1,280 Free Photos of Early Century

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Coat, Mangal Pashtun people, Afghanistan, view 1, early to mid 20th century, wool, cotton, silk, metal thread, glass and plastic beads - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00922
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Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha - Enlightenment - Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, Gandhara, schist - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05124
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Bowl with seated musician, Syria, Ayyubid period, late 12th or early 13th century, earthenware with overglaze luster painting - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04038
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Basket, Hupa people, Southern California, late 19th to early 20th century, twined tule root and bear grass - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01863
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Bowl with chinoiserie landscape, and a bird on a rock (interior), black seal-mark on base, Iran, probably Kirman, early 17th century, underglaze-painted stonepaste - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC04791
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Shinto Deity in the Guise of the Monk Kyeja, view 1, 11th to early 12 century, Japan, wood with traces of pigment - Art Institute of Chicago - DSC00138
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Six-pointed star, Iran, early 13th century AD, stone-paste painted overglaze with luster - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05288
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Shakyamuni Buddha, China, Tang dynasty, early 8th century AD, sandstone, wood, pigment, gilding - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09323
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Hip ornament representing the head of a Benin court official, unknown artist(s), attributed to the early 18th century, brass and iron - Hood Museum of Art - DSC09155
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Lamp stand in the shape of 'bamboo transforming into dragon' and auspicious animals, for ritual use, early 20th century, carved wood - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05573
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Offering dish for royal domestic use in Hue, Nguyen dynasty, 19th to early 20th century, enamel on bronze - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05633
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Pedestal, Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Monk, view 7, Dong Duang, late 9th to early 10th century, Quang Nam - Museum of Cham Sculpture - Danang, Vietnam - DSC01801
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Water Jar with lotus blossom design, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century, underglaze blue with light blue glaze - Tokyo National Museum - DSC06032
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Shawl, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, view 2, late 19th to early 20th century, silk, gold thread - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00969
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Coat, Mangal Pashtun people, Afghanistan, view 2, early to mid 20th century, wool, cotton, silk, metal thread, glass and plastic beads - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00923
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Buddhist stele fragment, side 2 of 4, China, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, limestone, traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09386
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Case containing royal ordinance, Nguyen dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, lacquered wood - Museum of Vietnamese History - Ho Chi Minh City - DSC05950
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Headdress, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, silver, shell, plastic, glass, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00080
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Jizo Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha), Japan, Heian period, late 10th to early 11th century, wood - Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY - DSC08463
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Mask for Do, Ivory Coast, Ligbi people, early 20th century, wood, pigment, vegetable fiber - De Young Museum - DSC01050
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Hat, Naskapi, collected by William B. Cabot in early 20th century - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC05461
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Headdress, Nigeria, Cross River, Ejagham or Ekoi people, early 20th century, wood, antelope skin, wool, pigment, woven vegetable basketry - De Young Museum - DSC01086
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Mandarin boots and shoes, Nguyen dynasty, 19th to early 20th century, gilded metal - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05598
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Twin commemorative figures, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century, wood, cowrie shells, cloth, beads - De Young Museum - DSC01075
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The Man of Sorrows, Venice, early 16th century, brass - Bode-Museum - DSC02530
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Wedding blouse (cholo), Lohana community, Hyderabad, Sindh, Parkistan, view 1, early to mid 20th century, cotton, silk, glass mirrors, metal sequins - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00987
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Waist Pendant with Oba and Two Attendants, Edo people, Benin, Edo state, Nigeria, mid 16th to early 17th century, copper alloy - Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY - DSC08519
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Buddhist stele fragment, side 4 of 4, China, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, limestone, traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09388
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Buddhist stele fragment, side 3 of 4, China, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, limestone, traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09387
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Bowl with horseman, Mina'i ware, Central Iran, Seljuk period, late 12th or early 13th century, earthenware with polychrome enamels over white glaze - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04024
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Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha - First Sermon at the Deer Park in Sarnath - Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, Gandhara, schist - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05122
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Female Spirit Spouse Figure (blolo bla), Cote d'Ivoire, Baule people, late 19th to early 20th century, wood, coral - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01769
