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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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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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Carved canoe ornament. New Zealand, Maori peoples, 18th century

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Carved canoe ornament. New Zealand, Maori peoples, 18th century

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Netsuke depicting an octopus in a pot. Japan, 19th century

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Netsuke depicting an octopus in a pot. 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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Netsuke depicting the Seven Lucky Gods. Japan, 19th century

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Netsuke depicting the Seven Lucky Gods. Japan, 19th century

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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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Tea bowl depicting a spiny lobster, made by Minpei Kashu. Japan, 19th century

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Tea bowl depicting a spiny lobster, made by Minpei Kashu. Japan, 19th century

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Brisé fan depicting birds on branches. China, 19th century

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Brisé fan depicting birds on branches. China, 19th century

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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Ivory carvings of a nobleman and noblewoman. India, 19th century

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Ivory carvings of a nobleman and noblewoman. India, 19th century

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Relief depicting a male deity. Quang Nam, Vietnam, Cham states, 8th-10th century AD

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Relief depicting a male deity. Quang Nam, Vietnam, Cham states, 8th-10th century AD

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Ivory netsuke depicting a horse caught in a spider's web. Japan, 18th century

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Ivory netsuke depicting a horse caught in a spider's web. Japan, 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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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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A 12th century CE mosaic at the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, depicting a leopard

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A 12th century CE mosaic at the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, depicting a leopard

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Carving of a wasp nest with larvae. Japan, 19th century

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Carving of a wasp nest with larvae. Japan, 19th century

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Carriage cushion cover depicting two reindeers. Sweden, 19th century

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Carriage cushion cover depicting two reindeers. Sweden, 19th century

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a horse. Now part of a private collection

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An 18th century CE Japanese ivory netsuke depicting a horse. Now part of a private collection

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Carved coquilla nut depicting animals. South America, 16th century

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Carved coquilla nut depicting animals. South America, 16th century

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