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Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient Greek geared device from around 100 BC, used to model astronomical cycles and pr...

Astronomy Mechanism Greek Bronze

9.7 Brilliant

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Winged Victory of Samothrace

Winged Victory of Samothrace is a Hellenistic Greek marble statue from around 190 BC, notable for its dynamic depiction...

Greek Marble Sculpture Victory

9.6 Brilliant

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Venus de Milo

The Venus de Milo is a Greek marble statue of Aphrodite found on Melos in 1820, celebrated as a major Hellenistic sculpt...

Statue Greek Marble Sculpture

9.4 Excellent

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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman bronze emperor on horseback, rare because it survived medieval melti...

Statue Bronze Roman Imperial

9.4 Excellent

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Laocoon and His Sons

Laocoon and His Sons is an ancient marble group found in Rome in 1506, notable for its dramatic scene from Trojan War le...

Mythology Greek Marble Sculpture

9.3 Excellent

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Charioteer of Delphi

The Charioteer of Delphi is a Greek bronze statue dedicated after a chariot victory at the Pythian Games around 474 BC.

Classical Athlete Statue Greek

9.3 Excellent

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Houmuwu Ding

The Houmuwu Ding is a Shang bronze ritual cauldron from China, notable as one of the largest ancient bronzes known, weig...

Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel

9.2 Excellent

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Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng

The Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a set of 65 bronze bells from Hubei, China, notable for its 5th-century BC musica...

Music Chinese Bronze Zhou

9.2 Excellent

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Ain Ghazal Statues

The Ain Ghazal Statues are Neolithic plaster figures from Jordan, made about 7200-6250 BC and among the earliest large h...

Ritual Neolithic Jordan Statues

9.2 Excellent

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Discobolus

Discobolus is a Greek discus-thrower statue by Myron, known through Roman copies and celebrated for its Classical study...

Classical Athlete Greek Marble

9.1 Excellent

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Sanxingdui Bronze Sacred Tree

The Sanxingdui Bronze Sacred Tree is a large Bronze Age sculpture from Sichuan, China, notable for its branching form an...

Chinese Bronze Ritual Sanxingdui

9.1 Excellent

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Sanxingdui Bronze Mask

The Sanxingdui Bronze Mask is a Bronze Age mask from Sichuan, China, notable for its protruding eyes and distinctive non...

Chinese Mask Bronze Ritual

9.0 Excellent

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Artemision Bronze

The Artemision Bronze is a Greek bronze statue found in the sea off Cape Artemision, debated as Zeus or Poseidon and dat...

Classical Statue Greek Bronze

8.9 Great

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Sword of Goujian

The Sword of Goujian is a bronze sword found in Hubei, China, in 1965, famed for its preserved sharpness and inscription...

Weapon Chinese Bronze Sword

8.9 Great

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Euphronios Krater

The Euphronios Krater is a Greek red-figure wine bowl signed by Euphronios, famed for its depiction of Sarpedon's death.

Greek Ceramic Banquet Krater

8.9 Great

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Da Yu Ding

The Da Yu Ding is a Western Zhou bronze ritual vessel in China's National Museum, notable for its long inscription on Ki...

Chinese Bronze Ritual Zhou

8.8 Great

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Baekje Gilt-bronze Incense Burner

The Baekje Gilt-bronze Incense Burner is a 6th-century Korean ritual vessel, notable for its mountain-shaped lid and 64...

Korean Bronze Ritual Incense

8.8 Great

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Capitoline Wolf

The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze she-wolf in Rome associated with Romulus and Remus, long treated as an emblem of the cit...

Legend Statue Wolf Bronze

8.8 Great

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Nereid Monument

The Nereid Monument is a 4th-century BC Lycian tomb from Xanthos, notable for its Greek temple form and sea-nymph figure...

Classical Greek Marble Monument

8.7 Great

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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Horse Fragment

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus horse fragment is a surviving sculpture from the 4th-century BC tomb of Mausolus in Caria...

Classical Greek Marble Sculpture

7.5 Good