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Vase with Mythical Creature Chasing Pearl

, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase with Mythical Creature Chasing Pearl
China
early 18th century

Vase with mythical creature qilin, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase with mythical creature qilin
China
19th century

Scroll Cover with Mythical Creature, Silk embroidery on simple gauze silk, China — Scroll Cover with Mythical Creature
China
18th century

Crouching Baku (Mythical Creature), Sadatake Japanese, Wood, Japan — Crouching Baku (Mythical Creature)
Sadatake
18th century

Seated Baku (Mythical Creature Devouring Nightmares), Ivory, Japan — Seated Baku (Mythical Creature Devouring Nightmares)
Japan
18th century

Terracotta bail-amphora (jar), Ixion Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Campanian — Terracotta bail-amphora (jar)
Ixion Painter
ca. 330–310 BCE

Tripod incense burner with makara, Cloisonné enamel, China — Tripod incense burner with makara
China
16th century

Gilt silver kylix, Silver-gilt, Greek — Gilt silver kylix
Greek
late 5th century BCE

Flask with Molded Decoration, Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed — Flask with Molded Decoration
12th–13th century

Lair of the Sea Serpent, Elihu Vedder American, Oil on canvas, American — Lair of the Sea Serpent
Elihu Vedder
ca. 1899

Belt hook in the shape of a mythical creature, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, China — Belt hook in the shape of a mythical creature
China
3rd–2nd century BCE

Water dropper in the form of a mythical creature, Porcelain with tea-dust glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Water dropper in the form of a mythical creature
China
18th century

Paperweight in the shape of a Qilin, Copper alloy, China — Paperweight in the shape of a Qilin
China
15th–16th century

Tengu Hatching from an Egg, Wood with red lacquer, Japan — Tengu Hatching from an Egg
Japan
18th century

Scarab Praising the King as Ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, Steatite — Scarab Praising the King as Ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt
ca. 945–712 B.C.

Limestone footstool, Limestone, Cypriot — Limestone footstool
Cypriot
1st half of 5th century BCE

Daoist priest’s robe, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on satin, China — Daoist priest’s robe
China
18th century

Bigfoot’s Footprints: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 6, Cai Guo-Qiang Chinese, Eight-panel folding screen; gunpowder and ink on paper — Bigfoot’s Footprints: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 6
Cai Guo-Qiang
1991

The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) — The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505

Giraffe with Two Keepers, Unidentified artist, Ink and color on silk, China — Giraffe with Two Keepers
Unidentified artist

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

Creature, R. W. Martin and Brothers British, Stoneware, British, Southall, London — Creature
R. W. Martin and Brothers
1885

Antefix with a Mythical Kala Face, Volcanic stone (Andesite), Indonesia (Java) — Antefix with a Mythical Kala Face
Indonesia (Java)
9th century

Vessel with mythical bird of prey, Olmec artist(s), Ceramic, hematite, Olmec Tradition artist, Central Highlands, Mexico — Vessel with mythical bird of prey
Olmec artist(s)
1200–800 BCE

The Fabulous Creature Buraq, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper — The Fabulous Creature Buraq
ca. 1660–80

Censer in the form of a mythical beast, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — Censer in the form of a mythical beast
China
early 17th century

Bracelet (Kada) with Makara Head Terminals, Enamel, gold; set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and agate — Bracelet (Kada) with Makara Head Terminals
19th century

Pendant with a Triton Riding a Unicorn-like Sea Creature, Reinhold Vasters German, Baroque pearl mounted with enameled gold set with pearls, emeralds and rubies and with pendent pearls, probably German or French — Pendant with a Triton Riding a Unicorn-like Sea Creature
Reinhold Vasters
ca. 1870–95

Jar with mythical creatures, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — Jar with mythical creatures
China
16th century

Plate with modern decoration of a mythical griffin bird, known as a senmurv, Bronze with high tin content — Plate with modern decoration of a mythical griffin bird, known as a senmurv
ca. 7th century CE and Modern

Figure of a supernatural creature, Ivory, Iran — Figure of a supernatural creature
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature, Gold, Achaemenid — Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature
Achaemenid
ca. 5th century BCE

Parpanggalahan (powder horn), Toba Batak artist, Water buffalo horn, wood, lead and tin pins, Toba Batak — Parpanggalahan (powder horn)
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century

Baku, Mythical Animal, White porcelain (Hirado ware), Japan — Baku, Mythical Animal
Japan
18th century

Mythical animal, Jade (nephrite), China — Mythical animal
China
18th century

Relief Panel with Two Griffins Drinking from a Cup, Marble, polychromy, South Italian — Relief Panel with Two Griffins Drinking from a Cup
South Italian
late 9th–early 10th century

Ornament with Fantastic Creature, Gilded bronze, North China — Ornament with Fantastic Creature
North China
2nd century BCE

Appliqué with fantastic creature, Gold, Scythian — Appliqué with fantastic creature
Scythian
ca. 7th–6th century BCE

Architectural ornament, Toba Batak artist, Wood, Toba Batak — Architectural ornament
Toba Batak artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Jar with Mythical Qilin, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Jar with Mythical Qilin
China
mid-17th century