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  • Trigonolite, a 3-pointed cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, found especially in the East of Hispaniola and thought to be related to rituals of manioc farming and rain, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trigonolite, a 3-pointed cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, found especially in the East of Hispaniola and thought to be related to rituals of manioc farming and rain, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trigonolite, a 3-pointed cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, found especially in the East of Hispaniola and thought to be related to rituals of manioc farming and rain, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trigonolite, a cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, used for obtaining good fortune or fertility from the spirits, from Cumaysa, 350-1500 AD, in the form of a snake, linked to yucca production, on loan from the Altos de Chavon Regional Archaeological Museum, exhibited in the Centro Leon, or the Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenes, a museum housing a collection of Dominican art from the 20th century, in Santiago de los Caballeros, known as Santiago, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses displays on Dominican art and culture, biodiversity, photography and Taino history, along with temporary exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trigonolite, a cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, used for obtaining good fortune or fertility from the spirits, anthropomorphic style in form of a head, possibly buried under a field for improving harvests, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trigonolite, a cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, used for obtaining good fortune or fertility from the spirits, anthropomorphic style in form of a smiling head, possibly buried under a field for improving harvests, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone statue of Christ with hands bound and wearing a crown of thorns, Ecce Homo, 185cm high, 17th century, listed as a protected object, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. Saint Louis was baptised here in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840 and has been restored by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome stone statue of St Barbara, early 16th century, holding the martyrs' palm and with the tower, her attribute, in the Collegiale Notre-Dame de Poissy, a catholic parish church founded c. 1016 by Robert the Pious and rebuilt 1130-60 in late Romanesque and early Gothic styles, in Poissy, Yvelines, France. Saint Louis was baptised here in 1214. The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Poissy was listed as a Historic Monument in 1840 (this statue is also listed as a protected object) and has been restored by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board with photographs, found objects and made samples, in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board, with photographs, found objects and made samples, in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board with photographs, samples, found objects and printed text, in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board, with photographs, found objects and made samples, in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board, workbench and tools in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board, workbench and tools in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board, workbench and tools in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mood board, workbench and tools in the studio of Fflur Owen, a leatherworker who makes leather sculptures and objects inspired by nature, at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anne Midavaine, director of the Atelier Midavaine, with lacquerwork objects and furniture, in the workshop on the Rue des Acacias in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. Anne Midavaine is the granddaughter of lacquer artist Louis Midavaine, who founded the company in 1919. The workshop produces lacquer panelling, furniture and objects, mainly to commission, working with an international clientele. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anne Midavaine, director of the Atelier Midavaine, with lacquerwork objects and furniture, in the workshop on the Rue des Acacias in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. Anne Midavaine is the granddaughter of lacquer artist Louis Midavaine, who founded the company in 1919. The workshop produces lacquer panelling, furniture and objects, mainly to commission, working with an international clientele. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ship's chest used in the captain's apartments for documents and precious objects, with a secret hidden keyhole, late 18th century, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daily life in Gergovie illustrated through  ceramics (used to store, prepare, serve and consume food); fibulae and jewels (domestic use); craftsmanship through iron metallurgy, bronze, tabletting or woodworking; coins (trade with other Gallic peoples); glass, ceramic and metallic dishes (trade of manufactured objects from the Mediterranean); wine amphoras, olive oils or condiments (trade from Roman provinces), in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daily life in Gergovie illustrated through ceramics (used to store, prepare, serve and consume food); fibulae and jewels (domestic use); craftsmanship through iron metallurgy, bronze, tabletting or woodworking; coins (trade with other Gallic peoples); glass, ceramic and metallic dishes (trade of manufactured objects from the Mediterranean); wine amphoras, olive oils or condiments (trade from Roman provinces), in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular woven pieces in the Atelier Veronique de Soultrait, a studio and workshop on the rue Vendome, Lyon, France. Veronique de Soultrait produces works of art and decoration created using braiding techniques, with threads and ropes of cotton, hemp, cork, silk and leather. Pieces created include headboards, screens, mats, hangings, panels and other objects, which are often geometric in design. Photographed on 10th April 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, housing liturgical objects and relics including cameos of the popes, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, housing liturgical objects and relics, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mass tray with objects to be used during the mass, including a ciborium or covered chalice, a bottle of Altaris wine produced in Tarragona, Spain, and the sacramental bread, in the sacristy at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. In this room, preparations are made for services and mass, and books and robes are stored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figurine of a rider, Late Dilmun burial offering in terracotta, c. 1000-800 BC, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. This sculpture is from a collection of objects excavated from the Al-Maqsha and Shakhurah cemeteries. