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Hunting polar bear. Wounded polar bear. One of the pictures from the expedition with arctic ship toward the North Pole in the period June 24, 1893 to August 13, 1896. According to the plan, the ship w
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Peeing Woman Near River ca. 1835
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Napoleon Guard Artillery train and Foot artillerist by Bellange
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Kanbun Master - 'Lovers Surprised', late 1660s, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Robert Clive and Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, 1757 by Francis Hayman
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Napoleon Dragoon and Sapper by Bellange
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'Frolicking Animals and Tengu', 18th century Japanese handscroll, Honolulu Museum of Art
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Yashaten gyodo mask, formerly passed down at Niutsuhime Jinja, Wakayama, Japan, Kamakura period, 1300s AD, wood with polychromy - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09070
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Dragon-handled jug, Afghanistan, probably Herat, Timurid period, late 15th to first quarter of 16th century AD, brass, silver, gold, 91.1.607 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07255
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Zunari kabuto (head-shaped helmet), Japan, Momoyama period, 1573-1615 AD, iron, gold, lacquer, washi paper, lacing - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05612
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US Navy 070628-N-8110K-007 USS Constitution's color guard presents colors marching to the drums of an American Revolution period pipe and drum corps at the opening ceremony of Boston Harborfest and Boston Navy Week
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Anthropomorphic plaque, possibly the Fire Sepent, possibly a forgery, Olmec, Formative period, 800-400 BC, serpentine, cinnabar - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04579
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Delft charger in the style of the Chinese Wanli Period, Cornelis Aelbrechtsz Keyser of the Two Ships factory, Holland, 17th century, tin-glazed earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06624
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Isho dansu (clothing chest), Sendai, Japan, Meiji period, c. 1890 AD, elm wood, lacquer, iron - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05523
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Male warrior with a cloak, Cyprus, Hellenistic period, 325-50 BC, limestone - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00661
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Jar with boys at play, Jingdezhen, China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, 1522-1566, porcelain, underglazed cobalt-blue pigment - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05111
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Magical stele with images of Bes, Horus the Child, and Taweret, Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 26-31, 664-332 BC, limestone - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DDSC01856
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Mirror with interconnected arc design, excavated from Shorinzan Tumulus, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka, Japan, Kofun period, 300s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09303
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Mirror from the Inariyama Sutra Mound, excavated at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09207
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Mirror with six bells, excavated at Ueno Tumulus, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, Kofun period, 400s-500s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09191
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Mirror from the Inariyama Sutra Mound, excavated at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09209
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Monkey gives honey to Buddha Shakyamuni, India, Bihar, probably Kurkihar, Pala dynasty, c. 1000 AD, black stone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09270
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Kantanotoko type Noh mask, inscribed Tenkaichi Kawachi, Edo period, 1600s AD - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09538
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Eaves tile with reversed inscription 'wansui' (longevity), Nanyue Kingdom period, from the site of Nanyue Kingdom Palace - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00848
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Dogu with goggle-shaped eyes, excavated at Kamegaoka, Kizukuri, Tsugaru-shi, Aomori, Jomon period, 1,000-400 BC, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09105
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Fan-shaped tiered incense box with the Eight Views of Omi (Lake Biwa), Japan, Meiji or Taisho period, approx. 1868-1926, lacquered wood with makie, silver - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - DSC01467
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Flower vase in the shape of a standing drum, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Japan, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1500s AD, ceramic - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08953
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Fireman's hat, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, cotton, paste-resist dyed - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09529
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No. 11 & 12 from the series Primary Education, Manners for Women, explained in Pictures, by Adachi Ginko, Japan, Meiji period, c. 1882 AD, woodblock print - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01708
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Nose ornament (anchor form with plates), Calima region, Colombia, Yotoco period, probably c. 1-700 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04682
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Warrior in Keiko Armor, National Treasure, Kofun period, 6th century, haniwa (terracotta tomb figurine) from Iizuka-machi, Ota-shi, Gunma - Tokyo National Museum - DSC06425
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Water dropper in form of a duck, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1100s AD, stoneware, iron pigment under celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04886
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Pendants, Tell Asmar, North Palace, room E 16 in hoard 11, Early Dynastic period, 2900-2350 BC, lapis lazuli, silver, carnelian - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07316
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Panel from a cabinet with flowers and birds, India, Coromandel Coast or Sri Lanka, Mughal period, late 1600s AD, ivory over wood, 2006.259 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07361
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Poem of Yayoi, by Utagawa Kunisada, Edo period, 1800s AD, print - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09567
