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Winged demon, thought to be from a column. China, Northern Qi dynasty . Limestone. Nelson Atkins Museum of Art collection

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Winged demon, thought to be from a column. China, Northern Qi dynasty . Limestone. Nelson Atkins Museum of Art collection

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A limestone sculpture of the Cosmic Buddha Vairochana draped in robes portraying the Realms of Existence. Northern Qi dynasty, 550–577 CE, from China, now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

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A limestone sculpture of the Cosmic Buddha Vairochana draped in robes portraying the Realms of Existence. Northern Qi dynasty, 550–577 CE, from China, now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

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Fragmentary ear stela dedicated to Ptah. Egypt, dynasty 19-20, ca. 1295-1070 BC. Limestone. Newark Museum of Art collection

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Fragmentary ear stela dedicated to Ptah. Egypt, dynasty 19-20, ca. 1295-1070 BC. Limestone. Newark 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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Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration . Northern China, 13th or 14th c . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration . Northern China, 13th or 14th c . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Plum blossom wall hanging from a set of four wall hangings with flowers of the seasons. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 17th-19th c. Forged iron with wood frame. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Plum blossom wall hanging from a set of four wall hangings with flowers of the seasons. China, Qing dynasty, ca. 17th-19th c. Forged iron with wood frame. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Qing Dynasty Women Court Vest , China, 1750-1755 CE. Collection of V&A Museum, London

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Qing Dynasty Women Court Vest , China, 1750-1755 CE. Collection of V&A Museum, London

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Tomb brick with dragon. China, Warring States period, 3rd c BC. Gray pottery with incised decoration. Nelson Atkins Museum of Art collection

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Tomb brick with dragon. China, Warring States period, 3rd c BC. Gray pottery with incised decoration. Nelson Atkins Museum of Art collection

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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China

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A jade bear-shaped weight, unearthed from one of the Tombs of the Chu Kings at Jiangsu Province. Western Han Dynasty , now housed at the Xuzhou Museum in China

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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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Porcelain vase with langyao red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign . Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection

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Porcelain vase with langyao red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign . Museum of Fine Arts, Houston collection

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Four earthenware pigs with remains of slip and pigment, possibly burial offerings. China, Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 386-534 AD. Godwin-Ternbach Museum collection

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Four earthenware pigs with remains of slip and pigment, possibly burial offerings. China, Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 386-534 AD. Godwin-Ternbach Museum collection

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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Some of the collection of gold ornaments and vessels, made during the Ming Dynasty , and now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi'an, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China

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A 2nd century BCE bamboo chest from the Western Han Dynasty, unearthed from one of the Mawangdui Tombs. Now housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum in China

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A 2nd century BCE bamboo chest from the Western Han Dynasty, unearthed from one of the Mawangdui Tombs. Now housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum in China

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Snuff dish in the form of a peach made using a sherd of ancient jun-glazed stoneware, with pewter rim. China, Qing dynasty, 19th c. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Snuff dish in the form of a peach made using a sherd of ancient jun-glazed stoneware, with pewter rim. China, Qing dynasty, 19th c. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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A large wooden puppet unearthed from a Western Han Dynasty wooden coffin in Daishu, China. 206 BCE-9 CE, now housed at the Qingdao Museum

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A large wooden puppet unearthed from a Western Han Dynasty wooden coffin in Daishu, China. 206 BCE-9 CE, now housed at the Qingdao Museum

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China

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A conical bowl with interior of fish swimming amid waves. Yaozhou ware, Northern Song Dynasty , now housed at the National Museum of China

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A conical bowl with interior of fish swimming amid waves. Yaozhou ware, Northern Song Dynasty , now housed at the National Museum of China

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Ceramic lamp holders in the form of lions, from the Kinmen Fengshizi gate. Late Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Quanzhou Museum in China

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Ceramic lamp holders in the form of lions, from the Kinmen Fengshizi gate. Late Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Quanzhou Museum in China

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