15,964 Free Images of Early Works

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Single-spout strap-handle vessel, feline, Paracas, Peru south coast, Early Horizon period, 900-200 BC, ceramic and resin-suspended paint - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04701
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Dutch merchant with a monkey, Dehua ware, China, Qing dynasty, late 17th to early 18th century AD, porcelain - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00690
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Drawered Handbox with Four-Season Motif and Interior Cosmetic Boxes with Scrolling Floral Designs, view 4, Japan, early Edo period, lacquered wood - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01118
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Epergne piece, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, early 1800s, gilt bronze, crystal, view 2 of 2 - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08661
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Universal mountain censer (boshanlu), Hebei province, China, Western Han dynasty, late 2nd to early 1st century BC, cast bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08613
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Head of a youth with diadem (stephane), Magna Graecia, Taranto, early 4th century BC, terracotta, H 4717 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05733
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Eharo mask, 1 of 2, Elema peoples, Papuan Gulf, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, early 1900s, bark cloth, bamboo, wood, plant fiber, pigment - Fowler Museum - University of California, Los Angeles - DSC02425
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Insignia da Ordem Militar de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa, early 1800s - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00627
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Dress and petticoat, England, c. 1745, restyled c. 1760, silk, with stomacher, early 1700s, silk and line, and ruffles, France, c. 1770, silk - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 164450
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Console, Rome, Italy, stonework from 1650-1700, woodwork from early 1700s, pine, marble, scagliola - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08441
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Head of a young man with felt cap (pilos), Magna Graecia, Taranto, late 5th to early 4th century BC, terracotta, H 237 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05735
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Mirror with Daoist Immortals and Dragons, China, Eastern Han or Three Kingdoms period, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00921
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Nimaido gusoku armor, helmet signed Hidetsuna saku, Japan, early Edo period, 1600s-1700s AD, iron, gold, pewter, lacing, brocade, leather, shakudo - The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum - DSC05606
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Bowl, mina'iware, Iran, Kashan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, frit body, in-glaze and overglaze polychrome and gilt, opaque white glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09719
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Vessel depicting an ancestor in the guise of Cosijo, Zapotec, Monte Alban area, Oaxaca, Late Formative to Early Classic period, Monte Alban II-IIIa Transition, c. 100-300 AD - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04550
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Dish, Fabrica Bordalo Pinheiro, Caldas da Rainha, early 20th century, faience - Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis - Porto, Portugal - DSC00361
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Dish with incised lotus, Ding ware, China, Hebei Province, Quyang, Ding kilns, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s to early 1100s, porcelaneous stoneware, metal rim - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05029
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Panels, Iran, Isfahan, made for the Siamese court by commission from the Dutch East India Co, early 18th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 1 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09869
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Sequined embroidery (pulak-duzi), Persia, 1800s with partial remnants from late 1700s to early 1800s, brocade fabric with sequins, silk thread, chenille yarn on silk - Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden - DSC08164
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Pendule (wall clock) with Zeus Enthroned, Paris, early 1800s - Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Dresden - DSC07950
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Red fan parrot, plate, painted by Jean-Pierre Feuillet, France, early 1800s, hard-paste porcelain - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08743
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Red-tailed vanga, plate, painted by Jean-Pierre Feuillet, France, early 1800s, hard-paste porcelain - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08748
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Pipe-tomahawk, likely belonging to Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota, collected in early 1870s, wood, steel - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC06055
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Panels, Iran, Isfahan, made for the Siamese court by commission from the Dutch East India Co, early 18th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 2 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09872
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Vessel, Egypt, Neqade I or early Neqade II period, ceramic, K 3 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05395
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Caparisoned horse, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 500s-600s AD, earthenware, gesso, traces of black and red pigment - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08387
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Box with paradise and Adam and Eve, from the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier, Constantinople, early 11th century, ivory, walnut, gilt copper - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00315
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Finials, 2 of 2, excavated in Luristan, Iran, late 2nd to early 1st millenium BC, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08568
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Flintlock pistols, top Algeria, early 19th century, wood inlaid with silver and coral, bottom India, Mughal dynasty, 18th or 19th century, silver and wood inlaid with gold - Huntington Museum of Art - DSC04932
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Bottle, mina'iware, Iran, Kashan, late 12th to early 13th century AD, frit body, in-glaze and overglaze polychrome and gilt, opaque white glaze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09711
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Bowl, Ding ware, China, Hebei province, Northern Song dynasty, early 12th century, porcelain, underglaze incised decoration, metal rim - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09641
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Bowl with cross and the words al-birr (piety) repeated four times, Iran, Neyshabur, 10th to early 11th century AD, underglaze slip-painted earthenware - Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06485
