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Detail of a bronze statue of Standing Parvati. Chola period, c.1200 CE, Tamil Nadu, India
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Samurai, 1866. Photograph by Felice Beato
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An astonishing neo-Assyrian amethyst vase, 8th century BCE. Now part of a private collection.
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1,200 stone sculptures with different facial expressions at the nenbutsu-Ju Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
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Gauntlet of “Lion” armor of Henry II, king of France, 1550.
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A child with bread and milk, Istanbul, Turkey, 1989
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A young boy playing the banjo with his dog, 1920.
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The discovery of the ancient Statue of Antinous found in Delphi, Greece during an excavation in 1894
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The 2,300-year-old Grand Theatre of Ephesus, in Turkey, before and after excavation
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Mosaic after the flood at the ancient Hellenistic town of Zeugma
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The 3,200-year-old tomb of Queen Nefertari also called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. The paintings, which are found on almost every available surface in the tomb, are considered to be the best-preserved and most eloquent decorations of any Egyptian burial site
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A traditional medieval cave house with a courtyard found in the desert of Libya.
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A statue in Istanbul to honor Tombili, a famous stray cat. He used to sit in this position and watch passers-by.
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The Statue of Liberty's face prior to installation, 1886.
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The original patent from 1891 for a toilet paper roll actually shows the correct rolling direction.
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This was the original "distracted boyfriend meme" but back then, it was the distracted girlfriend, 1950.
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Massive Roman aqueduct built in Segovia, Spain by emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE).
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A man takes a selfie using a stick of wood to activate the camera, 1957
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Amazing colors and symmetry of Sri Ranganathswamy Temple, India
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This 'colossus' sculpture was created by Italian sculptor Giambologna in the late 1500s as a symbol of Italy's Apennine mountains.
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Crystal spearhead found in a 5,000-year-old megalithic tomb in Spain. The tomb had the remains of 25 individuals, several of whom had consumed a poisonous substance
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