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A dark green jade disk with a circle cut out in the middle. The center circle is fairly small. There is a faint pattern throughout the piece made of small circles.

Large Jade Disk

Chinese

A carved object of a bird in profile faces left clenching a coiled snake in its open hooked beak. 

Jade Bird Subduing Two Snakes

Chinese

A pair of hinged jade plaques that are shown lying horizontally flat. The two plaques are made of swirling shapes with the negative spaces cut out. The hinge at the center is square in shape. There are carved lines throughout the piece that swirl and curl

Hinged Pair of Jade Plaques

Chinese

Vertical shaped ornament of a dragon with arched back and parrot-like tail curled at the tip. 

Jade Openwork Feline

Chinese

A claw-shaped curved flat jade object, almost C-shaped, with an animal carved into it. 

Claw-Shaped Jade Pendant

Chinese

Ornate and fairly flat, highly polished bird-like animal made from jade. 

Jade Bird Figure in Openwork

Chinese

An ornate triangular shaped dragon with its head in the upper right corner, facing right with open mouth about to chomp on a curl. 

Feline in Decorative Jade Triangle (one of a pair)

Chinese

A jade sculpture of a short, round cicada. The top is curved with carved lines to detail the head and antennas. The middle and bottom have carved lines that make downward facing points. The bottom comes to a point. It is light brown in color with some lighter spots.

Jade Cicada in the Round

Chinese

A jade plaque that is oval in shape and brown and black in color. There is an engraved symmetrical, swirling pattern at the center of the plaque. There are small holes at the top and bottom corners and sides of the plaque.

Ornate Oval Jade Plaque

Chinese

Small Rectangular Weight

Small Rectangular Weight

Roman

One-Half of a Bivalve Bulloterion (Seal)

One-Half of a Bivalve Bulloterion (Seal)

Byzantine

Flat-Tanged Razor or Arrowhead

Flat-Tanged Razor or Arrowhead

Unidentified culture

Sacrificing Woman

Sacrificing Woman

Etruscan

A monochrome, pale terracotta rendering of a young woman carrying a baby on her left shoulder

Young Woman Carrying a Child on Her Left Shoulder, 1738 - 1814

Claude Michel, called Clodion

A monochrome, pale terracotta rendering of a young woman carrying a baby on her right shoulder

Young Woman Carrying a Child on Her Right Shoulder, 1738 - 1814

Claude Michel, called Clodion

Draped Arm from a Statuette

Draped Arm from a Statuette

Roman

Standing Osiris

Standing Osiris

Egyptian

X-radiograph(s) of "Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV (1638-1715)"

X-radiograph(s) of "Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV (1638-1715)", 1637 - 1694

Artist of original: Martin Desjardins

Niche Carpet, Millefleur Type

Niche Carpet, Millefleur Type

Indian

Crossbow Fibula

Crossbow Fibula

Roman

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