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Tortoiseshell tray, Italy, 1750

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Precision scale for weighing gold and silver, Germany, ~1750 AD

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Jade figurine of one cat atop another, China, 19th century AD?

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Bronze household items, Pompeii, Roman Empire, 1st century AD

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Roman bronze wine sieve, found in modern-day Belgium, dated 150 AD - 300 AD

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Bronze oil lamp, Pompeii, Roman Empire, 1st century AD

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Steel dagger, India, 17th century AD

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Ornate brass pitcher, Venice, Italy, ~1550 AD

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Kurdish shield, Turkiye, 19th century AD

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Hanyang 88 rifle used in the Chinese Revolution of 1911

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Silver-hilted Tulwar sword, India, 18th-19th century AD

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Roman house key, bronze, ~1st century CE

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A rough-hewn, oxidized somewhat heavy bronze key with a rectangular shape and a hole in the upper end of the rectangle. The key tines are irregularly shaped but clearly distinguishable as serviceable.

Despite looking a bit rougher than most of its contemporary counterparts, it functions the exact same way as a modern version. Usually came with a handy hole so it could be worn on a keyring.

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Skillet with a folding handle, Roman Empire, ~4th century AD

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Lighter made to resemble an ornate pistol, France, mid-late 18th century AD

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Close-up of an ornate iron chest lock, Spain, ~1500 AD

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Bronze candle tripod, Etruria, Italy, mid-4th century BCE

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Casting mold for coins, China, 1st century AD?

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Bronze idol of the god Bastet in the form of a cat, bronze, Egypt, 664-332 BCE

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Bronze mortar, Italy, 1505 AD

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Shamshir (sword) with an ornate enameled hilt, India, 19th century AD

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'Spade Currency', China, 475 - 221 BCE

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/albums/72157636381461933/

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Necklace of semiprecious stones and red glass, Egypt, 7th-6th century BCE?

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Clay figurine of a rooster, Greece, 5th century BCE

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Ornate dagger with a hilt of walrus ivory, Iran, 1842 AD

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Powder flask inlaid with bone, Ottoman Empire, 19th century AD

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https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/344/ottoman_powderflask

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Miniature bust of the god Hermes/Mercury, red marble, Roman Empire, 1st or 2nd century AD

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Armor-piercing dagger with a jade hilt, India, 18th century AD

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Sardonyx cameo depicting a partridge, Roman Empire, 1st century AD

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Shield from the tomb of Tutankhamun, gilding and wood, Egypt, ~1325 BCE

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Weapons of the Boxer Rebellion, China, ~1900 AD

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Pottery dogs, China, 1st-3rd century AD

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Tibetan armor, 18th-19th century AD

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Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)

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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24953

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christ child with an apple, ca. 1470–80

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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/479673

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Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)

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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24671

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Turkish style helmet made in Germany, 1560 AD - 1580 AD

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Dagger with an incredibly ornate hilt, India, 17th-18th century AD

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Sacrificial blade, India, 17th century AD

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Alabaster boat statuette, Egypt, ~2nd Millennium BCE?

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Roman offering bowl, 2nd-3rd century AD

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Ancient Greek cup, ~540 BCE

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Steel cuirass, India, 17th-18th century AD

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Basalt Pyramidion (Pyramid capstone) of Amenemhat III, Egypt, ~1850 BCE

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Bronze mirror and cover, Greece, 4th-3rd century BCE

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Silver drinking cup, Iran, 8th-6th century BCE

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Babylonian hematite cylinder seals, Iraq, 2100 BCE-1600 BCE

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Matchlock pistol, India, 17th or 18th century AD

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https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/377/indian_matchlock_pistol

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Ceremonial flail, Iran, 18th-19th century AD

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Ceramic camel, China, 7th century AD

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Two Byzantine gold rings, Greece or Anatolia?, ~6th century AD

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Limestone sculpture of a man, Iraq, 2400 BCE

