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Votive plaque with dedication inscription and outstretched hand holding an oil lamp dish. Wadi Bayhan, Yemen, ca. 100-50 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection. More info in comments
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Votive plaque with dedication inscription and outstretched hand holding an oil lamp dish. Wadi Bayhan, Yemen, ca. 100-50 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection. More info in comments
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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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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Spouted vessel in the form of an elephant with masks , dragons, and snakes . China, late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, ca. 1100 BC. Bronze. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Nephrite jade ceremonial axe with bronze handle decorated with turquoise inlay and mask and cicada motifs. China, Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BC; reportedly excavated in Anyang, Henan province. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Nephrite jade ceremonial axe with bronze handle decorated with turquoise inlay and mask and cicada motifs. China, Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BC; reportedly excavated in Anyang, Henan province. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Bull’s head funerary stela. Wadi Bayhan, ancient Qataban kingdom, Yemen, early 1st c AD. Calcite-alabaster. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Bull’s head funerary stela. Wadi Bayhan, ancient Qataban kingdom, Yemen, early 1st c AD. Calcite-alabaster. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.
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Egyptian gold ring with a cat. Made around 1070-712 BC, the ring is now in the collection of the British Museum.
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"Old plum" by Ike Gyokuran , who was a rare acclaimed female painter in Edo-era Japan. Folding screen with ink and light color on paper. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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"Old plum" by Ike Gyokuran , who was a rare acclaimed female painter in Edo-era Japan. Folding screen with ink and light color on paper. National Museum of Asian Art collection
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Hanukkah lamp made in 1946 at a children's home in France by Maurice Farhi, a 14 or 15-year old who had been orphaned in the Holocaust, surviving in hiding. Carved wood and ink. See inscription detail in comments. The Jewish Museum collection
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Hanukkah lamp made in 1946 at a children's home in France by Maurice Farhi, a 14 or 15-year old who had been orphaned in the Holocaust, surviving in hiding. Carved wood and ink. See inscription detail in comments. The Jewish Museum collection
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Vichten mosaic with theme of Homer and the nine Muses in National Museum of History and Art, Luxembourg, 2nd quarter 3rd century, 10.36x5.92 m, for more info see the comments
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Vichten mosaic with theme of Homer and the nine Muses in National Museum of History and Art, Luxembourg, 2nd quarter 3rd century, 10.36x5.92 m, for more info see the comments
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A bronze bottle with an Arabic inscription, probably a Persian import, found in a woman’s grave in Aska, Sweden. 800-1000 CE, Viking Age, now housed at the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm
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A bronze bottle with an Arabic inscription, probably a Persian import, found in a woman’s grave in Aska, Sweden. 800-1000 CE, Viking Age, now housed at the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm
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A bronze openwork plaque with winged mythical creatures, unearthed at Kalmakareh in Iran. 800 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran
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A bronze openwork plaque with winged mythical creatures, unearthed at Kalmakareh in Iran. 800 BCE, now housed at the National Museum of Iran
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White-ground ceramic lekythos with the virgin huntress Atalanta pursued by Eros and Erotes. Greek, Attic, ca. 500-490 BC; decoration attributed to the vase painter Douris. More pics in museum link in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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White-ground ceramic lekythos with the virgin huntress Atalanta pursued by Eros and Erotes. Greek, Attic, ca. 500-490 BC; decoration attributed to the vase painter Douris. More pics in museum link in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea
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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea
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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea
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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea
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The Langstrup Belt Plate is a 3400-year-old bronze belt plate with a diameter of 28 cm, which was found in 1879 in a bog in North Zealand, Denmark. Now housed at the National Museum in Copenhagen
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The Langstrup Belt Plate is a 3400-year-old bronze belt plate with a diameter of 28 cm, which was found in 1879 in a bog in North Zealand, Denmark. Now housed at the National Museum in Copenhagen
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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Painting of Shakyamuni emerging from the mountains by an unidentified Southern Song dynasty artist, dated 1244. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. See inscription translation in comments. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Gladiator helmet made of bronze and silver, originating from the gladiatorial barracks in Pompeii, Campania, dated between AD 50-75. Collection: Louvre Museum.
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Gladiator helmet made of bronze and silver, originating from the gladiatorial barracks in Pompeii, Campania, dated between AD 50-75. Collection: Louvre Museum.
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An arrowhead, made of bronze, with Phoenician inscription; it bears the name 'Zakarbaal'. From Beqaa valley, Lebanon , 11th c. BCE ca. Housed at the Beirut museum
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An arrowhead, made of bronze, with Phoenician inscription; it bears the name 'Zakarbaal'. From Beqaa valley, Lebanon , 11th c. BCE ca. Housed at the Beirut museum
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Bronze Brazier with Demon Face Decoration. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 11th–12th century AD. Medium: cast bronze with openwork and incised ornament. Collection: National Museum of Korea, Seoul. Designation: National Treasure No. 145
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Bronze Brazier with Demon Face Decoration. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 11th–12th century AD. Medium: cast bronze with openwork and incised ornament. Collection: National Museum of Korea, Seoul. Designation: National Treasure No. 145
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