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

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Collection record · Nature & imagination1600s

Horse

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Chest for Storing Garments, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1400s

Chest for Storing Garments

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Amulet of a Crouching Bear, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds664–332 BCE

Amulet of a Crouching Bear

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE)

Stele of Shemai, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1960–1916 BCE

Stele of Shemai

Egypt, Aswan, Qubbet el-Hawa, excavations of Lady William Cecil, 1904, "Cecil Tombs," no. 28, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, probably reign of Senusret I (1971–1926 BCE)

Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1000–1100s

Ivory Box with Scenes of Adam and Eve

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period

Portrait Miniature of Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 1755

Portrait Miniature of Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765)

England, Battersea, 18th century

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1665

Tankard

England, London

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft200–1 BCE

Askos

Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty

Snuff Container, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1800s-1900s

Snuff Container

Africa, Southern Africa, Lesotho, South Sotho maker

Presentation Bowl, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1880–90

Presentation Bowl

Native North America, Great Basin, California, Death Valley, Timbisha (Panamint) Shoshone

Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1000–1100

Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George

Byzantium, Contantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century

Heart Scarab of Nefer, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1540–1296 BCE

Heart Scarab of Nefer

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

Noble: Richard II Standing on Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1377–1399

Noble: Richard II Standing on Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Termi…

England, Richard II, 1377-1399

Bridal Robe (Hwarot), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1850–1910

Bridal Robe (Hwarot)

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Fluted Cup with Dragon Handle, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersearly 1300s

Fluted Cup with Dragon Handle

China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Arm Reliquary of the Apostles, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritualc. 1190

Arm Reliquary of the Apostles

Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, late 12th century

Eleven-Headed Guanyin, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftlate 600s

Eleven-Headed Guanyin

China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

Brocade with Djeiran Gazing at the Moon, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1115–1234

Brocade with Djeiran Gazing at the Moon

China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

Parade Spear, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1570–1600

Parade Spear

Germany, possibly Augsburg

Octagonal Pendant with Corinthian Column Spacers and Clasp Set, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds324–26 CE

Octagonal Pendant with Corinthian Column Spacers and Clasp Set

Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period

Saint Catherine with a Kneeling Male Donor, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1400s

Saint Catherine with a Kneeling Male Donor

France, Poitou, Melle, 15th century

Ladies Writing Desk, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1750–75

Ladies Writing Desk

Possibly Northern Italy, near France

Drum (ngoma), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftby 1928

Drum (ngoma)

Africa, Eastern Africa, unknown maker

Powder horn, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1600s-1700s

Powder horn

India, Mughal, 17th-18th century