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Covered Jar
206 BCE - 220 CE
Chinese
earthenware with lead glaze
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Jade cong cylinder with low relief design
1300 BCE - 1100 BCE
Chinese
dark green nephrite with white streaks
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Sword, ornament, and scabbard
1858
Japanese
forged steel, lacquer, and gold
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Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, from “Portfolio VI”
1951; portfolio 1974
Ansel Adams
gelatin silver print on paper
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Jue wine cup
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Chinese
cast bronze with green patina
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Buddha, standing, in double abhaya mudra and dressed in royal attire
19th century
Thai
gilded brass (or gilded copper alloy?)
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Varahi
circa early 10th century
Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nandu, Kanchipuran
granite
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Zoomorphic pendant
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Chinese
creamy green nephrite with black streaks
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Dragon pendant
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Chinese
dark brown hard stone with white calcification
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Dagger-axe (Ko)
1600 BCE - 1100 BCE
Chinese
heat-treated jade
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Fang ding (“square tripod” cooking vessel) with taotie mask and gui dragon design
12th century BCE
Chinese
cast bronze with malachite patina
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Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design
16th century
Japanese
iron
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Tsuba (sword guard) with incised flame design
late 16th century - early 17th century
Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
Shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
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Tsuba (Sword guard)
17th century
Sadanobu
iron
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Oil Plate
1615-1868
Japanese
porcelain with glaze (?)
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