British Museum. 1ˢᵗ Century BCE. [4000X4010]

Two culverins and two demi-cannons from the Mary Rose, a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. The warship sank in the Solent in 1545, after serving for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany. Now on display at the Mary Rose Museum [960×1280]

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Two culverins and two demi-cannons from the Mary Rose, a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. The warship sank in the Solent in 1545, after serving for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany. Now on display at the Mary Rose Museum [960×1280]

Roman lamp in the shape of a bear holding a vessel. The object is dated to the 1st century CE the artifact is in the Museum of Santa Giulia, Brescia (northern Italy). [1200×800]

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Roman lamp in the shape of a bear holding a vessel. The object is dated to the 1st century CE the artifact is in the Museum of Santa Giulia, Brescia (northern Italy). [1200×800]

Sard bead with engraved lyre-musician. 5th c. BCE, Corfu?. British museum, nr. 1868,0110.424 [2500 x 1875]

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Sard bead with engraved lyre-musician. 5th c. BCE, Corfu?. British museum, nr. 1868,0110.424 [2500 x 1875]

Gold Jewellery, 800 to 700 BC, from Gleninsheen, County Clare, Ireland, The British Museum. (1247×1920)

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Gold Jewellery, 800 to 700 BC, from Gleninsheen, County Clare, Ireland, The British Museum. (1247×1920)

Gold Turquoise ring, Iran, 13th century, from the RISD Museum. (900×900)

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Gold Turquoise ring, Iran, 13th century, from the RISD Museum. (900×900)

Wooden sculpture of the Buddhist monk Saicho with dry lacquer. 13th c Japanese [Kamakura period]. Seen on loan to the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore [1712 x 1712]

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Wooden sculpture of the Buddhist monk Saicho with dry lacquer. 13th c Japanese [Kamakura period]. Seen on loan to the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore [1712 x 1712]

A pair of gold earrings featuring Eros riding a dove, Greece, 3rd century BC. RISD Museum. (900×675)

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A pair of gold earrings featuring Eros riding a dove, Greece, 3rd century BC. RISD Museum. (900×675)