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Pair of Candle Stands (torchères), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1773

Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)

England

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftlate 1800s

Tanbūr

Syria or Turkey, Ottoman period (1299–1922)

Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations (Dao), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft2000–1700 BCE

Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations (Dao)

Northwest China, Neolithic period to Bronze Age, Qijia culture (2000–1700 BCE)

Reading Stand with Chrysanthemums and Autumn Grasses, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1600s

Reading Stand with Chrysanthemums and Autumn Grasses

Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Decorative Plaque: Cow Nursing Its Calf, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft900–800 BCE

Decorative Plaque: Cow Nursing Its Calf

Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud

The "Spitzer Cross", in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1190

The "Spitzer Cross"

France, Limoges

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1757–1758

Candelabrum Pair

France, Paris

Decorated Jar with Boat Scenes, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 3300–3100 BCE

Decorated Jar with Boat Scenes

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIc–d (3650–3300 BCE)

Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1526–33

Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse)

England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

Hat (Kalyeem), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilespossibly early 1900s

Hat (Kalyeem)

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker

Water Container with Shell and Seaweed, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1914–46

Water Container with Shell and Seaweed

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taishō period (1912–26)

Incense Burner and Stand for an Altar Cross, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritual1150–75

Incense Burner and Stand for an Altar Cross

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

Male Figure, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftlate 1800s-early 1900s

Male Figure

Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke-style maker

Fragment with tripartite band, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1000s–1100s

Fragment with tripartite band

Iran or Iraq, Seljuq period

Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1510–30

Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor

Germany

Pendant with Matsya (fish incarnation of Vishnu) defeating Hayagriva, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1800s

Pendant with Matsya (fish incarnation of Vishnu) defeating Hayagriva

Northwestern India, Rajasthan Pratapgarh

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

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1700s

Hookah Bowl

India, Mughal

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1895

Cabinet

France, late 19th Century

End-blown Flute (Hitoyogiri), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftlate 1800s

End-blown Flute (Hitoyogiri)

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1736–95

Fragrance Container

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

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the “First Song” (Hatsune) Chapter from the Tale of Genji, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersearly 1900s

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the “First Song” (Hatsune) Chapter from the Tale of Genji

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

The So-called Horn of Saint Blaise, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1100–1200

The So-called Horn of Saint Blaise

South Italy or Sicily, 12th century

Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritual1174–1213 (probably before 1188)

Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain)

France, Limoges

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

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1673

Dish

England, London