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A cabinet with coromandel laquer and renaissance inspired details. Italy, 19th century.

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A cabinet with coromandel laquer and renaissance inspired details. Italy, 19th century.

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Teak cabinet with ebony and ivory inlays. India, 16th century

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Teak cabinet with ebony and ivory inlays. India, 16th century

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Renaissance cutlery set made out of coral, silver, brass and gold. Venice, late 16th century

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Renaissance cutlery set made out of coral, silver, brass and gold. Venice, late 16th century

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Gold and amethyst parure. Florence, Italy, 19th century

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Gold and amethyst parure. Florence, Italy, 19th century

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An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.

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An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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A woman and her deer pet, 19th century Iran by unknown court artist,

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A woman and her deer pet, 19th century Iran by unknown court artist,

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Two silvered nail covers, Qing dynasty, 19th Century. Richly decorated with pearls, enamels, and different stones

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Two silvered nail covers, Qing dynasty, 19th Century. Richly decorated with pearls, enamels, and different stones

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Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE.

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Ancient Roman silver amphora decorated with Bacchic scenes, c. 2nd century CE.

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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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Cabinet with dragons and shachihoko, and scenery in gold lacquer. Japan, 1880

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Cabinet with dragons and shachihoko, and scenery in gold lacquer. Japan, 1880

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Dance wand with metal jingles, and drum. United States, Sioux peoples, 19th century

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Dance wand with metal jingles, and drum. United States, Sioux peoples, 19th century

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A 1st century CE Roman gold catena loop-in-loop chain from Pompeii in Italy

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A 1st century CE Roman gold catena loop-in-loop chain from Pompeii in Italy

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A 19th century CE Chinese carved ivory letter rack

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A 19th century CE Chinese carved ivory letter rack

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A 19th-century Japanese fireman’s coat decorated with a spider hovering over an abandoned Go board

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A 19th-century Japanese fireman’s coat decorated with a spider hovering over an abandoned Go board

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A Tibetan rug with a skeleton, skulls and severed human heads. Handspun wool. Tibet, 19th/20th century

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A Tibetan rug with a skeleton, skulls and severed human heads. Handspun wool. Tibet, 19th/20th century

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Renaissance pageant shield. The exterior is decorate with scenes of Roman history and mythology, c. 1535

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Renaissance pageant shield. The exterior is decorate with scenes of Roman history and mythology, c. 1535

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America 19th century Indian/Middle eastern Inspired Silver Pitcher Tiffany and Co

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America 19th century Indian/Middle eastern Inspired Silver Pitcher Tiffany and Co

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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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'Sarasa with Figures, Birds, and Fantastic Animals' produced for the Japanese market.India, late 17th–early 18th century.

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'Sarasa with Figures, Birds, and Fantastic Animals' produced for the Japanese market.India, late 17th–early 18th century.

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