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Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1400s

Bowl with Stamped Floral Decoration

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

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Collection record · Everyday wonders918–1392

Spoon

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Dog-shaped Paperweight, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Nature & imagination676–935

Dog-shaped Paperweight

Korea, Unified Silla period (676–935)

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textileslate 300s–400s CE

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging

Byzantine Empire (Egypt)

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1730

Smallsword

France, Paris

Pendant: Face, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1900s

Pendant: Face

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Baule-style goldsmith

The Story of Lucretia, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1530

The Story of Lucretia

Netherlands, Nijmegen, 16th century

Side Table, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1600s

Side Table

China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Sovereign: Henry VIII Enthroned (obverse); Royal Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1526–44

Sovereign: Henry VIII Enthroned (obverse); Royal Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse)

England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

Buddhist Surplice (Kesa), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1900s

Buddhist Surplice (Kesa)

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Red-Figure Eye Cup: Warriors (A), Musician and Youths (B), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 520 BCE

Red-Figure Eye Cup: Warriors (A), Musician and Youths (B)

Greek, Attic

Feline Incense Burner, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1150–1200

Feline Incense Burner

Iran, Khurasan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

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Collection record · Nature & imaginationc. 1250

Yoga Narashimha, Vishnu in his Man-Lion Avatar

South India, late Chola period (900–1200s)

Belt (Hizam), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1800s

Belt (Hizam)

Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Fes, Moroccan weaver

Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1800–mid-1900s

Throwing Knife / Prestige Scepter (pingha)

Africa, Central or Eastern Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Sudan, Zande-style maker

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

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Collection record · Small worlds1700s

Ring

India, Mughal Dynasty (1526–1756)

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

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1735

Cup

Bohemia

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1400s

Pair of Doors

Spain

Five Guineas: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1703

Five Guineas: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (reverse)

England, Anne, 1702-1714

Boy's Vest, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1880

Boy's Vest

Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century

Black-Glazed Teabowl with Incised Characters (供御) for “Imperial Tribute”, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1100s–1200s

Black-Glazed Teabowl with Incised Characters (供御) for “Imperial Tribute”

China, Fujian Province, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Master of Animals Cheekpiece, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 700 BCE

Master of Animals Cheekpiece

Iran, Luristan

Head of Male Deity, possibly Aiyanar, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft600–650

Head of Male Deity, possibly Aiyanar

Central Thailand, Phetchabun province, possibly Si Thep

Fragment of a Shawl Border, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesc. 1815–25

Fragment of a Shawl Border

Kashmir