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Statue of Queen Nefretiti, Temple of Amenhotep IV, Luxor (East Thebes), Egypt, c. 1353–1336 BC. (photo by Zangaki, late 19th century)
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Wooden statue of Senwosret I (Kheper-Ka-Ra) - second king of the 12th Dynasty.
Charlemagne's sword, the Louvre
Charlemagne's sword, at the Louvre. Charlemagne was called the "Father of Europe". His empire united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire
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The library in the home of JP Morgan. The house was the first with electric lighting in NYC and it was installed personally by Thomas Edison. JP Morgan was an extremely wealthy man who bailed out the US government not once but twice in the time before income taxes, and saved the US economy almost singlehandedly.
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Excavating a Ruler's Tomb Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt.