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Gold ingots shaped like hooves. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

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Gold ingots shaped like hooves. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

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Lamp shaped like a goose's foot. China, Han dynasty, 33 BC

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Lamp shaped like a goose's foot. China, Han dynasty, 33 BC

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Bronze lamp shaped like a goose. China, Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD

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Bronze lamp shaped like a goose. China, Han dynasty, 202 BC–9 AD

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Jade vase shaped like a coin pouch. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Jade vase shaped like a coin pouch. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Bronze parts of a tent. China, Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC

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Bronze parts of a tent. China, Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC

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Bronze brush rest shaped like a mountain. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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Bronze brush rest shaped like a mountain. China, Ming dynasty, 16th century

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Ceramic candle holder shaped like a lion and a Central Asian man. China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century

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Ceramic candle holder shaped like a lion and a Central Asian man. China, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century

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Burial figures of mounted soldiers. China, Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC

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Burial figures of mounted soldiers. China, Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC

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Bronze horse frontlet with silver inlays. China, Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC

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Bronze horse frontlet with silver inlays. China, Han dynasty, 2nd-1st century BC

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Silver box shaped like a melon, with frog-shaped handle. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century AD

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Silver box shaped like a melon, with frog-shaped handle. China, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century AD

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Silver filigree dish and box shaped like a crab. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Silver filigree dish and box shaped like a crab. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Bronze helmet. China, Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC

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Bronze helmet. China, Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC

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Lacquered box, board, dice, and pieces for the game of Liubo. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

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Lacquered box, board, dice, and pieces for the game of Liubo. China, Han dynasty, 2nd century BC

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Box shaped like a female crab, carved from bamboo root. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Box shaped like a female crab, carved from bamboo root. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Incense burner shaped like a feline. Iran, Seljuk dynasty, 12th century AD

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Incense burner shaped like a feline. Iran, Seljuk dynasty, 12th century AD

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Jade ritual disc . China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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Jade ritual disc . China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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Bronze lamp with turnable shutter. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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Bronze lamp with turnable shutter. China, Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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Oracle bone with inscriptions. China, Shang dynasty, 12th century BC

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Oracle bone with inscriptions. China, Shang dynasty, 12th century BC

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Jug shaped like a shell. China, 18th century

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Jug shaped like a shell. China, 18th century

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Two bronze dagger-axes. China, Shang dynasty, 14th-11th century BC

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Two bronze dagger-axes. China, Shang dynasty, 14th-11th century BC

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