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Dish with a king hunting lions. He is identified by his distinctive eagle crown as Hormizd II but his equipment suggests a later period . Iran, Sasanian dynasty, 400–600 AD. Silver gilt. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Dish with a king hunting lions. He is identified by his distinctive eagle crown as Hormizd II but his equipment suggests a later period . Iran, Sasanian dynasty, 400–600 AD. Silver gilt. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Brocaded velvet cover with sunbursts. Istanbul or Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman period, 17th c. velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Brocaded velvet cover with sunbursts. Istanbul or Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman period, 17th c. velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Pear-shaped vase. Attributed to Iran, Sasanian dynasty, 8th c AD. Silver; gilded and hammered . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Pear-shaped vase. Attributed to Iran, Sasanian dynasty, 8th c AD. Silver; gilded and hammered . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mat weight in the form of a bear. China, Western Han dynasty, 202 BC - 9 AD. Gilt bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mat weight in the form of a bear. China, Western Han dynasty, 202 BC - 9 AD. Gilt bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Dish with peafowls and peonies. China, Ming dynasty, Yongle mark and period . Carved red lacquer. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Dish with peafowls and peonies. China, Ming dynasty, Yongle mark and period . Carved red lacquer. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty but with false Jiajing period mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty but with false Jiajing period mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of 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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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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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Vanity case by House of Fabergé with Henrik Wigström, workmaster. Russia, ca. 1905-15. Silver, gold, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Caparisoned elephant. China, Liao dynasty, ca. 11th c. Gilt bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Caparisoned elephant. China, Liao dynasty, ca. 11th c. Gilt bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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4th century silver and mercury head of a king, Sasanian dynasty Iran.
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4th century silver and mercury head of a king, Sasanian dynasty Iran.
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Crown of Augustus III of Saxony, made for his coronation as a King of Poland. Created by Johann Köhler in Dresden in 1733. Gilded silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds . In collection of National Museum in Warsaw.
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Crown of Augustus III of Saxony, made for his coronation as a King of Poland. Created by Johann Köhler in Dresden in 1733. Gilded silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds . In collection of National Museum in Warsaw.
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"Two Rabbits in Winter" by Lü Ji . China, Ming dynasty, late 15th or early 16th c. Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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"Two Rabbits in Winter" by Lü Ji . China, Ming dynasty, late 15th or early 16th c. Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk. Loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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A Sassanian silver and gold dish from Iran, featuring a central female figure, likely Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water, fertility, and health. 400-600 CE, now part of the private Al Thani Collection in Paris
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A Sassanian silver and gold dish from Iran, featuring a central female figure, likely Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water, fertility, and health. 400-600 CE, now part of the private Al Thani Collection in Paris
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Bird with human head, possibly Hermes. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period, ca. 3rd-4th c AD. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Bird with human head, possibly Hermes. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period, ca. 3rd-4th c AD. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Incised piece of conch shell depicting a seated noble with a cigar in his mouth . Maya civilization, ca. 600-900 AD. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Incised piece of conch shell depicting a seated noble with a cigar in his mouth . Maya civilization, ca. 600-900 AD. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Kimono-shaped coverlet with Chinese lions and peonies. Japan, Edo period, late 17th c. Figured satin-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, tie-dyeing, and ink painting. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Kimono-shaped coverlet with Chinese lions and peonies. Japan, Edo period, late 17th c. Figured satin-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, tie-dyeing, and ink painting. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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