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Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesmid-1700s

Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis)

India, Coromandel Coast, mid-18th Century

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

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1790–1800

Small-Sword

Switzerland, Geneva(?) (blade: Germany, Solingen, early 18th c.), late 18th Century

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

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Collection record · Everyday wondersc. 1775

Side Chair

America, Connecticut, East Windsor, 18th century

Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1625

Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse)

England, Charles I, 1625-1649

Sweets Bowl with Egrets and Willow in Snow, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1912–14

Sweets Bowl with Egrets and Willow in Snow

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Bell (Lai Zhong), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 800–700 BCE

Bell (Lai Zhong)

China, Shaanxi province, Meixian, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)

Vessel Ornament of Banqueter Holding an Omphalos, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftprobably 400–375 BCE

Vessel Ornament of Banqueter Holding an Omphalos

Etruscan

Hubbell Revival-Style Rug with Moki (Moqui) Stripes, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesc. 1890–1910

Hubbell Revival-Style Rug with Moki (Moqui) Stripes

America, Native North American, Southwest, Navajo (Dine), female artist

Fire Screen with Shell-Matching Game, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1870–80

Fire Screen with Shell-Matching Game

France

Solidus of Justinian I, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 545–65

Solidus of Justinian I

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period

Covered Bowl with Seven Treasures, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1861–78

Covered Bowl with Seven Treasures

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

The Wade Cup with Animated Script, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1200–1221

The Wade Cup with Animated Script

Iran, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

Saint Peter of Alcántara, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftc. 1663–70

Saint Peter of Alcántara

Spain

Violet and Columbine, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1883

Violet and Columbine

England, Surrey, Merton Abbey

Verica Stater: Sunken Tablet (obverse); Horse and Rider (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worldsc. 10–40 CE

Verica Stater: Sunken Tablet (obverse); Horse and Rider (reverse)

England

Tong-shaped Vase with Band of Cloud, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Everyday wonders1893–1914

Tong-shaped Vase with Band of Cloud

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Insect Bell Pendant, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds400–1100

Insect Bell Pendant

Isthmian Region (Panama), Coclé, 5th century-12th century

Stele of the High Priest of Ptah, Shedsunefertem, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft945–924 BCE

Stele of the High Priest of Ptah, Shedsunefertem

Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 22, reign of Shosheng I (943–922 BCE)

Fragments with Griffins in Roundels, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textilesbefore 1966

Fragments with Griffins in Roundels

Iran or Iraq, in the style of the Seljuq period (1037–1194)

Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Small worlds1761

Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

England, George III, 1760-1820

Water Cooler with Chinese Gardens, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1893–97

Water Cooler with Chinese Gardens

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Monstrance with a Relic of Saint Sebastian, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craft1484

Monstrance with a Relic of Saint Sebastian

Germany, Lower Saxony, Brunswick, Gothic period, 15th century

Vessel Ornament of Reclining Lyre-player, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Objects & craftprobably 400–375 BCE

Vessel Ornament of Reclining Lyre-player

Etruscan

Silk with Dogs and Arabic Script in Swaying Bands, in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Collection record · Dress & textiles1370–1400

Silk with Dogs and Arabic Script in Swaying Bands

Italy, last third of 14th century