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Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō
Japan
17th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Seated on Verandah
Japan
17th–18th century

Tortoise-shell bracelet

ca. 3500 B.C.

Writing box
Ferdinand Plitzner
ca. 1715–20

Knife with Sheath, Chopsticks, Picks, and Earspoon
Chinese
18th–19th century

Bowl Lyre
probably Ethiopian
19th century

Nécessaire
French, Paris
18th century (?)

Dirk with Sheath

Italian, possibly Naples

1840–60