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A porcelain bowl ordered for ritual use by the Chinese Ming emperor Xuande . Sacrificial red monochrome-glazed porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande era represents the peak of technical achievement at Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln. British Museum
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A porcelain bowl ordered for ritual use by the Chinese Ming emperor Xuande . Sacrificial red monochrome-glazed porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande era represents the peak of technical achievement at Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln. British Museum
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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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A kiln-changed red glaze pomegranate vase, made during the reign of the emperor Yongzheng . Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum in China
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A kiln-changed red glaze pomegranate vase, made during the reign of the emperor Yongzheng . Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum in China
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A porcelain monk's cap ewer with ruby red glaze. Xuande reign , with the base inscribed with a poem written by the Qianlong Emperor . Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan
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A porcelain monk's cap ewer with ruby red glaze. Xuande reign , with the base inscribed with a poem written by the Qianlong Emperor . Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan
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A blue glaze chrysanthemum petal shaped teapot, made during the reign of the emperor Yongzheng . Porcelain, from China, Qing Dynasty
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A blue glaze chrysanthemum petal shaped teapot, made during the reign of the emperor Yongzheng . Porcelain, from China, Qing Dynasty
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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing
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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing
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Some of the 46 bronze geese discovered in a single pit at the mausoleum of the 1st Emperor of China . The pit also yielded 15 terracotta figures, likely representing musicians, who together with the birds recreated a scene of leisure and entertainment in the imperial garden
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Some of the 46 bronze geese discovered in a single pit at the mausoleum of the 1st Emperor of China . The pit also yielded 15 terracotta figures, likely representing musicians, who together with the birds recreated a scene of leisure and entertainment in the imperial garden
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An imitation wood glaze porcelain flower pot with base, made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . Now housed at the National Museum of China
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An imitation wood glaze porcelain flower pot with base, made during the reign of the emperor Qianlong . Now housed at the National Museum of China
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Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty but with false Jiajing period mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty but with false Jiajing period mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum.
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Reliquary containing a thorn from the crown allegedly worn by Jesus at his crucifixion. This was part of the Holy Roman Emperor's Imperial Treasury by 1544. Now in the British Museum.
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Pair of ivory Benin leopards. Leopards were considered 'kings of the forest' and were an important symbol of regal power in Benin. 19th century Nigeria, British Museum
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Pair of ivory Benin leopards. Leopards were considered 'kings of the forest' and were an important symbol of regal power in Benin. 19th century Nigeria, British Museum
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Jar for imperial sacrifices at the Altar of Heaven, with "sacrificial blue" glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
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Jar for imperial sacrifices at the Altar of Heaven, with "sacrificial blue" glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
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A Hellenistic mould-pressed glass mosaic bowl, made in either Cyprus, Egypt or the Levant. 200-50 BCE, found in Rome and now housed at the British Museum
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A Hellenistic mould-pressed glass mosaic bowl, made in either Cyprus, Egypt or the Levant. 200-50 BCE, found in Rome and now housed at the British Museum
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A celadon porcelain vase that imitates the shape of ancient Chinese jade congs. The vase was fired in the Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou official kiln in the 12th century CE. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan
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A celadon porcelain vase that imitates the shape of ancient Chinese jade congs. The vase was fired in the Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou official kiln in the 12th century CE. Now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan
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