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Insect-Cage Incense Burner, late 19th to early 20th century, by Tetsunao, Japan, bronze, gold, silve, and shakudo (copper-gold alloy) - Art Institute of Chicago - DSC00239
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Wedding blouse (cholo), Lohana community, Hyderabad, Sindh, Parkistan, view 2, early to mid 20th century, cotton, silk, glass mirrors, metal sequins - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00988
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Vanitas, France or Netherlands, early 16th century, ivory, view 1 - Bode-Museum - DSC03663 01
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Vanitas, France or Netherlands, early 16th century, ivory, view 1 - Bode-Museum - DSC03663 02
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Bowl with dancing dervishes and signs of zodiac, Iran, Kashan, Seljuk period, early 13th century, earthenware with overglaze luster painting - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04081
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Sarcophagus fragment with Eros, Nereids, Tritons, and a sea horse, Roman, Early Antonine, Italy, c. 140-160 AD, marble - Hood Museum of Art - DSC09282
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Male Crocodile Mask, Burkinabe, region south of Boromo, Nuna people, early 20th century, wood, pigment, tree tar - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01775
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Kimono (furisode) probably used as a theatrical costume, view 3, Japan, early to mid 20th century, silk, gold and silver thread, gold dust - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00871
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Wall plate with a scene of the Brockenhaus, Rübeland, iron, early 20th century - Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum - DSC04796
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Altar in the shape of a chair, Nguyen dynasty, 19th to early 20th century, crimson and gilded wood, view 2 - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05626
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Dish with a jilin (Chinese mythological beast) in fiery clouds, black seal-mark on base, Iran, Mashhad, early 17th century, underglaze-painted stonepaste - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC04800
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Bowl, Syria, Rakka, Ayyubid period, late 12th or early 13th century, earthenware w. blue underglaze painting, transparent glaze, luster - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04033
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Box, France, Paris, early 14th century, ivory, silver - Cinquantenaire Museum - Brussels, Belgium - DSC08581
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Altar in the shape of a chair, Nguyen dynasty, 19th to early 20th century, crimson and gilded wood, view 1 - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05625
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Ascension, probably Lorraine or Liege, early 11th century, ivory - Museum Schnütgen - Cologne, Germany - DSC00138
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Lobed bowl with seated figures in compartments, Iran, Seljuk period, late 12th or early 13th century, earthenware with underglaze blue painting and overglaze luster - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04077
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A Royal Couple Visits the Buddha, from railing of the Bharhut Stupa, Shunga dynasty, early 2nd century BC, Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh, India, sandstone - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05134
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Pedestal, Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Monk, view 5, Dong Duang, late 9th to early 10th century, Quang Nam - Museum of Cham Sculpture - Danang, Vietnam - DSC01796
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Pedestal, Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Monk, view 2, Dong Duang, late 9th to early 10th century, Quang Nam - Museum of Cham Sculpture - Danang, Vietnam - DSC01789
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Shiva and Parvati, Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India, 9th to early 10th century - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - DSC09154
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Mongolian boots belonging to Dondoghulam, first consort of Bogd Javzandamba Agvaanluvsan the 8th, ruler of Mongolia, early 20th century - Bata Shoe Museum - DSC00350
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Beaker illustrating tale of Bizhan and Manizha from the Shahnama, Iran, early 13th century, composite body painted over glaze with enamel - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05345
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Beaded Royal Coronet (orikogbofo), Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century, beads, fabric - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01804
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Bowl from China, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, late 19th-early 20th century, porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt, HAA
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Foundation plaque B inscribed in Old Persian, Iran, Achaemenid period, early 4th century BC, hammered gold - - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC03975
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Commemorative Head of a Chief (uhunmwun-elao), Nigeria, Benin City, Edo people, early 20th century, wood, brass, coconut shell inlay - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01743
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Annunciation, Northern France (probably), early 12th century, ivory - Bode-Museum - DSC03618
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Tara Shrine, northeast India, late 11th or early 12th century AD, Pala Period, copper alloy with silver and copper inlay - Fitchburg Art Museum - DSC08838
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Wash stand, Boston area, early 1800s, mahogany, brass, with basin and pitcher, Staffordshire, England, c. 1818-1846, earthenware - Concord Museum - Concord, MA - DSC05901
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Child's tunic (Yomud Turkmen people, Northern Afghanistan), child's vest and hat (Indus Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan), early to mid 20th century - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00912
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Pouring vessel in animal shape, China, Yue kilns, Zhejiang province, late Western or early Eastern Jin dynasty, 4th century AD, green-glazed stoneware - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC02177
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Trinket Basket, Makah people, Northwest Washington, late 19th to early 20th century, twined and plaited bear grass, sedge, cedar bark - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01868
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Janiform comb, Western Province, Gulf of Papua, south of the Fly River, Kiwai people, 19th to early 20th century, wood, ochre, lime - De Young Museum - DSC01192
