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Bowl with Dragon Roundels, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1897–1914

Bowl with Dragon Roundels

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Covered Pot, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1914

Covered Pot

Russia, St. Petersburg

Nursing Woman with Child, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1800s-1900s

Nursing Woman with Child

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, reportedly Korhogo area, Senufo-style carver

Pair of Boots, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles907–1125

Pair of Boots

Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)

Wheel-Lock Hunting Pistol, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1578

Wheel-Lock Hunting Pistol

South Germany, 16th century

Cameo: Head of a Woman, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1–100 CE

Cameo: Head of a Woman

Italy, Roman

Hookah Base, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1700s

Hookah Base

India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1855

Sideboard

America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia?, 19th century

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1800s

Pipa

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1736–95

Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersearly 1300s

Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums

Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

Roundel with Mermaids and Lotus, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 100 BCE

Roundel with Mermaids and Lotus

India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh area, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)

Plaque from a Chasse for Relics of Saint Thomas Becket, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1220–25

Plaque from a Chasse for Relics of Saint Thomas Becket

France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century

Fruit Basket, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1729

Fruit Basket

England, London

Squat Jar with Lug Handles, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders2950–2573 BCE

Squat Jar with Lug Handles

Egypt, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasties 1–3

Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II (obverse); Double Cornucopia (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds205–145 BCE

Octodrachm: Head of Arsinoe II (obverse); Double Cornucopia (reverse)

Greek, Ptolemaic, minted at Alexandreia (Egypt), reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor

Headpiece (nlo-o-ngo), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1900s

Headpiece (nlo-o-ngo)

Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Fang style, unknown maker

Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft600–575 BCE or 1900s CE

Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull

Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery

Pectoral (Chest Plaque), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft400–900

Pectoral (Chest Plaque)

Intermediate Region, Panama, Conte style, 5th-10th Century

Guardian Griffin (pair), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1150–1175

Guardian Griffin (pair)

Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century

Band with Trophy Heads, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles100 BCE–700 CE

Band with Trophy Heads

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1650

Rapier

Spain

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

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Collection record · Small worlds100s BCE

Necklace

Greece

Hinds House Window, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1900

Hinds House Window

America, New York