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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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Ceremonial jade axe with bronze handle and turquoise inlays. China, Shang dynasty, 1200 BC
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Ceremonial jade axe with bronze handle and turquoise inlays. China, Shang dynasty, 1200 BC
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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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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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Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations . Qijia culture, northwest China, ca. 2000-1700 BC. Nephrite jade. Only 2mm thick. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations . Qijia culture, northwest China, ca. 2000-1700 BC. Nephrite jade. Only 2mm thick. Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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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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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China
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A gold horse harness with jade decoration from the Liao Dynasty , unearthed from the joint tomb of princess Chen and her consort in Inner Mongolia. Now housed at the Capital Museum in Beijing, China
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A bronze helmet with animal mask pattern, and a bronze broadsword with cicada pattern, both unearthed in 1989 from the Dayangzhou Chengjia site. 1200 BCE, Wucheng culture, now housed at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum in China
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A bronze helmet with animal mask pattern, and a bronze broadsword with cicada pattern, both unearthed in 1989 from the Dayangzhou Chengjia site. 1200 BCE, Wucheng culture, now housed at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum in China
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Carved ivory cup inlaid with turquoise, from the Tomb of Fu Hao, one of the wives of King Wu Ding. Near Anyang, Henan Province China
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Carved ivory cup inlaid with turquoise, from the Tomb of Fu Hao, one of the wives of King Wu Ding. Near Anyang, Henan Province China
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Portrait head of an older woman with hairnet. Roman, ca. 98-117 AD , discovered in 1879 at Chiavenna near Lake Como. Bronze with silver inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection
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Portrait head of an older woman with hairnet. Roman, ca. 98-117 AD , discovered in 1879 at Chiavenna near Lake Como. Bronze with silver inlay. Princeton University Art Museum collection
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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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Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration . Northern China, 13th or 14th c . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration . Northern China, 13th or 14th c . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Small bronze bird with turquoise inlays. Zhaigou, China, Shang dynasty, 1300-1200 BC
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Small bronze bird with turquoise inlays. Zhaigou, China, Shang dynasty, 1300-1200 BC
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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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Porcelain bowl with incised decoration of plum blossom and crescent moon under celadon glaze. China, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–14th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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Porcelain bowl with incised decoration of plum blossom and crescent moon under celadon glaze. China, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–14th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum
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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum
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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China
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A gold ewer decorated with a dragon and lion playing with a ball, Ming dynasty, 1601 CE, now housed at the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian, China
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Ritual bronze wine ewer with masks, dragons, birds, tigers, elephants, fish, snakes, and humans. Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE. Part of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Asian Art
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Ritual bronze wine ewer with masks, dragons, birds, tigers, elephants, fish, snakes, and humans. Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE. Part of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Asian Art
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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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Pillow in the shape of a recumbent child in white glaze, Northern Song dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Pillow in the shape of a recumbent child in white glaze, Northern Song dynasty , Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
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