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Ritual wine container in shape of owl, late Shang Dynasty. Smithsonian collection.

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Ritual wine container in shape of owl, late Shang Dynasty. Smithsonian collection.

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An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel , Late Shang dynasty, 1250–c. 1046 BC,

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An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel , Late Shang dynasty, 1250–c. 1046 BC,

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Ritual bronze wine ewer with masks, dragons, birds, tigers, elephants, fish, snakes, and humans. Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE. Part of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Asian Art

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Ritual bronze wine ewer with masks, dragons, birds, tigers, elephants, fish, snakes, and humans. Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE. Part of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Asian Art

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Bronze wine container with bird patterns. China, Shang dynasty, 1250–1046 BC

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Bronze wine container with bird patterns. China, Shang dynasty, 1250–1046 BC

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Tubular chariot fitting with rabbits. China, Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100-1050 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Tubular chariot fitting with rabbits. China, Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100-1050 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Bronze container lid with three tigers. China, Shang dynasty, 1200-1100 BC

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Bronze container lid with three tigers. China, Shang dynasty, 1200-1100 BC

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Pillow in the shape of a recumbent child in white glaze, Northern Song dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Pillow in the shape of a recumbent child in white glaze, Northern Song dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

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Cocoon-shaped flask. China, Qin or Western Han dynasty, late 3rd to 1st century BC. Buff earthenware with polychrome pigments. Art Institute of Chicago collection

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Cocoon-shaped flask. China, Qin or Western Han dynasty, late 3rd to 1st century BC. Buff earthenware with polychrome pigments. Art Institute of Chicago collection

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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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Ritual wine vessel in the form of a ram. China, Shang dynasty, 1300s-1100s BC. Bronze. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Ritual wine vessel in the form of a ram. China, Shang dynasty, 1300s-1100s BC. Bronze. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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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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13,000-year-old Clovis stone points from the Drake Cache of Colorado. Now part of the Smithsonian Institution collection in Washington, D.C.

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13,000-year-old Clovis stone points from the Drake Cache of Colorado. Now part of the Smithsonian Institution collection in Washington, D.C.

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Woman on horseback. China, Tang dynasty, 8th c AD. Clay. RISD Museum collection

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Woman on horseback. China, Tang dynasty, 8th c AD. Clay. RISD Museum collection

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Bronze wine warmer on three legs. China, Shang dynasty, 1250-1200 BC

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Bronze wine warmer on three legs. China, Shang dynasty, 1250-1200 BC

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Porcelain vase with langyao red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign . Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection

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Porcelain vase with langyao red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign . Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection

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