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Ndeemba Mask for N-khanda initiation - Yaka people, Bandundu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 20th century, wood, raffia fiber, pigment - Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY - DSC08586
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Box, early 20th century, carved wood with mother-of-pearl inlay - Museum of Vietnamese History - Ho Chi Minh City - DSC05970
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Charger with Blossoming Peony Decor, early 15th century, probably Yongle period, Ming dynasty, Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi, China, porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue - Sackler Museum - DSC02578
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Box with paradise and Adam and Eve, from the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier, Constantinople, early 11th century, ivory, walnut, gilt copper - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00315
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Finials, 2 of 2, excavated in Luristan, Iran, late 2nd to early 1st millenium BC, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08568
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Woman's apron, China, late 19th to early 20th century, silk, cotton, fur, golden thread, satin - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00822
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Begging bowl from Iran, early 13th century, glazed stone-paste, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Blossoming Plants with Birds and Animals, attributed to Chang Sung-Op (1843-1897), Korea, probably late 19th to early 20th century, ink on silk - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01714
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Books on history, geography, and literature in Han-Nom script, various dynasties (Early Le, Mac, Le Trung Hun, Tay Son), 15th-18th century AD, paper- National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05656
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Bowl with horse and rider from Kashan, Iran, late 12th to early 13th century, HAA
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Embroidered dress, view 2, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, glass, plastic, silver, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00131
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Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha - Birth of the Buddha - Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, Gandhara, schist - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05128
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Gayumars and his Court, unknown artist, Iran, Shiraz or Isfahan, late 16th or early 17th century AD, ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04219
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Musical quartet (sic) figurine group, Capo di Monte Porcelain Factory, Naples, Italy, late 19th to early 20th century, semi-porcelain - Spurlock Museum, UIUC - DSC06135
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Mask, Liberia, Sapo people, early 20th century, wood, cowrie shells, leopard teeth, metal, cloth, Colobus monkey hide with hair, antelope horn - De Young Museum - DSC01054
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Buddhist altar from Nepal, late Malla-early Shah period, 18th-19th century, wood, copper, turquoise, ivory, lapis lazuli and coral, HAA
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Ceramics through the centuries, early bronze age to modern period - Harvard Semitic Museum - Cambridge, MA - DSC06215
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Ridge tile in the shape of Qilin, Le dynasty, 15th century AD, yellow glazed ceramic - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05465
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Woman's apron, China, late 19th to early 20th century, silk, cotton, fur, golden thread, satin - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00824
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Blankets, America, early 1800s, wool - Concord Museum - Concord, MA - DSC05912
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Embroidered hanging or cover, central asia, late 19th or early 20th century, cotton, silk thread, HAA
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Dish with youth in landscape setting, Kubatchi ware, Northwestern Iran, Safavid period, early 17th century, earthenware with underglaze polychrome painting - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04117
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Picture showing local ceremony, Nguyen dynasty, 19th to early 20th century, wood with mother of pearl inlay - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05611
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Medallion, Iran, early 19th century, gold - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC07090
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Overmodeled ancestor skull, Middle Sepik, Iatmul people, 19th to early 20th century, human hair and skull, shell, wax, clay - De Young Museum - DSC01025
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Tea bowl, Korea, Gyeongsangnam-do province, Joseon period, end of 16th - early 17th century, porcelain with translucent glaze and gold lacquer repairs - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05459
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Statue of Three Stars (Fu-Lu-Shou), Bat Trang kiln, Hanoi, Nguyen dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, polychrome ceramic - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05452
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Blossoming Plants with Birds and Animals, detail 3, attributed to Chang Sung-Op (1843-1897), Korea, probably late 19th to early 20th century, ink on silk - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01717
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Blossoming Plants with Birds and Animals, detail 4, attributed to Chang Sung-Op (1843-1897), Korea, probably late 19th to early 20th century, ink on silk - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC01718
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Tomb 99, woman with funerary items, early 6th century AD - Cinquantenaire Museum - Brussels, Belgium - DSC08752
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Beggar's bowl w. sphinxes & seated figures, Mina'i ware, Central Iran, Seljuk period, late 12th or early 13th century, earthenware with polychrome enamels and gold over white glaze - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04018
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Chinese dish, Ming dynasty, early 15th century, porcelain with glaze, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Embroidered dress, view 1, Kohistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan, early 20th century, cotton, silk, glass, plastic, silver, brass - Fernbank Museum of Natural History - DSC00129
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