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Spanning 70 million years, check out the contents of our latest cabinet of curiosities. This mysterious film, shot on Super-8 by our curator and deputy chairman Nicolas Chow, features masterpieces from cultures and civilisations featuring in our upcoming Curiosity IV auction (2 April, Hong Kong).

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