1,280 Free Photos of Early Century

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Cast mirrors, Cyprus, late 6th to early 5th century BC, copper alloy - Cesnola Collection, Harvard Semitic Museum - Cambridge, MA - DSC06370
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Bowl with royal rider and caravan, Iran, early 13th century AD, lustre painted fritware - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06654
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Jasmine bud necklace, late 19th to early 20 century, Tamil Nadu, India, gold and red semiprecious stones - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04487
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Column capital, Historic Syria, late 7th to early 8th century AD, marble, 1 of 2 - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06312
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Candlestick with ode by Heyrati Tuni, Iran, late 16th to early 17th century, brass with inlaid black compound - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06809
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Ascension of Christ (fragment), Aachen, Court School of Charlemagne, early 800s, ivory - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00277
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Kimono for a boy's omiyamairi (first shrine visit), Japan, Showa period, early 20th century, silk - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09486
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Identity tags (hopae), Korea, Joseon, late 19th and early 20th century, ivory, wood - National Museum of Natural History, United States - DSC00545
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Lekythos with head in an oriental hood, early 4th century BC, L 583 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05812
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Candlestick, western Iran, late 13th to early 14th century AD, cast brass, silver and gold inlay, view 2 - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06604
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Plate, Kashan, Iran, Saljuq period, early 13th century AD, stone-paste painted in reverse luster over glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04623
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Portable cabinet, Japan, Momoyama to Edo periods, view 1, late 16th to early 17th century, black lacquered wood, maki-e, mother-of-pearl, copper fittings - Museu do Oriente - Lisbon, Portugal - DSC07050
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Woman's shoes, China, late 19th to early 20th century, satin, silk, cotton, commercial ribbon - Redpath Museum - McGill University - Montreal, Canada - DSC08207
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Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias, Andrea Briosco (Riccio), Ulocrino, and circle, Padua, early 16th century AD, bronze - Bode-Museum - DSC02518
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Coin hoard II, mainly of Carthage coins, Kastell bei Isny, Kreis Ravensburg, late 3rd to early 4th century AD - Landesmuseum Württemberg - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC02898
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Coptic papyrus, Egypt, late 3rd to early 4th century AD, papyrus, K 1003 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05381
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Face mask (kifwebe) and costume, Songye peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th to early 20th century, wood, paint, fiber, cane, gut - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04932
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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 - DSC04574
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The Twelve Apostles, with later gilding, Greek, Late Byzantine, early 1300s, tempera and gold leaf on wood panel - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06701
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Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds, about 667-647 BC, Thebes, Late Period, late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26, limestone - Cleveland Museum of Art - DSC08675
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Dish handle with hunting scene, Rogers Fund 1906, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Severan age, early 3rd century AD, silver - Exhibit in the Colosseum - Rome, Italy - DSC01396
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St. Jerome, Andrea Briosco (Riccio), Ulocrino, and circle, Padua, early 16th century AD, bronze - Bode-Museum - DSC02517
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Alcove bed, China, Zhejiang or Jiangsu province, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, carved, lacquered, and gilt wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09619
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Coptic papyrus, Egypt, late 3rd to early 4th century AD, papyrus, K 1003 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05382
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Bowl, Iran, early 13th century AD, frit body, underglaze black and blue, turquoise glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09693
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Kre alang (skirt), Indonesia, Sumbawa, Semawa people, early 20th century, cotton, metal-wrapped silk - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09773
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Fragment from a Mihrab, late 13th or early 14th century, Kashan, Iran
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Fathali Shah Qajar, artist unknown, Iran, Tehran, early 19th century AD, oil on canvas - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC07113
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Fireman's hat, Japan, Meiji period, late 19th to early 20th century, cotton, paste-resist dyed - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09529
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Twin figure (ere ibeji), Yoruba people, Southwestern Nigeria, early 20th century AD, wood, cowrie shells, nails, camwood powder - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06167
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Queen Trinh Thi Ngoc Truc, Mat pagoda, Thanh Hoa province, early 17th century AD, lacquered wood - Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC04915
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Water Spirit head crest, Eastern Ijo people, Niger Delta Valley, Nigeria, early 20th century AD, wood, traces of pigment - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06177
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Samson paper press, 1790, used in the mill of Hodgkinson and Company, Wookey Hole, Somersetshire, England until the early 20th century - Robert C. Williams Paper Museum - DSC00728
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St. Jerome, Andrea Briosco (Riccio), Ulocrino, and circle, Padua, early 16th century AD, bronze - Bode-Museum - DSC02521
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Woman's shoes, China, possibly Northern style, late 19th to early 20th century, satin, cotton, leather - Redpath Museum - McGill University - Montreal, Canada - DSC08201
