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Korea
19th century
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (late Middle Bronze Age IIB-IIC)
ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (late Middle Bronze Age IIB-IIC)
Sohn Daehyun
2014
ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (late Middle Bronze Age IIB-IIC)
Halaf
ca. 5600–5000 BCE
ca. 721–525 BCE
China
ca. 1200–945 BCE
664–525 BCE
ca. 1300–1080 BCE
ca. 1080–664 BCE
ca. 1080–664 BCE
Japan
15th century
ca. 945–525 BCE
ca. 721–525 BCE
ca. 1550–1425 BCE
ca. 1080–900 BCE
Assyrian
second half of 8th–7th century BCE
Nellie Mae Rowe
1981
Medalist: Jean-Pierre Droz
1808
ca. 1479–1200 BCE
ca. 1720–1650 BCE
Joachim von Sandrart
17th century
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
18th–19th century
ca. 1900–1800 BCE
Babylonian
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
ca. 20th–19th century BCE
Japan
18th–19th century
Japan
18th–19th century
Allart van Everdingen
1650–75
Allart van Everdingen
1650–75
Allart van Everdingen
1650–75
Allart van Everdingen
1650–75
Allart van Everdingen
1650–75
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