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Handle of a Jiangu Drum, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 770–475 BCE

Handle of a Jiangu Drum

China, Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE), Spring and Autumn period (770–475 BCE)

Silenus Bust for a Couch, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1–125 CE

Silenus Bust for a Couch

Italy, Roman

Square Ornament from a Tunic, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles700s

Square Ornament from a Tunic

Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1350–1420

Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis)

North Italy, 14th-15th century

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

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Collection record · Small worlds1900s

Pendant: Face in Crescent

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

Chair or Bed Leg with the God Bes, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1540–1296 BCE

Chair or Bed Leg with the God Bes

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18

Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse); Athena (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds306 BCE

Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander III [The Great] (obverse); Athena (reverse)

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), reign of Ptolemy I (303–282 BCE), minted at Alexandria

Mosque Lamp, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1585–95

Mosque Lamp

Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922)

TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders9–23 CE

TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples

China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE)

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft100–1 BCE

Tripod Base

Italy, Roman

Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles500–200 BCE

Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads

Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1400s

Sword

European (unassigned), 15th century

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

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Collection record · Small worlds1900s

Pendant: Face in Diamond

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

Marriage Chest (Cassone), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1500s

Marriage Chest (Cassone)

Italy, early 16th century

Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1595–98

Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)

England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603

Baluster Jar and Cover, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1600–1650

Baluster Jar and Cover

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Octafoil Mirror with Lunar Palace, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wondersearly 1100s–mid-1200s

Octafoil Mirror with Lunar Palace

China, Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Cameo: Julio-Claudian Imperial Portrait, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft30 BCE–54 CE

Cameo: Julio-Claudian Imperial Portrait

Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period

Textile Fragments, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesc. 50–650 CE

Textile Fragments

Peru, Moche, north coast

Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1550–1600

Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions

North Italy, 16th century

Pendant Brooch, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 1890–1910

Pendant Brooch

America

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftearly 1500s

Cassone

Italy, early 16th century

Hemidrachm: Gorgoneion (obverse); Bull (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 400 BCE

Hemidrachm: Gorgoneion (obverse); Bull (reverse)

Greek, minted at Parion (Mysia)

Single Stem Vase, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1914–46

Single Stem Vase

Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)