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Face mask of young maiden (ninea-gla), We people, Cote d'Ivroire, early 20th century AD, wood, metal bells, chalk - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06185
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Buddhist stele with the Thousand Buddha motif, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, probably 521 AD, sandstone with traces of paint, view 1 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - DSC05189
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Buddhist stele with the Thousand Buddha motif, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, probably 521 AD, sandstone with traces of paint, view 2 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - DSC05202
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Virgin and Child, by a follower of the Master of the Dangolsheimer Madonna, South German, late 15th to early 16th century, wood with polychromy and gilding, view 1- Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06868
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Sake Bottle, Imari ware, Edo period, 17th century, pine, bamboo, and plum design in underglaze blue - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05298
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Water Spirit head crest (pipligbo), Kalabari Ijo people, Niger Delta Valley, Nigeria, early 20th century AD, wood - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06181
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Wine mug calling for God's favor on the owner, Iran, Khorasan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, silver-inlaid brass, view 1 - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06377
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Miniature initiation mask, Zombo people, Kongo subgroup, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th to early 20th century AD, wood, pigment, raffia - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06193
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Two masks of Achelous, early 5th century BC, terracotta, H 4120 and H 4121 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05737
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Dish with hydrangea design, Japan, Arita, Edo period, 17th to early 18th century AD, enamelled Nabeshima ware - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07284
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Pouring vessel inscribed 'Fatima, daughter of Haj Husayn', Egypt, Mamluk dynasty, late 15th to early 16th century AD, tinned copper - Huntington Museum of Art - DSC05029
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Covered cooking vessel (dui), China, Warring States to early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC, bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08606
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Efe-gelede cap mask (apasa), Ketu-Ohori Yoruba people, Republic of Benin, early 20th century AD, wood, indigo, white pigments - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06189
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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 - DSC04677
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Fragment from a Mihrab, late 13th or early 14th century, Kashan, Iran
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Jame' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) manuscript by Rashid al-Din Fazlullah, Iran, early 15th century AD, ink, watercolour, and gold on paper - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06735
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Jue (wine cup), Anyang, Henan province, China, Shang dynasty, 13th to early 12th century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08430
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Kilim rug, Iran, Kashan, Safavid Dynasty, late 16th to early 17th century AD, silk, metallic-wrapped silk - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09561
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Alcove bed interior view, China, Zhejiang or Jiangsu province, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, carved, lacquered, and gilt wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09623
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Wine mug calling for God's favor on the owner, Iran, Khorasan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, silver-inlaid brass, view 2 - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06379
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St. George, Andrea Briosco (Riccio), Ulocrino, and circle, Padua, early 16th century AD, bronze - Bode-Museum - DSC02516
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Woman's shoe, China, possibly Shanxi or Ningbo style, late 19th to early 20th century, satin, silk, cotton, gold thread, velvet - Redpath Museum - McGill University - Montreal, Canada - DSC08203
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Anklet, shoe in Cantonese style, and cast of a foot, China, late 19th to early 20th century, silk, cotton, commercial ribbon, plaster - Redpath Museum - McGill University - Montreal, Canada - DSC08205
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Bowl, mina'iware, Iran, Kashan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, frit body, in-glaze and overglaze polychrome and gilt, opaque white glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09715
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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 - DSC04677 (cropped)
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Nao (ritual bell), China, probably Hunan province, Late Shang to early Zhou dynasty, 12th-10th century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08434
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Small tray (tabaqcheh) with scene of young prince and two officials at a wine banquet, Iran, early 13th century AD, lustre painted fritware - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06649
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Weight with Ram and Tiger, China, early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC, bronze inlaid with gold, silver, and amber glass - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08642
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Stele with Buddha and Two Attendants, India, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Kushan period, early 2nd century AD, red Sikri sandstone - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00829
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Vulcan Forging the Arrows of Cupid, Andrea Briosco (Riccio), Ulocrino, and circle, Padua, early 16th century AD, bronze - Bode-Museum - DSC02527
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Pax, Virgin with Christ Child and St. John the Baptist, possibly from workshop of Daroca (Zaragoza), early 16th century AD, enamel, bronze - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08036
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Power figure (nkisi), Kongo people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th to early 20th century AD, wood, feathers, glass, metal, animal teeth, shell, cloth - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06210