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ostrich egg shell used as a burial offering container, Dilmun, 2050-1700 BC, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. This eggshell is from a collection of objects excavated from the Al-Hajjar, Saar, A'ali and Janabiyah cemeteries. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ostrich egg shell used as a burial offering container, Dilmun, 2050-1700 BC, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. This eggshell is from a collection of objects excavated from the Al-Hajjar, Saar, A'ali and Janabiyah cemeteries. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceremonial zemi in carved guayacan hardwood, in the form of a seated male human figure holding a plate on his head where hallucinogenic cohoba was placed, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceremonial mortar on which hallucinogenic cohoba powder was prepared, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy Head, used as funerary offering for chieftains, thought to be somehow related to the 3-pointed idols, with facial features of the Taino and Macorix, who practiced cranial deformation, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy Head, used as funerary offering for chieftains, thought to be somehow related to the 3-pointed idols, with facial features of the Taino and Macorix, who practiced cranial deformation, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stamp made from clay with a geometric design, which was pressed against dye then on the bodies of the Taino people, to decorate their skin, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Dyes for the stamps were extracted from plants such as mixa, custard apple and mangrove. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stamp made from clay with a geometric design, which was pressed against dye then on the bodies of the Taino people, to decorate their skin, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Dyes for the stamps were extracted from plants such as mixa, custard apple and mangrove. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy Head, used as funerary offering for chieftains, thought to be somehow related to the 3-pointed idols, with facial features of the Taino and Macorix, who practiced cranial deformation, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collection of Sephardic Jewish objects including scrolls and a menorah, in the main room of the Sinagoga del Agua, or Water Synagogue, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. This recently discovered building is thought to be an 11th - 14th century synagogue, with yard, cellar, balcony, living room and mikveh, or Jewish ritual purification bath, fed by 7 connecting wells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sebastien Ziegler, archaeologist at the Mairie at Chateau-Thierry, studying fragments of objects excavated at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, photographed at work at the Laboratoire d'Archeologie, Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala Orientale, with classical landscape wall paintings and displays of objects from around the world, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It is now a museum, the Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, or Museum of Hunting and Territory, and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Georg Giese, oil painting, 1532, by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1497-1543, in the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. The painting is part of a series of commissioned portraits of wealthy Hanseatic merchants based at the Steelyard in London, the main trading base of the Hanseatic League. The merchant is depicted surrounded by many symbolic objects explaining his trade and suggesting at his life and personality, including letters, carnations, rosemary, clock, family seal and basil. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Il Bagno Blu or Blue Bathroom, with a collection of over 600 blue or green objects, in La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mass tray with objects to be used during the mass, including a ciborium or covered chalice and a bottle of Altaris wine produced in Tarragona, Spain, in the sacristy at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. In this room, preparations are made for services and mass, and books and robes are stored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mass tray with objects to be used during the mass, including a ciborium or covered chalice, a bottle of Altaris wine produced in Tarragona, Spain, a goblet and the sacramental bread, in the sacristy at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. In this room, preparations are made for services and mass, and books and robes are stored. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceremonial bowl used for storing hallucinogenic cohoba powder, which may have had an extension into which the inhaler was inserted, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian heart shaped vase with human heads on the spout, with a phallic shaped pourer (not shown here), Taino culture, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amesbury Archer, a Late Neolithic skeleton, 2400-2200 BC, found in a grave near Stonehenge, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The burial site is over 4000 years old, one of the earliest bell beaker graves in Britain. The Archer was 35-45 years old when he died and was placed in a wooden chamber beneath a low mound. His left kneecap was missing which would have caused him to have a bad limp. His grave contained an unusually large number and variety of objects, including 5 beaker pots, 18 arrowheads, 2 bracers (archer’s wrist guards), 4 boars’ tusks, 122 flint tools, 3 copper knives, a pair of gold hair ornaments, and a cushion stone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of egg membranes showing fully formed chicks inside on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. They were found in Pit 9 which holds magpies, a swan pelt and 55 eggs (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of egg membranes showing fully formed chicks inside on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. They were found in Pit 9 which holds magpies, a swan pelt and 55 eggs (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of archaeological finds on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The wing feathers of a brown bird and various bird claws from the late Medieval period, were found by archaeologist Jacqui Wood in a pit.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of archaeological finds on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. 6 brass pins with soldered separate heads, including one with a gold head, fingernail pairings and heather stalks, from the late Medieval period, were found by archaeologist Jacqui Wood in a votive pool cut into a Neolithic spring pool.  