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Porcelain body, detail — Porcelain body, detail © Uli Aigner

The Porcelain Code

One Million by Uli Aigner

Neues Museum

06.10.2022 to 28.05.2023

The ‘Crown of Kerch’. This diadem of a noble lady was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Kerch, in the ancient city of Panticapaion, Crimea. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century AD. — The ‘Crown of Kerch’. This diadem of a noble lady was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Kerch, in the ancient city of Panticapaion, Crimea. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century AD. © Römisch-Germanisches Museum/Rheinisches Bildarchiv Cologne

The Crown of Kerch

Treasures from the Dawn of European History

Neues Museum

19.10.2017 to 04.10.2024

The Berlin Gold Hat is decorated with various types of circular ornamentation, which can be explained as a lunisolar calendar, i.e., a calendar based on both the sun and the moon. It represents the connection between cult, knowledge and material wealth. — The Berlin Gold Hat is decorated with various types of circular ornamentation, which can be explained as a lunisolar calendar, i.e., a calendar based on both the sun and the moon. It represents the connection between cult, knowledge and material wealth. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Plamp

Prehistory and early history

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A cross-section sample of the finds from the Treasure of Neupotz, 2nd half of the 3rd century AD — A cross-section sample of the finds from the Treasure of Neupotz, 2nd half of the 3rd century AD © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Klein

Treasures from the Rhine: The Barbarian Treasure of Neupotz

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Swords and lance, Bronze. 9.-8. Century BC, Stölln — Swords and lance, Bronze. 9.-8. Century BC, Stölln © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Klaus Göken

Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age

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Terracotta figure of a "prince" with pointed hat from a temple complex from Dalverzintepa, 1st-2nd century AD. — Terracotta figure of a "prince" with pointed hat from a temple complex from Dalverzintepa, 1st-2nd century AD. © Foto: Hans Jakobi

Archaeological Treasures of Uzbekistan

From Alexander the Great to the Kushan Empire

James-Simon-Galerie

04.05.2023 to 14.01.2024

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Büste der Königin Nofretete, Neues Reich, 18. Dynastie, Amarna, Ägypten, Um 1340 v. Chr. — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / bpk / Jürgen Liepe

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