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View object Collection record · Dress & textiles1736–95
Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
View object Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1600–1650
Combined Priming Flask and Wheel-Lock Spanner
Germany or Austria, first half of 17th Century
View object Collection record · Small worldsc. 400–900
Ornament from Sitio Conte: Animal Pendant(?)
Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century
View object Collection record · Objects & craft500s (frame) and 700s (central panel)
Ornamental Panel (from a Ceiling?)
Egypt, Coptic period
View object Collection record · Small worlds1351
Noble: Edward III Standing in Ship with Shield of Arms (obverse); Ornamental Cross with Lis Termi…
England, Edward III, 1327-1377
View object Collection record · Objects & craft1893–1914
Nesting Bowls with Daoist Immortals
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
View object Collection record · Everyday wonders481–221 BCE
Hu (Jar)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
View object Collection record · Belief & rituallate 1300s
Bust Reliquary of St. Louis, Bishop of Toulouse
Italy, Tuscany, Siena(?)
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View object Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1620–30
Pikeman’s Armor
Netherlands, Dutch or Flemish, 17th century
View object Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1500–1515
Abbot's Stall
France, perhaps Artois or Picardy, early 16th century
View object Collection record · Small worlds1603–4
Sovereign: James I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse)
England, James I, 1603-1625
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View object Collection record · Objects & craft1000s BCE
Tripod (Ding)
China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)
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View object Collection record · Dress & textilesbefore 1982
Fragment with inscriptions
Iran, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194)
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View object Collection record · Small worlds1483–85
Angel: St. George Slaying the Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms and Cross (reverse)
England, Richard III, 1483-1485
View object Collection record · Everyday wonders1914–46
Teapot with Cherry Blossoms
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)
View object Collection record · Objects & craft500–700
Woman and Water Buffalo Rhyton
Sasanian, Iran, 600s or Turk Shahi dynasty, Kabul, Afghanistan, 500s
View object Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1500–1530
Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
Italy, Tuscany, Florence, 16th century
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