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Plaque depicting a man and dog. Egypt, Fatimid period, 11th-12th century AD

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Plaque depicting a man and dog. Egypt, Fatimid period, 11th-12th century AD

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Portrait of a woman. Faiyum, Egypt, Roman period, 3rd-4th century AD

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll depicting Benkei with many weapons. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Bugaku mask depicting a smiling old man. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Bugaku mask depicting a smiling old man. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Plaque with seated Buddhas. Myanmar, Pagan period, 11th-13th century AD

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Plaque with seated Buddhas. Myanmar, Pagan period, 11th-13th century AD

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Gilded copper plaque depicting a snow lion. Tibet, 17th century

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Gilded copper plaque depicting a snow lion. Tibet, 17th century

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Carte-de-visite depicting a Maori man. New Zealand, 19th century

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Carte-de-visite depicting a Maori man. New Zealand, 19th century

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Steel stirrups with red and gold lacquer depicting brushes. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Steel stirrups with red and gold lacquer depicting brushes. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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Painted walls at Alchi Monastery, depicting a mandala and Buddhas. Ladakh, India, 11th century AD

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Painted walls at Alchi Monastery, depicting a mandala and Buddhas. Ladakh, India, 11th century AD

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Gold belt plaque depicting fruits on a vine. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

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Gold belt plaque depicting fruits on a vine. China, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

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Glazed ceramic pillow depicting a mandarin duck. China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century AD

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Glazed ceramic pillow depicting a mandarin duck. China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century AD

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Plaque depicting a yakshi holding a crowned child with a visiting parrot. India, Shunga period, 1st century BC

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Plaque depicting a yakshi holding a crowned child with a visiting parrot. India, Shunga period, 1st century BC

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Plate depicting a Sassanid king at a feast , 6th or 7th century A.D, the

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Plate depicting a Sassanid king at a feast , 6th or 7th century A.D, the

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Folding screen depicting three flower carts. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Folding screen depicting three flower carts. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Netsuke depicting a monkey and chestnut. Japan, 19th century

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Netsuke depicting a monkey and chestnut. Japan, 19th century

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Tsuba depicting mantis and wheel. Japan, 18th century

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Tsuba depicting mantis and wheel. Japan, 18th century

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Lacquered book box depicting birds in a bamboo grove and Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Lacquered book box depicting birds in a bamboo grove and Tokugawa crest. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Gold perfume flask. Syria, Fatimid Caliphate, 11th century AD

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Gold perfume flask. Syria, Fatimid Caliphate, 11th century AD

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