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Mid-19th century Nihang Sikh dastar from Lahore. Cotton over a wicker frame and steel overlaid with gold Chakram .

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Mid-19th century Nihang Sikh dastar from Lahore. Cotton over a wicker frame and steel overlaid with gold Chakram .

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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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Dagger with Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Iranian. Steel, copper alloy, enamel, gold, glass

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Dagger with Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Iranian. Steel, copper alloy, enamel, gold, glass

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"Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maple with Poem Slips", a six-panel folding screen made of ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. From Japan, mid- 17th century CE

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"Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maple with Poem Slips", a six-panel folding screen made of ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. From Japan, mid- 17th century CE

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Medusa Cameo carved in “lava” , adorned with a gold frame. Italy, mid 19th century

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Medusa Cameo carved in “lava” , adorned with a gold frame. Italy, mid 19th century

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French dagger with a skeleton — ‘Handle of Death,’ 19th century.

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French dagger with a skeleton — ‘Handle of Death,’ 19th century.

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19th Century German Lidded Beer Stein Made from Ivory and Silver.

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19th Century German Lidded Beer Stein Made from Ivory and Silver.

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A Newspaper Advertisement From Late 19th Century Of An 18 Year Old Man Looking For A Wife

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A Newspaper Advertisement From Late 19th Century Of An 18 Year Old Man Looking For A Wife

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A set of six gold cups and an ewer, 7th-10th century CE, from China

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A set of six gold cups and an ewer, 7th-10th century CE, from China

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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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Stoneware bowl with gold lacquer repairs. China, 12th-14th century, repairs 19th century

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Stoneware bowl with gold lacquer repairs. China, 12th-14th century, repairs 19th century

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Silver beer mug with dragon handle and Garuda motif. Tibet, 19th century

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Silver beer mug with dragon handle and Garuda motif. Tibet, 19th century

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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Pear. Iran, 19th c. Steel inlaid with gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Pear. Iran, 19th c. Steel inlaid with gold. Loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Bronze animals with silver and gold inlays. China, Warring States, 4th century BC

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Bronze animals with silver and gold inlays. China, Warring States, 4th century BC

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"Snuff Bottle with a Lid and a Spoon" Qing dynasty, 19th century. Material: porcelain, coloured glaze

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"Snuff Bottle with a Lid and a Spoon" Qing dynasty, 19th century. Material: porcelain, coloured glaze

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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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Scroll decorated with gold and silver flakes, containing chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 13th century

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Scroll decorated with gold and silver flakes, containing chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 13th century

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Pichangatti with silver sheath and handle. India, 19th century

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Pichangatti with silver sheath and handle. India, 19th century

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