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Dagger made of a single piece of iron, India, 16th century AD

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https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/382/early_south_indian_dagger

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Ornate katar, India, ~1850 AD

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Gilded copper plaques depicting a battle from mythology, Thailand, ~1900 AD

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'Theta' mail armor, India, 16th-17th century AD

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Norse tortoise brooch, Northern Europe?, 10th century AD

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Bull figurine, bronze and silver, Sumer, Iraq, 2900-2340 BCE

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Alabaster sculpture of a man, Syria, 2400 BCE

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Sumerian necklace beads, Iraq, 2900-2340 BCE

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Diorite statue of an official in Umma, what-is-now Iraq, 2400 BCE

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Roman sword and socketed javelinhead, Israel, 1st century AD

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Traditional-style harpoons made by the Yahgan people; wood, bone, and seal hide; Argentina, specific examples made ~1920 AD

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Copper coins from Masada, rebel-held fortress in Iudea, Roman Empire, 66-73 AD

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/43256296171/in/album-72157668660233597

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Bow associated with Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Arabian peninsula, 7th century AD

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Leather breastplate, India, 17th-18th century AD

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Ornate leather powder flask, India, 17th-18th century AD

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https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/417/leather_powder_flask

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Full set of Moro armor, The Philippines, 19th century AD

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Earthenware vessel depicting an owl as a hoplite with a shield and spear, Greece, 5th century BCE

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Ornate blunderbuss, Kashmir, 19th century AD

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https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/443/painted_blunderbuss

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Gilded copper ritual mask, Tibet, 18th century AD

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Clay figurines, Korea, 1st millennium AD

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Birthday party invitation on a wooden tablet, Roman Britain, 97 AD - 105 AD

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Greek earrings, gold, semiprecious stone, and enamel, 3rd-1st century BCE

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Carthaginian glass head pendant, North Africa, 5th or 4th century BCE

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18th century AD illustrations of arms and armor, India

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Steel bow, Pakistan, 19th century AD

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Gold Etruscan necklace, Italy, 3rd century BCE

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Bronze archer figurine, Sardinia, 8th-7th century BCE

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Bronze statuette of the god Horus in the form of a falcon, Egypt, 664-30 BCE

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Steel expanding shot for cannon, India, 18th or 19th century AD

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https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/485/rare_expanding_shot

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Ornate keris (shortsword/dagger), Indonesia, 18th century AD

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Gaya pottery, Korea, ~5th century AD

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Jade serpent statuette, China, between 1644 AD - 1911 AD

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Bronze cuirass and sword, Greece, 4th century BCE

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Terracotta elephant statuette with riders, India, 1st century BCE

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Marble bust of an African man, made in Venice, Italy, ~1700 AD

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Roman wooden writing tablet, with some text still visible, Germany, 186 AD

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'War Panel' of the Standard of Ur, Iraq, ~2550 BCE

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Golden helmet of Meskalamdug, a ruler of Ur, Iraq, ~2550 BCE

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Māori Bone Implement

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Māori Bone Implement

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/53258

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Water vessel in the shape of a mythical creature, porcelain, China, 17th century AD

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Ship-shaped drinking cup, gilded silver, German, ~1610 AD

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Lacquered manuscript holder, Indonesia, 19th century AD

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Complete suit of armor, with spear, India, 17th century AD

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Statuette of Shiva and Parvati, copper alloy, Nepal, 19th century AD

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Damaged drinking cup, engraved Nautilus shell, Germany, 17th century AD

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Leather shield decorated with Islamic themes, Central India, ~1701 AD

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Thin-cut Mica (stone) window, Russia, 17th century AD

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Wooden religious figurine, Ming Dynasty China, between 1368 AD - 1644 AD

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Two silver seals, one with a turtle and one with a mythical beast, Ming Dynasty China, sometime between 1368 AD - 1644 AD

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