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Candlestick made by 'Abd ol-Vahhab b. Elah-Dad for Sheykh Abo'l-Hasan b. Sheykh Nader-Qoli, Iran, early to mid 16th century AD, brass with black compound, view 1- Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC06998
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Calendar icons for April, perhaps Mstera School, late 1700s to early 1800s, egg tempera, gold leaf, on wood - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09277
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Drawered Handbox with Four-Season Motif and Interior Cosmetic Boxes with Scrolling Floral Designs, view 5, Japan, early Edo period, lacquered wood - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01120
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Drawered Handbox with Four-Season Motif and Interior Cosmetic Boxes with Scrolling Floral Designs, view 1, Japan, early Edo period, lacquered wood - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01110
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Jikokuten, one of the four guardian kings, Japan, Kamakura period, late 1100s to early 1200s AD, cypress wood, lacquer, polychrome, gold, gilt metal - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08495
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Mantel clock representing Urania or Astronomy, B. J. Vanderveken, active in Brussels, early 1800s, gilt bronze, enamel - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08681
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Nghe figurine on ridge tile, Le-Mac dynasty, 15th-16th century AD, green glazed ceramic - National Museum of Vietnamese History - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05463
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Islamic glassware, Gulbenkian Museum, 2006-01-05 Lisbon 02
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Inkstone box (suzuribako) with intertwined pine and cherry tree design, Japan, Edo period, early 1600s AD, lacquer on wood, silver, stone, metal, enamel - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01946
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Vessel in the form of a human leg, Moche culture, Peru north coast, Early Intermediate period, Moche Phase IV, c. 450-550 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04689
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Standing official with tablet, China, possibly Handan, Hebei, Jin dynasty, early 1200s AD, Cizhou ware, white and black slip, iron-red and copper-green overglaze - Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, MA - DSC05137
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Standing camel (mingqi), China, Sui or Tang dynasty, late 6th to early 10th century AD, buff clay, straw glaze, traces of painted decoration - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00676
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Incense ceremony box (kobako), Ishikawa Komei, Kyoto, Japan, late 19th to early 20th century, copper alloy, gold inlay - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09589
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Dish, China, Ch'ing Dynasty, early 1800s, famille rose porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels - George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum - DSC03861
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Single-spout strap-handle vessel depicting a wounded warrior, Nasca culture, Peru south coast, Early Intermediate Period, Nasca Phase 7, c. 500-600 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04687
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Stirrup-spout vessel depicting a bird with human hands-manioc-mountain fusion, Moche, Peru north coast, Early Intermediate period, Moche Phase IV, c. 450-550 AD, ceramic - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04690
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Rhinoceros horn cup, China, Ming dynasty, with European gilt silver mount, late 16th to early 17th century AD - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08007
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Vase with two fish-dragon handles, China, Longquan kilns, Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, late 13th to early 14th century AD, stoneware, celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04747
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Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi), China, Qing dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 2 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09662
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Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi), China, Qing dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century AD, silk, metal-wrapped silk, view 1 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09658
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Book cover with evangelists, Benedicting Abbey St. Jacques, Luttich, ivory from early 900s, surround from 1500s, ivory, gilt copper - Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - Darmstadt, Germany - DSC00272
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Candlestick made by 'Abd ol-Vahhab b. Elah-Dad for Sheykh Abo'l-Hasan b. Sheykh Nader-Qoli, Iran, early to mid 16th century AD, brass with black compound, view 2- Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Canada - DSC07001
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Dish with incised ducks, Ding ware, China, Hebei Province, Quyang, Ding kilns, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s to early 1100s, porcelaneous stoneware, metal rim - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05035
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Virgin breastfeeding Child, by an anonymous Brussels master, before 1478, painting on glass - Cinquantenaire Museum - Brussels, Belgium - DSC08606
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Vessel, Egypt, Neqade I or early Neqade II period, ceramic, K 1 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05393
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Hat worn by a sixth-rank civil official, China, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century AD, silk, glass bead, metal clasp - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09962
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Inkstone box (suzuribako) with intertwined pine and cherry tree design, Japan, Edo period, early 1600s AD, lacquer on wood, silver, stone, metal, enamel - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01942
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Crown with deity figures (Staff God at front), Chavin style, Peru north coast or highlands, Early Horizon, c. 400-300 BC, gold - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04692
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Hector Berlioz, Les Troyens vocal score cover - Restoration, Antoine Barbizet, 1863
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Imperial insignia roundel for emperor's young son, 1 of 2, China, Qing dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century, silk, metal-wrapped silk - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09548
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Squat bottle, Ding ware, China, Hebei Province, Quyang, Ding kilns, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s to early 1100s, porcelaneous stoneware, iron-tinted slip sgraffiato - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05039
