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Tamon-ten, Guardian of the North, one of a set of four Shitenno Japan C 12th Century.Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.

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Tamon-ten, Guardian of the North, one of a set of four Shitenno Japan C 12th Century.Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.

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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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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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A 12th century CE stone sculpture of naga-enthroned Buddha, now housed at the Bangkok National Museum in Thailand

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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Bracelet from the Elamite period , a combination of gold and agate, kept at the National Museum of Iran.

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Su Hanchen, Children Playing on a Winter Day, 12th century, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Su Hanchen, Children Playing on a Winter Day, 12th century, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Silk Lace and Linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Silk Lace and Linen shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Image of Narasimha assassinating the demon Hirnyakashapu,8th century,national museum delhi india

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Image of Narasimha assassinating the demon Hirnyakashapu,8th century,national museum delhi india

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A 19th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a scene from the Noh Play "Takasago". Now housed at Tokyo National Museum

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A 19th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a scene from the Noh Play "Takasago". Now housed at Tokyo National Museum

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Shallow tea bowl named Tagoto no Tsuki by Raku Tannyu, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1811-1845. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Shallow tea bowl named Tagoto no Tsuki by Raku Tannyu, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1811-1845. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Tea bowl with pine motif by Raku Keinyu XI, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1845-1871. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Tea bowl with pine motif by Raku Keinyu XI, Kyoto, Japan, ca. 1845-1871. Earthenware with Black Raku glaze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Vichten mosaic with theme of Homer and the nine Muses in National Museum of History and Art, Luxembourg, 2nd quarter 3rd century, 10.36x5.92 m, for more info see the comments

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Vichten mosaic with theme of Homer and the nine Muses in National Museum of History and Art, Luxembourg, 2nd quarter 3rd century, 10.36x5.92 m, for more info see the comments

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A set of ten carved jade eggplant-style snuff bottles placed in an octagonal wooden box. Qing dynasty, 18th century CE, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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A set of ten carved jade eggplant-style snuff bottles placed in an octagonal wooden box. Qing dynasty, 18th century CE, now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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Gong Held by Oni in Wood and Lacquer, Japan,19th Century, the Met Museum

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Gong Held by Oni in Wood and Lacquer, Japan,19th Century, the Met Museum

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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A gold plaque from Java, depicting Vishnu and Garuda. 9th century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Indonesia

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Statue of a gate guardian deity at Kinpusen-ji Temple, Japan, 14th century AD

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Statue of a gate guardian deity at Kinpusen-ji Temple, Japan, 14th century AD

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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A gold ornament with an image of Eros and Psyche. From Taxila in Pakistan, 1st century BCE-1st century CE, now housed at the National Museum of Pakistan

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11th-century Japanese wooden sculpture depicting the eccentric Chinese monk Priest Baozhi .Kyoto National Museum

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11th-century Japanese wooden sculpture depicting the eccentric Chinese monk Priest Baozhi .Kyoto National Museum

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