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Engraved Mirror

Engraved Mirror

Etruscan

Hand Mirror

Hand Mirror

Etruscan

Tang Mirror with Engraved Scene of Hermes and Lasa

Tang Mirror with Engraved Scene of Hermes and Lasa

Etruscan

Mirror

Mirror

Chinese

Polished carved jade formed into the shaft of an axe with a broken blade

Ceremonial Shafted Jade Axe with Fragmentary Blade

Chinese

Anthropomorphic female figurine

Anthropomorphic female figurine

Syrian

An opaque watercolor painting on gold paper that depicts a seated figure on a pink flower with many faces and arms, a seated woman, and a standing woman. They are below a small, white domed building that is surrounded by trees and flowers. There is script writing above the image and the painting is framed with a red band that is decorated with blue and white flower motifs.

Khambhavati Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Attributed to Jai Kisan of Malpura

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Babylonian Sale Document

Cuneiform Tablet and Envelope: Old Babylonian Sale Document

Babylonian

Engraved Circular Hand Mirror With Animal Head Terminal

Engraved Circular Hand Mirror With Animal Head Terminal

Etruscan

A medium grey and white earthenware object that has a low dish as the bottom, a short stand in the center, and a stout, wide pointed shape on top. The pointed shape has a thick, swirling pattern with the negative spaces cut out. There are small red lines around the edges of the bottom dish.

Bronze-Form Censer with Openwork Cover in the Form of a Mountain (Boshanlu)

Chinese

An earthenware vessel that stands on three small feet. The body is a cylindrical shape with a round, pointed lid. The sides are painted red with a purple swirling pattern. The lid is grey with a purple and green painted organic and floral carving.

Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid

Chinese

An oblong shaped vessel with a small, flat foot and a narrow flared top lip. The entire piece has a vertical pattern of red stripes, pink stripes, and large white and pink swirls.

Cocoon shaped jar

Chinese

An earthenware vessel that is round in body and stands on three narrow legs. It has a round, flat lid and two handles that stand straight up on the left and right. The body of the piece is colored green with a red and white swirling pattern. The handles and legs are brown.

Covered tripod cauldron (ding)

Chinese

A cold-painted vessel with a square foot, a widely curved body, and a square top with a pointed lid. The base color is black with a swirling pattern on it that is colored light blue, yellow, and purple. There is white along the top lip.

Covered Square 'Fanghu' Storage Jar with Scrolling-Cloud Decor and Simulated Ring-Mask Handles

Chinese

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Winged Oval Cup (Erbei) Painted to Simulate Lacquer

Chinese

Circular Mirror with Decoration of the Animals of the Four Quadrants, the Eight Trigrams, and Flying Apsarases

Circular Mirror with Decoration of the Animals of the Four Quadrants, the Eight Trigrams, and Flying Apsarases

Chinese

Circular Mirror with Decoration of "TLV" Pattern and Animals of the Four Quadrants

Circular Mirror with Decoration of "TLV" Pattern and Animals of the Four Quadrants

Chinese

Two green cast bronze disks that have a small open circle in their centers. There is a swirling pattern around the center and fine engraved lines.

Cheekpieces for a Horse's Harness (One of Four)

Chinese

Two green/grey cast bronze disks that have a small open circle in their centers. There is a swirling pattern around the center and fine engraved lines.

Cheekpieces for a Horse's Harness (One of Four)

Chinese

A small box-like terracotta container embellished with figures in relief

Cinerary Urn with Reclining Man and Battle Scene

Etruscan

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