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Stele engraved with the Prabhasa Mantra in Siddham script, at Niutsuhime Shrine. Katsuragi, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Stele engraved with the Prabhasa Mantra in Siddham script, at Niutsuhime Shrine. Katsuragi, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Tantō attributed to Masamune. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Tantō attributed to Masamune. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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The Nikkō Ichimonji, a famous sword owned by the Hōjō Clan. No signature. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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The Nikkō Ichimonji, a famous sword owned by the Hōjō Clan. No signature. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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Mask depicting a dragon king, used in Buddhist rituals. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD

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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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Sculpture of Raijin, the god of thunder. Sanjūsangen-dō, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Sculpture of Raijin, the god of thunder. Sanjūsangen-dō, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Sculpture of a guardian king. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Sculpture of a guardian king. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century

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Sculpture of a garuda, from Zaigai-ji Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century

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Sculpture of a garuda, from Zaigai-ji Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century

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Head of a short khakkhara . Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Head of a short khakkhara . Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century

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Maruhakayama Mound with sakura trees. At 105 meters in diameter, it is the largest circular burial mound in Japan. Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Maruhakayama Mound with sakura trees. At 105 meters in diameter, it is the largest circular burial mound in Japan. Kofun period, 6th century AD

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Bronze pen case with engraved surface. Iran, 13th century

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Bronze pen case with engraved surface. Iran, 13th century

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Articulated praying mantis. Japan, Meiji period, 19th century

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Articulated praying mantis. Japan, Meiji period, 19th century

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Cast bronze plaque with line-engraved Zaō Gongen, now housed at Nishiarai Daishi Soji-ji in Tokyo, Japan. Heian period, 1001 CE

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Cast bronze plaque with line-engraved Zaō Gongen, now housed at Nishiarai Daishi Soji-ji in Tokyo, Japan. Heian period, 1001 CE

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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An Anglo-Saxon agate finger-ring engraved with a runic inscription around the outside. 8th-10th century CE, now housed at the British Museum

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Sake bottle with pine, bamboo and plum. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Sake bottle with pine, bamboo and plum. Japan, Edo period, 17th century

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Statue of Kisshōten holding a cintamani jewel, from Sanjūsangen-dō Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 12th-13th century AD

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Statue of Kisshōten holding a cintamani jewel, from Sanjūsangen-dō Temple. Japan, Kamakura period, 12th-13th century AD

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Sword engraved with images of Acala and dragon. Japan, Momoyama period, 1598

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Sword engraved with images of Acala and dragon. Japan, Momoyama period, 1598

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Plaque with seated Buddhas. Myanmar, Pagan period, 11th-13th century AD

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Plaque with seated Buddhas. Myanmar, Pagan period, 11th-13th century AD

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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Doll of lord Katō Kiyomasa in gold armor. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of lord Katō Kiyomasa in gold armor. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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