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Kapala bowl. 18th century, skull, gold, painted with gilt, inlaid with gemstones, Tibet Museum

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Kapala bowl. 18th century, skull, gold, painted with gilt, inlaid with gemstones, Tibet Museum

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A silver gorget inlaid with turquoise and gemstones. Tibet, 18th century.

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A silver gorget inlaid with turquoise and gemstones. Tibet, 18th century.

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Steel cuirass gilded with skull and bones. India, 18th-19th century

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Steel cuirass gilded with skull and bones. India, 18th-19th century

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A silver-mounted ceremonial skull bowl called Kapala, from Tibet or Nepal. The silver eyes are set with turquoises. 19th Century CE

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A silver-mounted ceremonial skull bowl called Kapala, from Tibet or Nepal. The silver eyes are set with turquoises. 19th Century CE

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Tea bowl inscribed with Korean poem, Japanese, 17th–18th century Stoneware ; gold lacquer repairs

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Tea bowl inscribed with Korean poem, Japanese, 17th–18th century Stoneware ; gold lacquer repairs

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Vase with many gemstones. Nepal, 18th century

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Vase with many gemstones. Nepal, 18th century

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Gold box with gems. India, 16th century

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Gold box with gems. India, 16th century

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Iron stirrups with gilded beast heads. Tibet, 16th-18th century

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Iron stirrups with gilded beast heads. Tibet, 16th-18th century

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A mid 18th century CE desk and bookcase from Mexico, made of inlaid woods and incised and painted bone, maque, gold and polychrome paint, and metal hardware. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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A mid 18th century CE desk and bookcase from Mexico, made of inlaid woods and incised and painted bone, maque, gold and polychrome paint, and metal hardware. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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Ornate large sized single barreled flintlock pistol with inlaid ivory wood work,late 18th century,india,salar jung museum,india

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Ornate large sized single barreled flintlock pistol with inlaid ivory wood work,late 18th century,india,salar jung museum,india

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Stoneware bowl with gold lacquer repairs. China, 12th-14th century, repairs 19th century

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Stoneware bowl with gold lacquer repairs. China, 12th-14th century, repairs 19th century

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Pear. Iran, 19th c. Steel inlaid with gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Pear. Iran, 19th c. Steel inlaid with gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Sword with gold hilt set with rubies,early 20th century, made in hyderabad,salar jung museum,hyderabad, india

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Sword with gold hilt set with rubies,early 20th century, made in hyderabad,salar jung museum,hyderabad, india

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Rattan shield with iron boss. Tibet, 15th century

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Rattan shield with iron boss. Tibet, 15th century

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Keris with bejeweled gold scabbard. Indonesia, 19th century

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Keris with bejeweled gold scabbard. Indonesia, 19th century

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Katar with two blades. India, 18th century

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Katar with two blades. India, 18th century

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Pear-shaped cabinet, 18th century, wood, Castle-Museum in Łańcut.

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Pear-shaped cabinet, 18th century, wood, Castle-Museum in Łańcut.

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A Gem-Set Gold Flask, India, early 18th Century,

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A Gem-Set Gold Flask, India, early 18th Century,

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