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Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Mule-head attachment for a banqueting couch. Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd c BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Bronze rooster. Greek or Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bronze rooster. Greek or Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-1st c BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Bird with human head, possibly Hermes. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period, ca. 3rd-4th c AD. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Bird with human head, possibly Hermes. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period, ca. 3rd-4th c AD. 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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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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Aryballos in the form of a monkey. East Greek, probably Milesian, ca. 580 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Aryballos in the form of a monkey. East Greek, probably Milesian, ca. 580 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Satyr with child Dionysus. Greek or Hellenistic, possibly Alexandria, Egypt, 2nd c BC. Marble. More pics in museum link in comments. Walters Art Museum collection

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Satyr with child Dionysus. Greek or Hellenistic, possibly Alexandria, Egypt, 2nd c BC. Marble. More pics in museum link in comments. Walters Art Museum collection

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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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Dancing satyr element for the game kottabos, which involved flinging wine sediment from the bottom of the cup at a target. Etruscan, ca. 470-450 BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Dancing satyr element for the game kottabos, which involved flinging wine sediment from the bottom of the cup at a target. Etruscan, ca. 470-450 BC. Bronze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Trefoil oinochoe with black figure decoration depicting Europa and the bull. Greek, Attic, ca. 530 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Trefoil oinochoe with black figure decoration depicting Europa and the bull. Greek, Attic, ca. 530 BC. Ceramic. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Grave stele fragment with hoplite battle scene. Greek, Attic, ca. 390 BC. Marble. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Grave stele fragment with hoplite battle scene. Greek, Attic, ca. 390 BC. Marble. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Brocaded velvet cover with sunbursts. Istanbul or Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman period, 17th c. velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Brocaded velvet cover with sunbursts. Istanbul or Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman period, 17th c. velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Polychrome faience vessel . Egypt, Ptolemaic dynasty, 2nd c BC. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Polychrome faience vessel . Egypt, Ptolemaic dynasty, 2nd c BC. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Terracotta piggy bank. Java, Majapahit dynasty, 14th-15th c. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Terracotta piggy bank. Java, Majapahit dynasty, 14th-15th c. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Ceramic aryballos in the form of a helmeted head. East Greek, possibly Rhodian, ca. 600-570 BC. Penn Museum collection

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Ceramic aryballos in the form of a helmeted head. East Greek, possibly Rhodian, ca. 600-570 BC. Penn Museum collection

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Oinochoe with figure of a Siren playing a sambuca, Greek, Late Classical Period, Attica, late 5th–4th century BC. Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Oinochoe with figure of a Siren playing a sambuca, Greek, Late Classical Period, Attica, late 5th–4th century BC. Currently in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Bust of a horse. Villanovan culture, Italy, 8th c BC. Terracotta. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Bust of a horse. Villanovan culture, Italy, 8th c BC. Terracotta. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Reclining figure. Stone with traces of pigment. Veracruz, Mexico, ca. 300-600 AD. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Reclining figure. Stone with traces of pigment. Veracruz, Mexico, ca. 300-600 AD. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Tubular chariot fitting with rabbits. China, Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100-1050 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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Tubular chariot fitting with rabbits. China, Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100-1050 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection

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