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A butterprint in the shape of an eye flanked by two hearts, Irish, 19th century

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A butterprint in the shape of an eye flanked by two hearts, Irish, 19th century

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A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century.

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A blue and white water dropper in the shape of a fish. Lê dynasty, 15th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

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19th-Century Czech brooch shaped in the head of the legendary Gorgon, Medusa

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19th-Century Czech brooch shaped in the head of the legendary Gorgon, Medusa

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

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Roman poison ring in the shape of an oil lamp, 4th century, gold

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Roman poison ring in the shape of an oil lamp, 4th century, gold

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Alcohol Vase in the Shape of a Feline, Shang Dynasty, 12th century

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Alcohol Vase in the Shape of a Feline, Shang Dynasty, 12th century

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Spice cellar in the shape of a ship. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century

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Spice cellar in the shape of a ship. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century

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Taūs , a bowed lute popular in the courts of India in the 19th Century

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Taūs , a bowed lute popular in the courts of India in the 19th Century

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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A bronze fountain gargoyle in the shape of a deer, from Islamic-era Spain, 10th century

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A bronze fountain gargoyle in the shape of a deer, from Islamic-era Spain, 10th century

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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Woman’s headdress, mid 19th Century. French made and worn in America. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

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Drinking Vessel in the Form of a Hen, 3rd quarter of the 16th century

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Drinking Vessel in the Form of a Hen, 3rd quarter of the 16th century

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Sake bottle shaped like an eggplant. Japan, 19th century

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Sake bottle shaped like an eggplant. Japan, 19th century

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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Incense burner in the shape of a goose, copper alloy, early 15th century, Ming dynasty China

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