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A rectangular print on off-white paper, printed in black. The top third of the work shows a workshop with workers and the bottom two-thirds displays several vessels.

Goldsmiths, born 1734

Robert Bénard

A blade of polished, carved jade, set in a bronze handle decorated with turquoise

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft with Curved End

Chinese

Light gray jade, carved into a blade and set in a bronze handle decorated with turquoise

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft

Chinese

A blue-green bronze blade that is long with a short, curved handle. A thick line runs through the center of the blade that has small turquoise inlaid pieces. The round end of the handle also has turquoise inlaid pieces.

Long Turquoise-Inlaid Dagger-Axe with Curved Haft

Chinese

A blue-green bronze sculpture of a dragon-like form that is covered in inlaid turquoise pieces. It is flat. The head of the dragon has its mouth open, its ears point outward, and its body is a thick line that curls inward with geometric shapes along the outer edge.

Inlaid Ceremonial Weapon Handle in the Form of a Dragon

Chinese

Dwarf or Pygmy

Dwarf or Pygmy

Roman

Satyr

Satyr

Etruscan

Both sides of an irregularly shaped brown-green coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Follis of Maximian I, Aquileia, r. c. 286 - 310 CE

Maximianus I Herculius

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Decadrachm of Ptolemy II, for his wife Arsinoe II, Alexandria, r. 285-246 BCE

Ptolemy II Philadelphos

Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Aureus of Hadrian struck for his wife Sabina, Rome, r. 117 - 136 CE

Sabina

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver gray coin with relief decoration on each side.

Denarius of Septimius Severus, Emesa, r. 193 - 211 CE

Septimius Severus

Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver gray coin with relief decoration on each side.

Denarius of Septimius Severus struck for Julia Domna, r. 193 - 217 CE

Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus

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

A black cast bronze animal head with gold decorations on the top. The head has a wide, flat snout, round eyes on both sides, and small ears on top on each side. The neck is attached to a black mount that comes to a flat rectangular bottom.

Finial in the Form of an Animal Head (One of a Pair)

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 black cast bronze animal head with gold decorations on the top. The head has a wide, flat snout, round eyes on both sides, and small ears on top on each side. The neck is attached to a black mount that comes to a flat rectangular bottom.

Finial in the Form of an Animal Head (One of a Pair)

Chinese

Coiled Snake

Coiled Snake

Greek

Body Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration

Body Sherd Of Kylix With Painted Decoration

Minoan

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