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Dish with Recumbent Elephant Surrounded by Clouds, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration, Vietnam — Dish with Recumbent Elephant Surrounded by Clouds
Vietnam
15th–16th century

Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, Vietnam — Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix
Vietnam
ca. 15th–16th century

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), Water-based pigment over foundation of clay mixed with straw, China — Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)
China
ca. 1319

Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil, Sandstone, India — Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil
India
10th–11th century

Buddha, Sandstone, Cambodia or Vietnam — Buddha
Cambodia or Vietnam
mid-7th century

Harihara, Sandstone, Cambodia or Vietnam — Harihara
Cambodia or Vietnam
late 7th–early 8th century

Guardian Deity (Rakshasa), Stone, Cambodia — Guardian Deity (Rakshasa)
Cambodia
ca. 921–945

Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara, Gilt copper alloy, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) — Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
10th–11th century

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, Copper alloy with gilding and color, Nepal — The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
Nepal
11th century

The Bodhisattva Padmapani Lokeshvara, Copper alloy with gilding and semiprecious stones, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — The Bodhisattva Padmapani Lokeshvara
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
11th–12th century

Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi), Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura region) — Tree Spirit Deity (Yakshi)
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura region)
1st–2nd century

Vaikuntha Vishnu, Stone, India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) — Vaikuntha Vishnu
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
last quarter of the 8th century

Standing Vishnu as Keshava, Dasoja of Balligrama, Stone, India (Karnataka, probably Belur) — Standing Vishnu as Keshava
Dasoja of Balligrama
first quarter of the 12th century

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha, Argillite, Bangladesh or India (Bengal) — The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
12th century

Torso of a Bodhisattva, Sahri-Bahlol Workshop, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, mondern Peshawar region) — Torso of a Bodhisattva
Sahri-Bahlol Workshop
ca. 5th century

Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, Japanese — Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century

Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Saotome Ietada Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese — Armor (Gusoku)
Saotome Ietada
Myōchin Munesuke
16th and 18th centuries

Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian — Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Jar with dragon

, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Jar with dragon
China
early 15th century

Perminangken (container for magical substances), Toba Batak artist, Wood, ceramic, Toba Batak — Perminangken (container for magical substances)
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century

Hampatong (figure), Ngadju or Ot Danum artist, Wood, pigment, Ngadju or Ot Danum — Hampatong (figure)
Ngadju or Ot Danum artist
19th–early 20th century

Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Fiber, ceramic and glass beads, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung — Palepai maju (ceremonial banner)
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century

Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster — Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene, Chert, Akkadian — Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene
Akkadian
ca. 2250–2150 BCE

House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people — House post figure
Lake Sentani artist
19th century

Standing male worshiper, Gypsum alabaster, shell, black limestone, bitumen, Sumerian — Standing male worshiper
Sumerian
ca. 2900–2600 BCE

Korwar (ancestor figure), Cenderawasih Bay artist, Wood, glass beads, Cenderawasih Bay — Korwar (ancestor figure)
Cenderawasih Bay artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage — Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Bis Pole, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people — Bis Pole
Asmat people
late 1950s

Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Ivory, Assyrian — Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion
Assyrian
ca. 9th–8th century BCE

Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian — Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh
Sasanian
ca. 5th century CE

Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots, Copper alloy, shell, Proto-Elamite — Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots
Proto-Elamite
ca. 3000 BCE

Plate, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg Russian, Hard-paste porcelain, Russian, St. Petersburg — Plate
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
1755–60

Center table, Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia, Steel, silver, gilt copper, gilt brass, basswood; replaced mirror glass, Russian, Tula — Center table
Imperial Armory, Tula (south of Moscow), Russia
ca. 1780–85

Silver-gilt bowl, Gilt silver, Cypriot — Silver-gilt bowl
Cypriot
ca. 725–675 BCE

Tara, the Buddhist Savior, Gilt copper alloy with color and semiprecious stone inlay, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Tara, the Buddhist Savior
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
14th century

Seated Buddha, Bronze, Thailand — Seated Buddha
Thailand
15th century

Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

, Gilt bronze, Korea — Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime
Korea
10th century

Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene, Copper alloy, Central Vietnam — Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene
Central Vietnam
ca. 8th century