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Cabinet - Sources

Proscholium and its facade, 1610-12
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Arcimboldo, Rudolf II as Vertumnus (1590-1591)
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BSH10: Silver siglos, probably minted at Sardeis. Mid-late 5th century BC.
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The end of the Hundred Years' War, 1453
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The four humours of Galenic medicine
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'The Flight of the Vestal Virgins,' Biagio di Antonio Tucci
Cylinder seal with royal hero and Bes figure
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Арба (Казахстан)
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Глиняная свистулька (Узбекистан и Таджикистан)
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Francois Dubois, St Bartolomew's Day Massacre (24 August 1572)
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'Universitas': the original meaning of the term
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Florentine Codex, Nahuas infected with smallpox (c. 1585)
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“Rest in peace, for we are awake”: The Iranian Celebrations of 1971.
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Print: "Mother's Hens", the Grain Grower's Guide, April 21, 1915
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Russian woman
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Мозаика (Казахстан)
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13. Sugar
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Map of Median Empire (c. 600 BC)
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The early modern siege
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Medal of “Motherhood” (Central Asia)
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Saami group
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Spoon of decorated reindeer antler
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Jan Treck, Still Life with a Pewter Jug and Two Porcelain Plates (1649)
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Lycia: Sites and Sources
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