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Pillow cover with Arabic inscription, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles800s

Pillow cover with Arabic inscription

Egypt, al-Bahnasa

Jar with Horn-Shaped Handles, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders100s CE

Jar with Horn-Shaped Handles

Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE)

Vase, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1800

Vase

France, late 18th-early 19th Century

Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritualaround 1000

Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara)

Western Himalayas

Chintz door curtain, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1800s

Chintz door curtain

Iran, Isfahan, Qajar period (1779–1925)

Sake Pourers with Bamboo and Bellflowers, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1844–57

Sake Pourers with Bamboo and Bellflowers

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Mirror Stand, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1800s

Mirror Stand

Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925)

Enthroned Virgin with the Writing Christ Child, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1400

Enthroned Virgin with the Writing Christ Child

Franco-Netherlandish, active Paris(?), 15th century

Apricot Long Shawl, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1785–1800

Apricot Long Shawl

India, Kashmir, Afghan period

Flower Vase with Floral Scroll, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1893–1914

Flower Vase with Floral Scroll

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Palanquin Hook, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1175–1230

Palanquin Hook

Cambodia, probably Angkor

Long Shawl with Black Center and Exotic Four-Sided Gallery in Chinoiserie Style, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1840s

Long Shawl with Black Center and Exotic Four-Sided Gallery in Chinoiserie Style

India, Kashmir

Teacups with a Hundred Sages, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1893–1914

Teacups with a Hundred Sages

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Overmantel Decoration, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1675–77

Overmantel Decoration

England, 17th century (Charles II)

Guan-Shaped Vessel with Floral Scroll, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1914–46

Guan-Shaped Vessel with Floral Scroll

Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)

Monkey General Hanuman, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1000

Monkey General Hanuman

Southern India, Chola period (900s–1200s)

Black-Figure Loutrophoros-Amphora (Ritual Water Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 500 BCE

Black-Figure Loutrophoros-Amphora (Ritual Water Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners

Greek, Attic

Striding Statue of Minnefer, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 2377–2311 BCE

Striding Statue of Minnefer

Egypt, Giza, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5

Dining Bowl with Clematis, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1893–97

Dining Bowl with Clematis

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Cranes and Serpents, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft475–221 BCE

Cranes and Serpents

China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475–221 BCE), State of Chu (c. 1046–223 BCE)

Bowl with Chinese Landscape, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1893–1914

Bowl with Chinese Landscape

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Sleeping Christ Child, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1675

Sleeping Christ Child

Italy

Cylindrical Jar, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders202 BCE–220 CE

Cylindrical Jar

China, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE)

Kriophoros (Ram-Bearer), Statuette, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft650–600 BCE

Kriophoros (Ram-Bearer), Statuette

Greece, Crete