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Wall painting fragment. Roman, 20BC-20. Excavated at Pompeii. British Museum, London. “The man is sh

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Burgos Cathedral. David Roberts, 1836. Watercolour. British Museum, London. 

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“Whodunit”. Wanda Gag, USA, 1944. Lithograph. British Museum, London. “The title invites the viewer

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From an album of 55 paintings: Literal pictorial renditions of homilies and common sayings written a

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Plate; earthenware; tin-glazed; representation of Cancer: figure with cornucopia and crab. Painted b

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Plate; earthenware; tin-glazed; figure with goat representing Capricorn. Painted by James Thornhill.

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Antinous as Dionysus. Roman, 130-140. British Museum, London. An ancient marble head (detached from

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Coin of Antinous and Demeter. Roman Provincial; minted in: Adramyteum (Asia, Turkey, Mysia, Adramyte

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A re-strike of a Renaissance medal imitation of a Roman sestertius depicting Antinous, with Mercury

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Pendant in the form of a stylised warrior. Calima (Yotoco), 200BC-1300. Colombia. British Museum, Lo

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Lime Flask. Early Quimbaya, 500BC-700. Colombia. British Museum, London. “Lime-flask neck made of tu

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Marble relief; head of Antinous. 1700-1772. Probably Italian. British Museum, London. An image of th

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Small mask in the shape of a human face with the eyes closed, made in tumbaga (gold-copper alloy) by

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Copper alloy inscribed plaque. Yemen, 1stC BC-2ndC. British Museum. Two line Sabaean dedicatory insc

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Cast brass relief plaque of a warrior. Benin City, Nigeria. Before 1900. British Museum, London. 

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The Lycurgus Cup. Roman, 4thC. British Museum. Drinking-cup; glass; green and red; covered with vari

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China, Dunhuang Caves. Painting on paper, c926-975. Painting showing the story of Mañjuśrī, Bodhisat

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China, Khotan. Fragment of wall-painting showing rows of seated Buddhas. 6thC. Excavated at a ruined

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China, Dunhuang Caves. Śākyamuni preaching on the Vulture Peak, embroiderybanner. Tang Dynasty, 8thC

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China, Dunhuang Caves; Painted banner showing three scenes from the Life of the Buddha. Tang Dynasty

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