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Corinthian Helmet, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 625–550 BCE

Corinthian Helmet

Greek

Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1800s

Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu)

Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante Empire/ Kingdom, member of the goldsmiths’ guild

Frame for a Portable Reliquary Icon, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritual1347

Frame for a Portable Reliquary Icon

Italy, Siena

Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1720

Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques)

France

Miniature Compote, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1896

Miniature Compote

Russia

Noble: Henry V in 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 worlds1413–22

Noble: Henry V in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Terminals (reverse)

England, Henry V, 1413-1422

Under apron (iinkciya), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1800s–1900s

Under apron (iinkciya)

Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Xhosa-style (South Nguni) maker

Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1893–1914

Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Wine Cup (pair), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1900s

Wine Cup (pair)

North Korea, Yochon

Portable icon of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Earth-touching gesture, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & rituallate 1100s–early 1200s

Portable icon of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Earth-touching gesture

Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th

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

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Collection record · Dress & textiles400–200 BCE

Mummy Bundle "Mask"

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

Cabacete (Helmet), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1480s–90s

Cabacete (Helmet)

Spain, late 15th century

Pair of Earrings or Hair Ringlets with Ram Head, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds400s BCE

Pair of Earrings or Hair Ringlets with Ram Head

Greece, Hellenistic period

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

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1900

Bottle

Europe

Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1905–10

Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base

America

Portrait of Dharmakirti, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1400s–1500s

Portrait of Dharmakirti

Tibet

Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1731

Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

England, George II, 1727-1760

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1800s

Cap

India

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

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1700s

Tea Bowl

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Fragment of a Processional Cross, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1050

Fragment of a Processional Cross

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period

Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1800s

Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba)

Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker

Man's Garment, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilespossibly early 1900s

Man's Garment

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Dida-style weavers and dyers

Demi-Chanfron, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1550

Demi-Chanfron

Germany, Augsburg

Figurine Plaque, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 300 BCE–200 CE

Figurine Plaque

Peru, South Coast, Paracas, with modern etched enhancement(?)