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Detail from Emperor Qianlong's New Year's Day Pleasures Scroll which shows Qianlong's concubines/consorts - unknown artist, 18th century, The Palace Museum, Beijing
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Detail from Emperor Qianlong's New Year's Day Pleasures Scroll which shows Qianlong's concubines/consorts - unknown artist, 18th century, The Palace Museum, Beijing
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Anonymous Courtlady, presumably a concubine of Qianlong Emperor. 18th Century, Qing China. ©The Palace Museum.
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Anonymous Courtlady, presumably a concubine of Qianlong Emperor. 18th Century, Qing China. ©The Palace Museum.
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Detail from the silk painting "Emperor Qianlong Enjoying Himself in the Palace". The concubines depicted may be Consort Shu, Consort Wan, Consort Ying, Consort Qing and Consort Ling - painted by Jin Tingbiao
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Detail from the silk painting "Emperor Qianlong Enjoying Himself in the Palace". The concubines depicted may be Consort Shu, Consort Wan, Consort Ying, Consort Qing and Consort Ling - painted by Jin Tingbiao
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Silk painting depicting two consorts of the Qianlong emperor, identified as Consort Ling and Consort Ying - Attributed to Wang Zhicheng and Wang Youxue, among others, 1760s
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Silk painting depicting two consorts of the Qianlong emperor, identified as Consort Ling and Consort Ying - Attributed to Wang Zhicheng and Wang Youxue, among others, 1760s
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A gilt copper round box with openwork decoration of leaf scrolls and dragon. From the reign of the Emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing China
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A gilt copper round box with openwork decoration of leaf scrolls and dragon. From the reign of the Emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing China
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The stationery box of the emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The piece of furniture can be a table when opened and a box when folded
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The stationery box of the emperor Qianlong , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The piece of furniture can be a table when opened and a box when folded
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"La Concubine" by Jean Denis Attiret. Believed to depict Step Empress Nara , who was almost entirely erased from history by the Qianlong Emperor after cutting her hair. Oil on paper. China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Reign, 1750. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Dole, France
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"La Concubine" by Jean Denis Attiret. Believed to depict Step Empress Nara , who was almost entirely erased from history by the Qianlong Emperor after cutting her hair. Oil on paper. China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Reign, 1750. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Dole, France
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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi
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A 1st century BCE gold earring from Taxila, in Pakistan. Now housed at the National Museum in New Delhi
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A 4th century CE Roman mosaic from the villa of Pompeianus, in Algeria, representing the estate and the owner's horses. The bottom picture shows a detail from the mosaic, which depicts a race horse and an inscription which says "Whether you win or not, we love you Polidoxus"
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A 4th century CE Roman mosaic from the villa of Pompeianus, in Algeria, representing the estate and the owner's horses. The bottom picture shows a detail from the mosaic, which depicts a race horse and an inscription which says "Whether you win or not, we love you Polidoxus"
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The Warren Cup is a unique, silver, Roman cup from the beginning of the 1st century CE, which depicts two homoerotic scenes. Its name comes from the name of the first contemporary owner, art collector Edward Perry Warren.
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The Warren Cup is a unique, silver, Roman cup from the beginning of the 1st century CE, which depicts two homoerotic scenes. Its name comes from the name of the first contemporary owner, art collector Edward Perry Warren.
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Japanese ivory netsuke in the shape of a man heralding the New Year, Edo period, 18th-19th century, Bern History Museum. In Japanese art, netsuke are wooden or ivory figurines used as a fastener to secure pouches or other items on the belt.
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Japanese ivory netsuke in the shape of a man heralding the New Year, Edo period, 18th-19th century, Bern History Museum. In Japanese art, netsuke are wooden or ivory figurines used as a fastener to secure pouches or other items on the belt.
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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
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Jade tablets with poem by the Qianlong Emperor in gold. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
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Jade tablets with poem by the Qianlong Emperor in gold. China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
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Selection of early 20th century highland New Guinea penis sheaths from the Penn Museum collection. Once part of the everyday dress, this clothing is still sometimes worn on formal or festive occasions.
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Selection of early 20th century highland New Guinea penis sheaths from the Penn Museum collection. Once part of the everyday dress, this clothing is still sometimes worn on formal or festive occasions.
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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum
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Bust showing a Roman, probably from the beginning of the 2nd century CE - the reign of Emperor Caracalla. This is indicated by the hairstyle and beard. The artifact is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles .
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Bust showing a Roman, probably from the beginning of the 2nd century CE - the reign of Emperor Caracalla. This is indicated by the hairstyle and beard. The artifact is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles .
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Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
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Turkish Dagger and Sheath from the 18th century currently kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
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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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A stout barkcloth coloured red and black in painted design of lines, triangles, and zigzags. From Hawaii, 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum
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A stout barkcloth coloured red and black in painted design of lines, triangles, and zigzags. From Hawaii, 18th century CE, now housed at the British Museum
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