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"This good old book. Any man or woman this book does take I will knock him down with a stake. William G Kettle (?) is a fine boy, he is very smart in school, he reads well and ciphers good. William Kettle he is a rover." (via forgottenbookmark...)
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Cover of the Uta Codex, Regensburg ca.1020. Created at the behest of the Abbess Uta, it is not only one of the most beautiful of Ottonian manuscripts but also one of the most complex.
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Gravestone for "Zosime, daughter of Herakleon", from Syria, late 1st century B.C. The hands on the stele symbolize her relatives' vow to avenge her death.
Archaeologists discover Anglo Saxon grave of teen buried in her bed with gold cross.
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Vintage Art Nouveau perfume bottle Au soleil, France, 1909-1912
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A woman’s “memorial poesy ring” from 1592, made of gold and rock crystal. On the ring’s inner surface is inscribed, “The cruel seas, remember, took him in November.
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Female statue known as the "Venus of Lespugue" – Gravettian (c. 27,000 BC) Mammoth tusk from Lespugue (Haute-Garonne, France) Paris, Musée de l'Homme
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Winsor & Newton watercolor box, c. 1830-1840. Brass banded rosewood box fitted with original watercolours, china palette, boxwood rule and brushes.
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Gold folded cross. Photo: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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Gilt silver vessel, France or Germany, c. 9th century. (British Museum)
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Treasures of Heaven: a reliquary bust of an unknown female saint, c. 1520-1530. Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Gold, silver and diamond tiara, made by Hunt & Roskell (British Museum)
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Locket, England, 1597. (V&A) "According to family tradition, this locket contains part of the caul (the membrane enclosing the foetus before birth) that John Monson was born with in 1597. This was considered to be lucky, especially as a protection against drowning."
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Portrait of a young woman, Tadeusz Styka, 1930
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Ancient Roman grey chalcedony signet ring of Zeus, 2nd century AD
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Victorian Amber Glass and Gilt Metal Scent Bottle
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KaRan Kawa Looks like Saxon work:)