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of archaeological finds on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. 6 brass pins with soldered separate heads, including one with a gold head, human hair, fingernail pairings and heather stalks, from the late Medieval period, were found by archaeologist Jacqui Wood in a votive pool cut into a Neolithic spring pool. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of archaeological finds on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. A fragment of an iron cauldron, a leather shoe sole, brass pins, finger nail pairings, human hair, heather stalks and a strip of silk and wool mix textile, were found in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates them between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating).  (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of the remains of a pocket on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. It was found in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of leather shoe sole on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. It was in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of leather shoe sole on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. It was in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of a fragment of an iron cauldron on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The cauldron was found with textiles in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating).(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of a fragment of an iron cauldron on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The cauldron was found with textiles in a votive pool by archaeologist Jacqui Wood who dates it between the medieval period to the 17th century (no carbon dating). (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Platter with relief portrait of Francois I, 1494-1547, king of France, and a battle scene, late 16th - early 17th century, in the the Chateau de Villesavin, built 1527-37 in Renaissance style bu Jean le Breton, lord of Villandry, in Tour-en-Sologne, Loir-et-Cher, France. In the 17th century Jean Phelippeaux extended the chateau and added the chapel ceiling frescoes. The chateau houses the Musee du Mariage and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pectoral representing a shield, used as protection by its sacred symbols and its cartouche with the throne name of the king, in green and blue faience, wood and carnelian, from Saqqara, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman terracotta bottle, 1st century AD, in the Musee de l'Ardenne, on the Place Ducale in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Etruscan Apulian ceramic plate, 4th century BC, in orange figurine clay with black and white painted decoration of female head, in the collection of the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Etruscan sculpted funerary urn cover of a reclining woman, early 1st century BC, from Volterra, in the collection of the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden A-frame with a stone plumb bob, used to level the horizon during construction work, used by Egyptian architects, probably belonged to artisans from Deir el-Medina who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hoard of 690 coins, Roman and Byzantine, found in the White Monastery in Sohag, exhibited in the Secrets of Gold exhibition in 2021, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden quiver with arrows, and 2 model wooden shields, painted with cowhide patterns, ancient Egyptian, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Andiron or bracket support, with horse head, ceramic, 325-225 BC, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gilded leather with coat of arms and putti, made in central Italy, 16th century, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It is now a museum, the Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, or Museum of Hunting and Territory, and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pins, Gallo-Roman, 1st - 5th century AD, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dice made of bone used for games, Gallo-Roman, excavated at the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dice made of bone used for games, Gallo-Roman, excavated at the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coins of various denominations including denarius, sestertius, as and half-as, bronze, Gallo-Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, excavated in the Vesunna domus in Perigueux, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The coins are stamped with the head of an emperor. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabinet displaying the Amatller family's collection of glassware, in the living room overlooking the Passeig de Gracia, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman anchor, found by the Centre de Recuperacio i Investigacios submarines at Blanes in 1959, with 2 dolphins on each side as protectors of seamen, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In ancient times, anchors, oars and ship prows were used as votive offerings, and the heaviest anchor a ship carried was known as a sacred anchor. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amulet, a bell, rattle and whistle in the form of a mermaid, silver, 18th century, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcora ceramic plaque depicting the Holy Trinity and saints, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amulet, a bell, rattle and whistle with a mermaid holding a mirror, silver, 17th century, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Passion Cross, c. 1600, Italian, cross with instruments of the Passion or Arma Christi, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The instruments include the True Cross, Crown of Thorns, pillar, whip, Holy Sponge set on a reed, Holy Lance, reed, INRI, Holy Grail, dice, rooster, ladder, hammer, pincers, vessel of myrrh, moon, lantern and sword. