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Cabinet - Sources

Elephant Automaton Clock, Augsburg, 1600-10
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Cells
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Leonardo da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, c. 1490
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Silver and gold phiale from the Lydian Treasure
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Fanny's Scales
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Clone of 'Tradescant's Orchard' Herbal
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‘Latin Maiden of Tešanj’
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Lantern clock with pyramid stand (c. 1700)
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Lighter
Pietro Perugino, The Delivery of Keys to St Peter (1481-1482)
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Izal Toilet Tissue (3D)
Izal Toilet Tissue (3D)
Tail fat glass jar (Kazakhstan)
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Saami cradle
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The ancient papermaking process
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The Slave Trade
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Spoon of reindeer antler
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Robert Boyle
Johann Joachim Winkelmann
18. The astrolabe
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The Campaigns of the Nabonidus Chronicle
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Медаль материнства первой степени (Центральная Азия)
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Drawing of Doboj fortress
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The first image of a Printing Shop
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Drawing of flax being prepared
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