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A 14th century communal oven in Urval. In medieval France, the feudal lord had the duty to provide and the privilege to own all large ovens within his fief. In exchange, personal ovens were generally outlawed and commoners had to pay a fee to use the seigniorial oven to bake their bread [1080x1350]

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A reconstruction of the ancient city of Philippi as it may have appeared in 200 BCE, compared to its remaining ruins today in Greece. The city's original name was Crenides after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BCE, and was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BCE [1440x1796]

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This tiny boxwood peapod (10 cm) was carved in c. 1500 by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis. Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin [1120x944]

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A miniature depicting a gambling monk, from the 14th century illuminated manuscript Das Schachzabelbuch made by the Swiss Benedictine monk Konrad von Ammenhausen. Now housed at the National Library of Russia [800x684]

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Textile wrapped around a sword, found at Hallstatt cemetery in Austria. Early Iron Age, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Vienna [850x419]

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A cobalt blue dish found in a 2nd century CE Roman tomb in Albenga, Italy. The figures that decorate the center are made "negative relief" and are a pair of cherubs who dance in honor of Bacchus with soft features. Now housed at the Palazzo Oddo in Albenga [554x554]

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A golden hyperpyron of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (reign 1261-1282 CE), depicting the Virgin Mary rising over the walls of Constantinople, in commemoration of the capture of the city over the Latins in 1261 CE [1443x1384]

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A crescent moon pendant found as part of the Amunde hoard in Gotland, Sweden. The hoard was very likely deposited in 1361. The size of the pendant is 42.2 × 37.1 mm. Now housed at the Swedish History Museum [684x788]

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A 14th century communal oven in Urval. In medieval France, the feudal lord had the duty to provide and the privilege to own all large ovens within his fief. In exchange, personal ovens were generally outlawed and commoners had to pay a fee to use the seigniorial oven to bake their bread [1080x1350]	1459
A reconstruction of the ancient city of Philippi as it may have appeared in 200 BCE, compared to its remaining ruins today in Greece. The city's original name was Crenides after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BCE, and was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BCE [1440x1796]	962
This tiny boxwood peapod (10 cm) was carved in c. 1500 by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis. Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin [1120x944]	849
A miniature depicting a gambling monk, from the 14th century illuminated manuscript Das Schachzabelbuch made by the Swiss Benedictine monk Konrad von Ammenhausen. Now housed at the National Library of Russia [800x684]	290
Textile wrapped around a sword, found at Hallstatt cemetery in Austria. Early Iron Age, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Vienna [850x419]	277
A cobalt blue dish found in a 2nd century CE Roman tomb in Albenga, Italy. The figures that decorate the center are made "negative relief" and are a pair of cherubs who dance in honor of Bacchus with soft features. Now housed at the Palazzo Oddo in Albenga [554x554]	203
A golden hyperpyron of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (reign 1261-1282 CE), depicting the Virgin Mary rising over the walls of Constantinople, in commemoration of the capture of the city over the Latins in 1261 CE [1443x1384]	121
A crescent moon pendant found as part of the Amunde hoard in Gotland, Sweden. The hoard was very likely deposited in 1361. The size of the pendant is 42.2 × 37.1 mm. Now housed at the Swedish History Museum [684x788]	108