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Sealed metal container

Sealed metal container

American

Landscape Painting in the Shape of a Fan

Landscape Painting in the Shape of a Fan, active 1310-1368

attributed to Sheng Mao 盛懋

Rooster and Grapevine

Rooster and Grapevine

Unknown Artist

Button Seal with Worshipping Figures to Left; Sasanian letters; Pahlavi Inscription of Top of Seal

Button Seal with Worshipping Figures to Left; Sasanian letters; Pahlavi Inscription of Top of Seal

Sasanian

An intaglio hematite object in the shape of a cylinder. It is engraved with an image of a seated man with an arm bent up in front of him. He has a beard and is wearing a long skirt. There is an engraved circle with a star in it next to him.

Cylinder Seal: Presentation Scene

Mesopotamian

Black-glaze Stamped and Rouletted Plate

Black-glaze Stamped and Rouletted Plate

Greek

Frame of six intaglios and fifteen reliefs

Frame of six intaglios and fifteen reliefs, 1735 - 1799

James Tassie

Head of a Child

Head of a Child, 1869 - 1952

Louis Valtat

Poem in Cursive Script

Poem in Cursive Script, 1705 - 1777

Yi Kwang-sa (also known as To-po-in; Wŏn-kyo)

Daniel Sifts Ashes Before Baal and King Cyrus Seals the Door (Dan.14:13-14)

Daniel Sifts Ashes Before Baal and King Cyrus Seals the Door (Dan.14:13-14), 1537 - 1612

Philips Galle

Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop

Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop

Italic

Signet Seal with Gold Leaf

Signet Seal with Gold Leaf

Greek

Pyramidal stamp seal with rectangular seal face with cross design

Pyramidal stamp seal with rectangular seal face with cross design

Anatolian

Unfinished tabloidal stamp seal with smaller seal face on back

Unfinished tabloidal stamp seal with smaller seal face on back

Anatolian

A long, tan painted scroll depicts a woman dressed in a layered robe at the bottom-center. She holds a small white flower close to her face. There are two, long vertical lines of Chinese writing to the top right.

Farewell to Spring Briar Roses, 1774 - 1829

Gai Qi 改琦

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

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