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Two Winged Beasts Confronted, Wood; carved
10th–12th century
Figure of a mythical beast, Porcelain with turqoise-blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
first half of the 19th century
Recumbent mythical beast, Stoneware with green glaze, China
China
16th–17th century
Hanging Lamp with a Griffin’s Head, Copper alloy, Byzantine
Byzantine
4th–6th century
Seal paste box with boys and mythical beast qilin, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
late 17th–early 18th century
Carving with mythical beast, Jade (nephrite), China
China
16th–17th century
Fragment of an Oliphant, Ivory; carved
11th–12th century
Dragon jar, Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design, Korea
Korea
second half 18th century
Parade Saddle, Bone, polychromy, wood, leather, iron alloy, German or Tyrolean
German or Tyrolean
ca. 1450
Jewel-Holding Dragon, Ivory, Japan
Japan
18th century
Card Table, Duncan Phyfe  American, born Scotland, Rosewood, satinwood, painted and gilded gesso, brass, American
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe
1815–25
Dagger with Zoomorphic Hilt, Hilt: copper; cast, chased, gilded, and inlaid with rubies.<br/>Blade: steel; forged
second half 16th century
Manticore, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Austrian, Vienna
Manufactory Vienna
Factory director Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
ca. 1735
Feathered serpent head, Teotihuacan artist(s), Stone, pigment, Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan artist(s)
100-500 CE
Tray, Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound
late 13th–early 14th century
Throne Leg in the Shape of a Griffin, Bronze; cast around a ceramic core and chased
late 7th–early 8th century
Griffin, Martin Schongauer  German, Engraving
Martin Schongauer
1470–91
Door Mount, Iron, French
French
possibly 11th century
Wine cup (Zhi), Bronze, China
China
13th century BCE
Baluster-shaped vase (part of a five-piece garniture), Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gilding, Japanese, for export market (Hizen ware, Imari type)
Japanese, for export market (Hizen ware, Imari type)
ca. 1690–1720
Wine container (Hu), Bronze, China
China
late 9th–early 8th century BCE
Courtesan Reading a Letter
, Ishikawa Toyonobu  Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Ishikawa Toyonobu
mid-18th century

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