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Antiquities
Egyptian, Classical, Near Eastern and Asian antiquities.
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Mask of Agamemnon
Gold funerary mask from Mycenae, c. 1550 BC.
Croesus Gold Stater
The first pure gold coins, Lydia, c. 550 BC.
Ottoman Altın of Mehmed II
The first Ottoman gold sultani, struck after 1477.
Sword of the Prophet’s Companions (Topkapı)
Sacred relic swords of the Topkapı Palace collection.✦
Helmet of Sultan Bayezid II
Ottoman steel helmet inlaid with gold and silver.
Sutton Hoo Helmet
Anglo-Saxon helmet of the early 7th century.
Alexander Sarcophagus
4th-century BC Sidonian sarcophagus, Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
Augustus of Prima Porta
Marble portrait of the first Roman emperor.
Rosetta Stone
196 BC decree that unlocked hieroglyphs.