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Your key to the constellations ✨

These cards have holes of varying sizes punched in each star, and when they are held to a light source, the cards project a map of the constellation.

The complete set depicts the northern hemisphere, as seen from London https://t.co/UEV3hdn75U

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Historians during the Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517) heard of a basin of ‘dark stone … inscribed with the writing of birds’ that floated magically across the Nile in the AD 900s. This sarcophagus is the source of the legend.

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Ancient Greek battles usually began with a shock onslaught. The hoplites (soldiers) would charge towards the enemy in formation, spears thrust forwards in the hope of wounding of killing as many as possible with the first strike.
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This statue represents Horus in a hybrid form - a falcon-headed man - and was probably part of a scene that included three figures: Horus and Thot on either side of the king, pouring a purifying offering over him.
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The semi-rural city of Gyeongju  is home to an impressive collection of well-preserved temple and palace ruins built during the Silla Kingdom. Sculptures and pagodas demonstrate some of the finest examples of Buddhist art found in Korea.
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Once serving as the capital city of the country, Yapahuwa is one of the most sought-after historical places to visit in Sri Lanka.
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While assembling troops for the expedition to Troy, Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, killed a stag and boasted that he was a better hunter than the goddess Artemis.

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Made around 125–100 BC, this Etruscan funerary urn shows Helen setting sail for Troy in exquisite detail.

Etruscan funerary urns sometimes show a reluctant Helen, as the young woman is led away from Greece by attendants.

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This marble panel, carved in relief, was found in Thessaly, one of the few regions on the Greek mainland where horses were successfully bred and where the wide plains encouraged riding and racing.

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Jade Dragon
Carved from dark green Xiuyan jade, it is known as “the First Dragon of China.”
This jade dragon is vividly shaped and exquisitely carved. Its body is smooth and clean, and its head features a long snout and thin eyes.

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This sculpture is one of the rare representations of all nine of the Muses who conveyed the gods’ gifts of creativity to humans.

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The Great Yangtze River
Qing Dynasty, 11th year of Xianfeng’s reign (1861)

This scroll depicts the scenery along the Yangtze River from Minshan Mountain to the estuary.
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These charismatic chess pieces are the Lewis Chessmen. Made in Scandinavia in the late 12th century, the skilfully carved chess pieces were found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland around 1831.

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The Mitsubishi Corporation Japanese Galleries explore Japan’s past and present,from 5000 BC to the present day. Expect everything from household items to manga, including this suit of Samurai armour from the 1700s.
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These knife coins used in China around 400 BC have helped researchers to identify the ingredients in chemistry formulae from a 2,300-year-old Chinese text, revealing ancient metallurgy was more complex than expected.
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Lacquer has been used in Japan for almost 10,000 years to protect and decorate objects.Its resistance to moisture and degradation make it a useful. As a decorative medium, lacquer has had a high status in Japan.
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This 3,270 year-old Egyptian ostracon is inscribed with a register of attendance, along with the reasons why workers failed to turn up to their shifts.

🔎 Ostracon with register of attendance at work. Thebes, Egypt, 1250 BC.
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This intriguing object is an archer’s wrist guard 🏹
Made for use with a longbow, the leather has been treated using the ‘cuir bouilli’ technique, making the material sturdy and rigid.

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Dating to the 8th century BC, this Assyrian lion is part of a set of eight measuring weights.

This one has five lines incised on its flank, indicating a weight of 5 mina – an ancient unit of measurement.

Bronze lion shaped measuring-weight. Nimrud, 726–722 BC.

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