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   Vessel, organized by culture, Central and North Asia
Works of Art (13)
Asymmetrical wine container (hu), 8th century B.C., North central China, Bronze (49.135.9 a)  
 
Beaker and saucer, ca. 1775, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Hard-paste porcelain (1982.60.177,.178) 
 
Bowl, 10th century, Samarqand, Central Asia, Earthenware, glazed, with slip-painted white engobe (61.144)  
 
Bowl, 12th–13th century; Ghaznavid, Afghanistan, High tin bronze, cast, hammered, chased, punched, and engraved (2000.57)  
 
Bowl, 15th century; Timurid
Iran or Central Asia, Earthenware, underglaze-painted (32.33)
 
 
Bowl, Five Dynasties period, 10th century, Probably the vicinity of Shanglinhu, Zhejiang Province, China, Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze (Yue ware) (18.56.36)  
 
Covered cup and saucer made for Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, ca. 1760, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Hard-paste porcelain (1982.60.172a,b–.173) 
 
Dish, 18th–19th century, Transoxiana (Uzbekistan), Bukhara, Clay, painted and glazed (1997.312) 
 
Jug, early 16th century; Safavid, Afghanistan (probably Herat), Cast brass, inlaid with silver and gold (91.1.607)  
 
Plate, 10th–11th century, Iran or Afghanistan, Earthenware, incised and glazed (1993.24)  
 
Plate, ca. 1755–60, Russian; Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Hard-paste porcelain (65.47) 
 
Ritual basin, 7th–9th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Central Asia, Bronze (1987.218.6)  
 
Stem cup, 6th–8th century, Central Asia, possibly Sogdian, Silver (1998.223)  
 
Thematic Essays (0)
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