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Tipu's Tiger is an 18th-century musical automaton depicting a life-sized tiger mauling a European soldier

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Tipu's Tiger is an 18th-century musical automaton depicting a life-sized tiger mauling a European soldier

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Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century mechanica toy.It is carved from wood and depicts a life-sized tiger mauling a prostrate European man dressed as a British soldier

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Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century mechanica toy.It is carved from wood and depicts a life-sized tiger mauling a prostrate European man dressed as a British soldier

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Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century automaton created for Tipu Sultan. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger mauling a near life-size European man.

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Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century automaton created for Tipu Sultan. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger mauling a near life-size European man.

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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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Folding screen depicting two tigers in a bamboo grove. Japan, 17th century

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Folding screen depicting two tigers in a bamboo grove. Japan, 17th century

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Gilded copper plaque depicting a snow lion. Tibet, 17th century

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Gilded copper plaque depicting a snow lion. Tibet, 17th century

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Two folding screens depicting cranes. Japan, 18th century

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Two folding screens depicting cranes. Japan, 18th century

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Heart-shaped tray depicting animals. China, 18th century

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Heart-shaped tray depicting animals. China, 18th century

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Black and gold lacquered tray depicting a pine and persimmon tree by a river. Japan, 18th century

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Black and gold lacquered tray depicting a pine and persimmon tree by a river. 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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Ivory netsuke depicting a horse caught in a spider's web. Japan, 18th century

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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Ivory brush pot depicting a hunting scene. China, 18th century

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Ivory brush pot depicting a hunting scene. China, 18th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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Folding screens depicting chrysanthemums and autumnal plants. Japan, Edo period, 17th-18th century

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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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Lacquered tray depicting a landscape. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered tray depicting a landscape. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered seal box depicting Mongolian hunters. Ryūkyū Islands, Japan, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered seal box depicting Mongolian hunters. Ryūkyū Islands, Japan, 17th-18th century

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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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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Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century

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Lacquered dish with mother-of-pearl inlays, depicting antiquities. China, 17th-18th century

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