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase inside the Salvador Dali House Museum, with bookcase, Japanese parasol and stuffed swan, in Portlligat, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. Salvador Dali, 1904-89, Spanish Surrealist painter, lived and worked here from 1930 to 1982, when his partner and muse Gala died. The building was originally several fisherman's cottages which the couple bought and developed, with windows overlooking the bay, a swimming pool and garden studio. The house became a museum in 1997, run by the Dali Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceramic jug and dish displayed in the exhibition room in the former wine cellar at Ceramiques Saint Vincens, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The ceramics centre was founded in the 1930s by Firmin Bauby, and produces traditional catalan ceramics which are glazed and hand decorated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceramic dish with fish design displayed in the exhibition room in the former wine cellar at Ceramiques Saint Vincens, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The ceramics centre was founded in the 1930s by Firmin Bauby, and produces traditional catalan ceramics which are glazed and hand decorated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Octant, 19th century, a nautical navigational instrument used to calculate the latitude of a ship, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman's head, wooden sculpture, 18th century, from a ship (women were thought to bring bad luck on ships, but nevertheless often appeared in their decoration), in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave presenting a cigar tray, 18th century cigar display stand from Nantes, late 18th century, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Aurora, model of slave ship from Nantes, by Jean-Paul Cousinou and Jean Lucas, 2002, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The ship has a large hold and is stocked for a trip to the colonies. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shackles and chains, 18th century, used on slaves when on land, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. On the left is a deed of liberation of a slave on the Ile de Goree, Senegal, 17th February 1789, signed by Francois Blanchot de Verly, 1735-1807, governor of Senegal. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shaving dish, 1773, from Nantes, ceramic dish painted with an image of the slave ship Marie Seraphique, commemorating her campaign of 1773 when 333 blacks were sold in Santo Domingo, under the foreman Rene La Porte, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron neck shackles with spikes, used on 'brown slaves' or 'esclaves marrons', 18th century, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman's head, wooden sculpture, 18th century, from a ship (women were thought to bring bad luck on ships, but nevertheless often appeared in their decoration), in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Universal sundial, late 18th - early 19th century, developed by David Beringer, which can be adapted to the user's latitude and is used in nautical navigation, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nocturnal, a nautical instrument used to calculate the time from the stars, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the centre is a ship's figurehead of St George, late 18th - early 19th century, with arm raised to hold the sword with which he killed the dragon, found at La Roche-Bernard, Brittany, from the Musee des Salorges fund. Behind are portraits of Dominique and Marguerite Deurbroucq with their slaves, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room with models of slave ships, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The castle was originally built in 1207 and rebuilt 1466, and was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany until the 16th century, when it became a royal palace. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Vanguardia newspaper, DECA (Republican anti-air defence authority) pass and DECA helmet (left-right), all from 1938, in the Barcelona Al Limit exhibition, about Barcelona's military and social history, in the bunker at MUHBA Turo de la Rovira, a regenerated heritage site on top of a 262m high hill in the suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The hill houses an anti-aircraft battery from the Spanish Civil War, the Canons shantytown, municipal waterworks, quarry and abandoned military structures. The site is part of MUHBA, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salt bowl decorated with the star of David, 14th century, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the MUHBA Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302, the Casa Padellas, the Palau Comtal, the Watchtower of King Marti and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of MUHBA or the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glass bottle from a 4th century christian burial, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the MUHBA Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The bottle and accompanying paten are rare as christian burials did not usually contain grave goods. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302, the Casa Padellas, the Palau Comtal, the Watchtower of King Marti and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of MUHBA or the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar with reliquary for bones, made in Cologne, 14th century, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the MUHBA Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302, the Casa Padellas, the Palau Comtal, the Watchtower of King Marti and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of MUHBA or the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wooden box with scenes of the capture of Orange, detail, French, c. 1200-25, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The box depicts the adventures of William, count of Toulouse and a relative of Charlemagne, who became Saint Guilhem, founder of the monastery of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Underside of painted lid of a Coffret or Minnekastchen, 1325-50, German, depicting Frau Minneolas, German goddess of love, and a young man, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The wooden box is made from oak, with inlay detail and a tempera painted lid. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphoras used to store wine, olive oils or condiments, suggesting trade with Roman provinces, in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Celtic belt buckle with figurative representation, in engraved copper alloy with a lost wax, found at Holzelsau in Tyrol, 4th century BC, in the Musee de la Civilisation Celtique, or Museum of Celtic Civilisation, designed by Pierre-Louis Faloci, opened 1996, at Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, once the capital of the Aedui, at Mont Beuvray near Autun in Burgundy, France. The museum explores the discovery and excavation of the site of Bibracte, its context within the Celtic period, and the life of the Aedui at Bibracte. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pottery display, in the section on life in an oppidum and the Iron Age, on the first floor of the Musee de la Civilisation Celtique, or Museum of Celtic Civilisation, designed by Pierre-Louis Faloci, opened 1996, at Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, once the capital of the Aedui, at Mont Beuvray near Autun in Burgundy, France. Discarded pottery teaches archaeologists about what and how people ate, and the changing tastes and availability of foods. The museum explores the discovery and excavation of the site of Bibracte, its context within the Celtic period, and the life of the Aedui at Bibracte. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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