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Headdress, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.View object

Collection record · Objects & craft1900s

Headdress

Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker

Mummy Bundle "Mask", in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.View object

Collection record · Dress & textiles170 BCE–70 CE (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)

Mummy Bundle "Mask"

Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)

Lute or Tiorbino, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.View object

Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1620

Lute or Tiorbino

Italy, probably made in the mid-17th century, but modified by later repair

Statue of Amenemhat III, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.View object

Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1859–1814 BCE

Statue of Amenemhat III

Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III (1860–1814 BCE)

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