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A black cast bronze vessel with a lid and a middle handle on top of it. It is smaller at the top and wider at the bottom with a thick foot. It is inscribed with detailed, swirling designs all over. The ends of the handle have animal-like heads coming out.

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Decoration of Confronting Birds

Chinese

A dark green cast bronze vessel in the form of a duck. It stands on its two feet with its head up and facing the right. It has a wide lid on its back that is attached by a chain. The entire piece is inscribed with a swirling pattern and fine lines that mimic feathers along the body.

'He' Ritual Wine Vessel in the Form of a Standing Duck

Chinese

A mottled black and green cast bronze vessel that stands on a wide foot, has a slightly round body, and a tall, flared out neck. The body is decorated with two horizontal bands of engraved patterns.

'Zun' Ritual Wine Vessel with Decorative Bands of Birds and Dragons

Chinese

A cast bronze orb that has three legs holding it up, two are visible. The orb is decorated with a geometric, swirling pattern that is mirrored down the vertical and horizontal centers. The legs are made of a circle and a swirled line that goes out, three on the bottom and three on the top. Two small circle handles are on the left and right.

Covered Spherical Food Vessel (Dui) with Geometric Decor

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

A blue-green flat object that is rectangle-shaped at the bottom with a smaller pentagon shape at the top. It is covered in inlaid turquoise pieces. The edges have a dark grey-green line with rough texture along them that swirl and curve into the middle of the middle. Two 3D pale orbs are near the bottom-center of the piece.

Turquoise-Inlaid Plaque with Stylized Animal-Mask Decoration and Elongated Extension

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

Belt Segment (Three Pieces)

Belt Segment (Three Pieces)

Urartian

Smiting Male

Smiting Male

Levantine

Smiting Male

Smiting Male

Syro-Hittite

A Ruler Pays Tribute to the Hindu Monkey God Hanuman

A Ruler Pays Tribute to the Hindu Monkey God Hanuman

Indian

An elderly man

Portrait of the Greek Orator Demosthenes

Graeco-Roman

Smiting Male

Smiting Male

Levantine

Covered tripod vessel

Covered tripod vessel

Chinese

Wide mouthed jar

Wide mouthed jar

Chinese

This ceramic pot has a tapered bottom and rounded shoulder leading to a flared opening on top. It is decorated with horizontal lines with bullseye designs on the shoulder and inner lip.

Jar

Chinese

Small, Forward-Curving Sculpture Representing a Standing or Bowing Female Figure

Small, Forward-Curving Sculpture Representing a Standing or Bowing Female Figure

Chinese

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