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A miniature game board with animal-headed pegs, two rows of holes, and four supports shaped like bull’s legs.

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Featured story · Small worldsAbout 1814–1805 BCE

The board survived. The rulebook did not.

Ancient Egypt · Thebes

Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1631–32

Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse)

England, Charles I, 1625-1649

Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1400s

Buddhist Priest's Ceremonial Robe

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1875–78

Dining Set with Plum Blossoms and Cracked-Ice

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)

A dark stone frog crouches with its limbs folded beneath it; incised marks are visible on the surface.

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Featured story · Everyday wondersAbout 2000–1600 BCE

This frog had a weighty responsibility

Mesopotamia · Babylonian culture

Wine Vessel (Jia), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1250–1046 BCE

Wine Vessel (Jia)

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE), Anyang phase (c. 1250–1046 BCE)

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1391–1353 BCE

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)

Tigers Chasing Deer, with Dragon, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1000s–1200

Tigers Chasing Deer, with Dragon

China, Eastern, 11th-12th century

A golden eagle with spread wings, a crown, and a scepter stands on a dark clock base.

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Featured story · Time & mechanicsAbout 1630

How did this eagle move without electricity?

Germany · Augsburg

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1550

Halberd

Germany

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

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 1100s–1200s

Earring

Cambodia, Angkorean Period (877-1431)

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

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1900–1902

Vase

America, New York

A double-chambered ceramic vessel with an upright opening at one end and a bird-shaped chamber at the other.

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Featured story · Everyday wonders1000–1476 CE

A jar that finds its voice with water

North coast of Peru · Chimú culture

Side Chair, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1900

Side Chair

France, Paris

Seated Buddha, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritual1100s

Seated Buddha

Burma (Myanmar)

Canopic Jar with Lid, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1540–1296 BCE

Canopic Jar with Lid

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18

A pale ivory dog leaps forward with bent forelegs; a dark lever projects beneath its chest.

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Featured story · Time & mechanicsAbout 1386–1347 BCE · Egyptian New Kingdom

This ancient dog could open its mouth

Egypt

Mirror Case with a Couple Playing Chess, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1325–50

Mirror Case with a Couple Playing Chess

France, Paris

Medallion: Coronation of the Virgin, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftlate 1400s

Medallion: Coronation of the Virgin

France

Two-Handled Cup and Cover, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1686

Two-Handled Cup and Cover

England, London

A rounded copper-alloy rhinoceros crouches on the ground, with a short horn and deeply folded skin.

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Featured story · Everyday wonders15th century · Ming dynasty

A tiny rhino with a job on a writing desk

China

Decorated Situla, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft305–30 BCE

Decorated Situla

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)

Sovereign: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1817

Sovereign: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)

England, George III, 1760-1820

Tibetan Man's Robe, Chuba, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textileslate 1600s

Tibetan Man's Robe, Chuba

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1772)