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Musées Nationaux

Musées Nationaux, 1869 - 1947

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Symbolic Pendants and Prayer Beads of the Bektashi Sufi Order/Twelve-pointed pierced stone plaque and small bead

Symbolic Pendants and Prayer Beads of the Bektashi Sufi Order/Twelve-pointed pierced stone plaque and small bead

Ottoman

Cosmetic Stick with Ibex Finial

Cosmetic Stick with Ibex Finial

Iranian

Appliqué in the Shape of a Gazelle

Appliqué in the Shape of a Gazelle

East Asian

Horus on the Crocodiles

Horus on the Crocodiles

Egyptian

A jade pendant that is a long and narrow rectangle in shape and pale yellow in color with some red discoloration. There are small, curved lines throughout the piece that create swirling shapes.

Oblong Jade Pendant (one of a pair)

Chinese

A jade sculpture of a dark brown fish that lies flat on a light grey background. The fish faces the left and has a straight body. The fish is long and flat in shape with carved lines to show top and bottom fins as well as a circle for an eye.

Jade Fish

Chinese

A jade piece that is shaped into a semicircle with the center cut out. It is light green in color. There are swirling carved lines throughout the piece that make a pattern. The left and right edges of the piece are horizontal and irregularly-cut with a sm

Jade 'Huang' Disk Segment with Notched Ends

Chinese

A profile view of a jade sculpture of a rabbit. The rabbit’s head faces the left side and its ears are straight back. Its front and back legs are straight out beneath its body and pointing forward.

Jade Rabbit in the Round

Chinese

A 3D jade sculpture of a sitting bear that is facing to the left of the viewer. The bear is sitting up with its back legs crouched up in front of its chest and its front paws resting on its knees. There are carved lines on its face to show its eyes and snout. It is tan and red in color.

Jade Seated Bear in the Round

Chinese

A yellow and orange jade disk with a circle cut out in the middle. There is a pattern of small circles throughout the piece.

Ornate Jade Disk in Openwork

Chinese

A pale green jade disk with a circle cut out in the middle. There is a pattern of small circles throughout the piece. There are some dark brown discolored spots along the outer and inner edges.

Large Jade Disk

Chinese

A jade piece that is shaped into a semicircle with the center cut out. It is green in color. There are swirling carved lines throughout the piece that make a pattern. The left and right edges of the piece are horizontal and irregularly-cut with a small ho

Jade 'Huang' Disk Segment with Notched Ends

Chinese

An off-white jade disk with a circle cut out in the middle. There are carved lines that create a broad, swirling pattern throughout the piece. There is some red discoloration.

Jade Convex Disk or Spinning Whorl

Chinese

Garment Hook with Animal Head and Decoration of a Winged Dragon

Garment Hook with Animal Head and Decoration of a Winged Dragon

Chinese

Dragon-Headed Garment Hook

Dragon-Headed Garment Hook

Chinese

Jade Dragon Silhouette

Jade Dragon Silhouette

Chinese

A fairly flat stylized object of a tiger, crouching down with its nose near the ground, its mouth open.

Jade Tiger (one of a pair)

Chinese

A fairly flat stylized object of a tiger, crouching down with its nose near the ground, its mouth open.　　

Jade Tiger (one of a pair)

Chinese

A green-blue jade statuette of a kneeling man sitting upright and facing the viewer. His hands are together on his lap. His body is decorated with an engraved swirling pattern and has a small flat hat on his head.

Jade Statuette of a Kneeling Man

Chinese

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