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Virgin and Child, by a follower of the Master of the Dangolsheimer Madonna, South German, late 15th to early 16th century, wood with polychromy and gilding, view 2- Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06870
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Bronze boss, lion head or Acheloos mask, no. 2, Tarquinia, Monte Quagliere necropolis, late 6th to early 5th century BC, bronze, inv. 12461-3, 12622-9 - Museo Gregoriano Etrusco - Vatican Museums - DSC01169
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Bronze boss, lion head or Acheloos mask, no. 1, Tarquinia, Monte Quagliere necropolis, late 6th to early 5th century BC, bronze, inv. 12461-3, 12622-9 - Museo Gregoriano Etrusco - Vatican Museums - DSC01167
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Carpet, India, Kashmir or Lahore, Mughal Empire, early 18th century AD, pashmina, silk - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09885
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Dutch merchant with a monkey, Dehua ware, China, Qing dynasty, late 17th to early 18th century AD, porcelain - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00690
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Console, Rome, Italy, stonework from 1650-1700, woodwork from early 1700s, pine, marble, scagliola - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08441
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Bronze boss, lion head or Acheloos mask, no. 3, Tarquinia, Monte Quagliere necropolis, late 6th to early 5th century BC, bronze, inv. 12461-3, 12622-9 - Museo Gregoriano Etrusco - Vatican Museums - DSC01170
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Head of a youth with diadem (stephane), Magna Graecia, Taranto, early 4th century BC, terracotta, H 4717 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05733
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Revetment with scene of Mongol prince presenting a wine cup to a young prince, Iran, early 14th century AD, fritware painted lustre, blue, and turquoise - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06668
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Universal mountain censer (boshanlu), Hebei province, China, Western Han dynasty, late 2nd to early 1st century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08613
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Bowl, Ding ware, China, Hebei province, Northern Song dynasty, early 12th century, porcelain, underglaze incised decoration, metal rim - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09641
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Bowl with cross and the words al-birr (piety) repeated four times, Iran, Neyshabur, 10th to early 11th century AD, underglaze slip-painted earthenware - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06485
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Candlestick made by 'Abd ol-Vahhab b. Elah-Dad for Sheykh Abo'l-Hasan b. Sheykh Nader-Qoli, Iran, early to mid 16th century AD, brass with black compound, view 1- Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06998
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Nghe figurine on ridge tile, Le-Mac dynasty, 15th-16th century AD, green glazed ceramic - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05463
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Standing camel (mingqi), China, Sui or Tang dynasty, late 6th to early 10th century AD, buff clay, straw glaze, traces of painted decoration - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00676
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Incense ceremony box (kobako), Ishikawa Komei, Kyoto, Japan, late 19th to early 20th century, copper alloy, gold inlay - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09589
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Head of a young man with felt cap (pilos), Magna Graecia, Taranto, late 5th to early 4th century BC, terracotta, H 237 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05735
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Mirror with Daoist Immortals and Dragons, China, Eastern Han or Three Kingdoms period, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00921
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Bowl, mina'iware, Iran, Kashan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, frit body, in-glaze and overglaze polychrome and gilt, opaque white glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09719
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Dish, Fabrica Bordalo Pinheiro, Caldas da Rainha, early 20th century, faience - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00361
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Panels, Iran, Isfahan, made for the Siamese court by commission from the Dutch East India Co, early 18th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 1 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09869
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Panels, Iran, Isfahan, made for the Siamese court by commission from the Dutch East India Co, early 18th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 2 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09872
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Bottle, mina'iware, Iran, Kashan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, frit body, in-glaze and overglaze polychrome and gilt, opaque white glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09711
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Candlestick made by 'Abd ol-Vahhab b. Elah-Dad for Sheykh Abo'l-Hasan b. Sheykh Nader-Qoli, Iran, early to mid 16th century AD, brass with black compound, view 2- Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC07001
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Book cover with evangelists, Benedicting Abbey St. Jacques, Luttich, ivory from early 900s, surround from 1500s, ivory, gilt copper - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00272
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Hat worn by a sixth-rank civil official, China, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century AD, silk, glass bead, metal clasp - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09962
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Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi), China, Qing dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 2 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09662
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Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi), China, Qing dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 1 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09658
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Virgin breastfeeding Child, by an anonymous Brussels master, before 1478, painting on glass - Cinquantenaire Museum - Brussels, Belgium - DSC08606
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Rhinoceros horn cup, China, Ming dynasty, with European gilt silver mount, late 16th to early 17th century AD - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08007
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Vase with two fish-dragon handles, China, Longquan kilns, Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, late 13th to early 14th century AD, stoneware, celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04747
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