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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century - Early 17th Century

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Moonstone Solitaire Ring Carved with Cameo Frog, Late 16th Century - Early 17th Century

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Medusa Cameo carved in “lava” , adorned with a gold frame. Italy, mid 19th century

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Medusa Cameo carved in “lava” , adorned with a gold frame. Italy, mid 19th century

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Memento Mori on a rosary from the early 16th century, carved ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Memento Mori on a rosary from the early 16th century, carved ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Soapstone cup with flowers. China, 17th century

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Soapstone cup with flowers. China, 17th century

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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A pietra dura table top from Rome. Made of hardstones, alabaster, and marble. Late 16th or early 17th century CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Plate with a Winged Putto on a Hobbyhorse, Early 16th Century Italy, Tin-glazed earthenware

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Plate with a Winged Putto on a Hobbyhorse, Early 16th Century Italy, Tin-glazed earthenware

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Knife with carved ivory handle. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

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Knife with carved ivory handle. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

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Memento Mori carved from ivory, hung from a rosary. Crafted in the 16th century.

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Memento Mori carved from ivory, hung from a rosary. Crafted in the 16th century.

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Ivory powder horn with carved animals. India, 17th century

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Ivory powder horn with carved animals. India, 17th century

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Ewer, Venice, Italy, late 16th century

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Ewer, Venice, Italy, late 16th century

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Pair of Ankle Shoes, Ottoman Empire, late 19th century –early 20th c., Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Pair of Ankle Shoes, Ottoman Empire, late 19th century –early 20th c., Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Gold ring with sapphire cabochon. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 14th century

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Gold ring with sapphire cabochon. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 14th century

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Agate cameo of an African woman from the Milan workshop of Girolamo Miseroni, late 16th century

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Agate cameo of an African woman from the Milan workshop of Girolamo Miseroni, late 16th century

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Anonymous . 'Ring with Celestial Motif,' late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum

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Anonymous . 'Ring with Celestial Motif,' late 18th century. gold, silver, enamel, diamonds. Walters Art Museum

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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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Greek terracotta figurine of a fox scratching its head, late 6th to early 5th century B.C.

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Greek terracotta figurine of a fox scratching its head, late 6th to early 5th century B.C.

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Reception hall with fountain and inlaid marble flooring, reconstructed. Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 17th century

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Reception hall with fountain and inlaid marble flooring, reconstructed. Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 17th century

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