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Winter Landscape with Bird Trap, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, late 1500s to early 1600s, oil on panel - National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo - DSC08409
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Cylinder seal animals overpowered by gods Louvre AO19811
animals in art of the ancient near eastart made from limestone
Angel Israfil, from Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mawjudat (The Wonders of Creations and Oddities of Existence) by al-Qazvini, Iraq or Turkey, early 1400s, ink, color - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04720
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Belt hook in the shape of a coiled dragon, China, Warring States to early Western Han dynasty, 4th-3rd century BC, nephrite, gilt bronze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08652
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Calendar icons for November, perhaps Mstera School, late 1700s to early 1800s, egg tempera, gold leaf, on wood - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09281
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European family riding on a Buddhist lion, Dehua ware, China, Qing dynasty, late 17th to early 18th century AD, porcelain - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00680
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Imperial insignia roundel for emperor's young son, 2 of 2, China, Qing dynasty, late 18th to early 19th century, silk, metal-wrapped silk - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09550
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Large dish with carved peony design, Yaozhou ware, Shaanxi province, China, Northern Song dynasty, early 1100s AD, carved stoneware, olive-green glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08406
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Pair of Seto horse-eye plates (uma-no-me zara), 2 of 2, Japan, late 1700s to early 1800s, stoneware, underglaze iron oxide decoration - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09495
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Half-length portrait of a young lady, artist unknown, early 1800s, oil on canvas - Villa Vauban - Luxembourg City - DSC06468
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Standing Buddhist Monk, China, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, gilt bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00860
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Epergne piece, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, early 1800s, gilt bronze, crystal, view 1 of 2 - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08653
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Pair of Seto horse-eye plates (uma-no-me zara), 1 of 2, Japan, late 1700s to early 1800s, stoneware, underglaze iron oxide decoration - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09493
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Russet bowl with six-notched rim, Ding ware, China, Hebei Province, Quyang, Ding kilns, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s to early 1100s, porcelaneous stoneware, iron-tinted glaz- Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05025
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Virgin and Child in an Apse, c. 1530, copy of original by Robert Campin, Early Netherlandish, c. 1425, oil and tempera on panel - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00514
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Grand-Croix medal of the Ordre de Saint-Louis, bestowed by Louis XIV upon Marquis Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1643-1725), early 1700s, metal alloy, fabric - Château Ramezay - Montreal, Canada - DSC07482
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Mosaic glass, Roman, late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD, 6-S. 46-47 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05905
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US Navy 020424-N-6492H-527 E-2C - combat mission
military people on dutymen at work
Mostaert Portrait of a courtier
recovered works lost in poland during world war ii16th-century oil portraits of men at half length
Portrait of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802), William Grimaldi
male portrait paintings by john hoppnerwilliam grimaldi
Madonna triptych (The Virgin of the Annunciation), by Alvaro Pirez d'Évora, early 1420s, tempera and gold on wood - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00560
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Standing Female Donor Offering a Lotus Blossom, China, Northern Wei dynasty, early 6th century AD, gilt bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00856
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Bearded Guardian Figure Wearing Helmet, detail, China, Northern Qi to Sui period, 550 to early 600s AD, earthenware, lead-fluxed glaze, cold-painted pigments - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00900
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Crowned, Pensive Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya, Korea, Three Kingdoms period, probably Silla kingdom, late 6th to early 7th century AD, bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00877
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Leonine Guardian Creature with Wings, China, Northern Qi to Sui period, 550 to early 600s AD, earthenware, lead-fluxed glaze, cold-painted pigments - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00897
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His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, Philip de László, early 1900
portrait paintings of leo xiiipapal pectoral crosses
Daggers, N. India, Mughal, (top) 19th c., jade hilt inset w. colored stones, velvet-covered wooden sheath, (bottom) early 17th c., jade hilt, watered steel damascened with gold - Huntington Museum of Art - DSC04949
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Madonna triptych (The Angel of the Annunciation), by Alvaro Pirez d'Évora, early 1420s, tempera and gold on wood - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00559
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Verne-Schäfermeiers Mühle - Gleichstromgenerator
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Winter Landscape with Bird Trap, detail, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, late 1500s to early 1600s, oil on panel - National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo - DSC08414
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Portable Buddhist Shrine with Two Standing Bodhisattvas, Korea, Koryo or Choson dynasty, 14th to early 15th century AD, gilt bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00879
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Bearded Guardian Figure Wearing Helmet, China, Northern Qi to Sui period, 550 to early 600s AD, earthenware, lead-fluxed glaze, cold-painted pigments - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00893
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Watermelon Regatta by the Master of the Fertility of the Egg, Italy, early 1700s, oil on canvas - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00767
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Fan, unknown tribe, for Furriers to the Queen, GR Renfrew & Co., Quebec & Toronto, early 1800s, egret, cedar waxwing, indigo bunting, northern oriole, birch, porcupine - Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium - DSC04333
19th-century hand fansself-published work
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Portrait of a man in a red hat, Hans Memling, 1470
male portraits by hans memlingearly netherlandish painting
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