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Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1000s–1100s

Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels

Iraq, probably Baghdad, Seljuk period

Parade Halberd (from the state guard of Elector Christian I of Saxony [ 1560- 91]), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1586–91

Parade Halberd (from the state guard of Elector Christian I of Saxony [ 1560- 91])

Germany, Saxony, late 16th Century

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

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Collection record · Small worlds1800s

Inkstand

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Upper Paneling from a Sacristy Armoire, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1460–75

Upper Paneling from a Sacristy Armoire

Italy, Florence

Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); Una (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1839

Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); Una (reverse)

England, Victoria, 1837-1901

Gold-Thread Embroidered Garment for a Woman, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftlate 1800s

Gold-Thread Embroidered Garment for a Woman

Prizrend, Serbia, or Scutari, Albani, late 19th century

Flower Vase with Phoenix in Paulownia, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1897–1914

Flower Vase with Phoenix in Paulownia

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

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Collection record · Objects & craft1400s

Lavabo

South Netherlands, Valley of the Meuse, 15th century

Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan (died 1110), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1110

Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan (died 1110)

Iran, Yazd, Seljuk Period, early 12th Century

Textile with Diamonds, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1000s

Textile with Diamonds

Central Asia

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1790

Court Sword

England, London or Birmingham, late 18th Century

Belt Buckle, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesc. 525–560

Belt Buckle

Visigothic, Spain, Migration Period, 6th century

Pair of Panels from a Choir Stall, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1330–1340

Pair of Panels from a Choir Stall

Spain, Catalonia, Monastery of Pedralbes, 14th century

Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1643

Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse)

England, Charles I, 1625-1649

Hat (laket) with Pin, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesEarly 1900s

Hat (laket) with Pin

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

Prayer Niche (Mihrab), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Belief & ritualc. 1500s or mid-1900s

Prayer Niche (Mihrab)

Iran, Isfahan, in the style of the Safavid period (1501–1722)

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1745– 1765

Microscope

France, mid-18th century

Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1391–1353 BCE

Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides

Egypt, probably Thebes, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)

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

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1875

Tulip

England, 19th century

Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1720–40

Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle

Germany, Munich, 18th century

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

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Collection record · Small worlds1800s

Girdle

Tibet(?)

Chest-on-Chest, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1800

Chest-on-Chest

America, Rhode Island, Providence, early 19th Century

Five Guineas: Charles II (obverse); Four Shields (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1668

Five Guineas: Charles II (obverse); Four Shields (reverse)

England, Charles II, 1660-1685

Bowl with Old Pine and Poem, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1914–46

Bowl with Old Pine and Poem

Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)