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Greek statue of a veiled dancer

3rd - 2nd century BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1972.118.95

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Roman ring, made from gold and aquamarine depicting a woman riding on a hippocamp

1st century AD

Altes Museum Berlin 30891 C

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Greek drinking cup with a skeleton, 1st century BCE

Greek inscription "Purchase and use!"

Altes Museum Berlin 30141

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Egyptian amulet with a protective spell against scorpions

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 26–30, ca. 1070–332 BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 47.105.5

Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen

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Roman token in the shape of a crescent moon

Roman Empire (27 BCE - 476 CE)

Louvre S 2700

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Etruscan duck askos

325 - 275 BCE

British Museum 1865,0103.20

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Greek statue of a dog gnawing a bone

3rd - 2nd century BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 36.11.12

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Greek marble shell, used as grave offerings for the dead

400 BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1995.19