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The Sundial of Summer in the Floating World (Elegance in the Morning), by Kitagawa Utamaro, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, woodblock print on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09275
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The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, six-fold screen, Japan, Edo period, late 1600s, ink and gold leaf on paper, detail 1 - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05548
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The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, six-fold screen, Japan, Edo period, late 1600s, ink and gold leaf on paper - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05546
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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 2 detail - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04632
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Vase with figures and flowers in the form of a double gourd, view 1, Guangzhou Imperial Workshop, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, copper alloy, enamels - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05100
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Tea bowl (chawan), Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century, earthenware, black glaze (raku) - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09533
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Standing Fudo Myo'o (Acalanatha), Heian period, 12th century, wood with polychromy, cut gold leaf, and inlaid crystal eyes - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05104
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Epitaph of Fumi no Nemaro, excavated at his tomb, Yataki, Haibara-ku, Uda-shi, Nara, Asuka period, dated 707 AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09191
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Book stand with autumn grass design, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 1500s-1600s AD, maki-e lacquer - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08746
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Bronze he ewer with animal mask design, Bronze period, from site of Rosin Factory, Xinyi - Hong Kong Museum of History - DSC00741
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Bowl with dragon design, by Eiraku Hozen, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramics, three-color glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08862
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Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu), Japan, Nambokucho period, 1333-1392 AD, ink, opaque color, applied cut gold (kirikane) - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05105
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Headdress ornament with heads flanked by crested crocodiles, Calima region, Colombia, Yotoco period, probably c. 1-700 AD, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04681
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Incense Container in Shape of Ofuku by Ninnami Dohachi (1783-1855), Edo period, 19th century, with overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05259
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Incense container with camellia design, by Ogata Kenzan, Kenzan ware, Edo period, 1700s AD, ceramic, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08849
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Horse-shaped vessel, attributed to Changnyeong, Korea, Three Kingdoms period (Silla), 400s AD, ceramic, view 1 - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08108
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Hoshikabuto style helmet bowl with 20 riveted plates, Japan, Kamakura period, 1200s AD, preserved at Tstutsukowake Shrine, Fukushima - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09362
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Informal robe with chrysanthemums 2, China, emboidery probably by Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, tailoring by Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Guangxu period, 1875-1908, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08022
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Dagger Hilt, India, Mughal period, c. 1650 AD, quartz crystal - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01101
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Court robe with dragons and clouds, China, embroidery by Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, tailoring by Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735 AD, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07916
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Celt with incised masked figure, Highland Olmec culture, probably Guerrero state, Middle Formative period, c. 900-500 BC, jadeite - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04584
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Celt with incised plant motif, Highland Olmec culture, Ahuelican, Guerrero state, Middle Formative period, c. 900-500 BC, serpentine - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04583
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Cosmetic box (tebako), Japan, Edo period, c. 1800, maki-e lacquer on wood, pewter - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09567
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Corpses floating on a river, from the North Palace of Ashurbanipal at Niniveh, Neo-Assyrian Period, late in the reign of Ashurbanipal, 648-631 BC - Museo Gregoriano Egizio - Vatican Museums - DSC00859
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Prairie falcons are fairly common during spring and fall migration periods at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. We have a few that stick around to nest. This one was harassing a great horned owl
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US Navy 091020-N-1722W-210 he fast-attack submarine USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) transits near Apra Harbor, Guam after returning from an underway period. Los Angeles, the 4th naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles
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Squat lekythos with pursuit scene, Apulian, Late Classical period, 404-323 BC, terracotta with added yellow - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08037
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Sword guard with flowering plant design, Mino school, Muromachi period, 1500s AD - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08804
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Four-case seal caddy (inro), Japan, Edo period, 1700s, maki-e lacquer on wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09579
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Dish with floral raft design, Nabeshima ware, Edo period, 1700s AD, porcelain, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08943
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Hariti, unfired clay, remains of polychromy and gilding, Pakistan or Afghanistan, 2nd to 4th century, Linden-Museum Stuttgart, Germany, inventory number SA 00864 L
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Dog with human mask, Colima state, Late Formative period, 100 BC to 200 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04609
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Two-handled bowl, Attic, Late Geometric period, 750-735 BC, H 5173 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05665
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Two-handled bowl, Attic, Late Geometric period, 750-735 BC, H 5172 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05673
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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 3 - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04630
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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 1 detail - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04631
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Three standing female figures, El Faisan area, Veracruz state, Early Classic period, 450-600 AD, ceramic figure 2 - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04627
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Teapot with rough waves design, by Aoki Mokubei, Japan, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramic, yellow glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08963
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Horse, Chu culture, Changsha area, Hunan province, China, Warring States period, 200s BC, wood - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08559
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Incense container with rough waves design, by Eiraku Ryozen, Edo period, 1800s AD, ceramic, three-color glaze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08857
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Horse-shaped vessel, attributed to Changnyeong, Korea, Three Kingdoms period (Silla), 400s AD, ceramic, view 2 - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08104
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Informal robe with chrysanthemums 3, China, emboidery probably by Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, tailoring by Imperial Workshop, Beijing, Guangxu period, 1875-1908, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08015
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Kataginu (vest), crest of the Asano family of Mino province, Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868 AD, hemp, wool, wood, lacquer, metal - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05615
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Kudokuten gyodo mask, formerly passed down at Niutsuhime Jinja, Wakayama, Japan, Kamakura period, 1300s AD, wood with polychromy - Tokyo National Museum- Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09066
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Mirror of the Hand, calligraphy album, Japan, fragments from the Nara through Edo periods, compiled c. 1750 - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09359
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Mirror inspired by Chinese models, Iran, Seljuq period, 1100s AD, bronze, 42.136 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07202
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Mirror with carp ascending a waterfall and characters for 'dragon gate', Japan, Edo period, 1700s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08901
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Mirror with design of dragon, cassia tree, and pavilion, Korea, Goryeo period, 1000s-1100s AD, bronze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04895
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Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds, about 667-647 BC, Thebes, Late Period, late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26, limestone - Cleveland Museum of Art - DSC08675
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Momonari kabuto, Japan, mid Edo period, 1700s-1800s AD, iron, wood, lacquer, gold, lacing - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05501
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Mask, Gulf Coast Olmec culture, Rio Pesquero, Veracruz state, Middle Formative period, c. 900-500 BC, jadeite - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04570
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O-tobide noh mask, Japan, Edo period, probably 18th to 19th century, caved wood, lacquer - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09543
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Painting on Zen Enlightenment (Sanping baring his chest and Shigong stretching his bow), attributed to Kano Motonobu, v2,Muromachi period, 16th century, panel from Daisen-in temple - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05824
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Plate with youth amid flowering plants, Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period, c. 1600-1630 AD, fritware painted under glaze - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01920
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Pentagonal bowl with dragon design, Kutani Kasugayama ware, Edo period, 1804-1818 AD, porcelain, overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09368
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Illustrated scroll of Tale of Warrior Obusuma Saburo, 1 of 5, Japan, Kamakura period, 1200s AD, color on paper - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09338
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Jikokuten gydo mask, formerly passed down at Niutsuhime Jinja, Wakayama, Japan, Kamakura period, 1300s AD, wood with polychromy - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09062
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Festive robe for a young princess, China, probably by a workshop in Jiangsu or Zhejiang province, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 AD, silk - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07936
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Head of a Bodhisattva, attributed to Jocho (d. 1057 AD), Japan, Heian period, c. 1053 AD, cypress, polychromy - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01162
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Seated Boddhisattva in Meditation, Gandhara, possibly from Hadda, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Kushan period, 2nd-4th century AD, stucco - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00824
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Scroll boxes with autumn grass design, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 1500s-1600s AD, maki-e lacquer - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC08739
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Shabti (funerary figurine) of Amasis, Egypt, Late Period, c. 664-332 BC, faience - Harvard Semitic Museum - Cambridge, MA - DSC06198
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Arrowheads (yanone), Japan, Muromachi to Edo period, 1400s -1800s AD, iron, formerly the the Doctor Eduouard Mene collection - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05566
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Fireman's coat (interior), Japan, Late Edo period, 1800-1850 AD, cotton, paste-resist dyed - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09527
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