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Terracotta bail-amphora (jar), Ixion Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Campanian
Ixion Painter
ca. 330–310 BCE
Gilt silver kylix, Silver-gilt, Greek
Greek
late 5th century BCE
Flask with Molded Decoration, Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed
12th–13th century
Paperweight in the shape of a Qilin, Copper alloy, China
China
15th–16th century
Lair of the Sea Serpent, Elihu Vedder  American, Oil on canvas, American
Elihu Vedder
ca. 1899
Limestone footstool, Limestone, Cypriot
Cypriot
1st half of 5th century BCE
The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries), Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts, French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
1495–1505
Giraffe with Two Keepers, Unidentified artist, Ink and color on silk, China
Unidentified artist
Kamadeva, the God of Love, Stone, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Restituted
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
second half of the 8th century
Creature, R. W. Martin and Brothers  British, Stoneware, British, Southall, London
R. W. Martin and Brothers
1885
Perminangken (container for magical substances), Toba Batak artist, Wood, ceramic, Toba Batak peoples
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century
Vessel with mythical bird of prey, Olmec artist(s), Ceramic, hematite, Olmec Tradition artist, Central Highlands, Mexico
Olmec artist(s)
1200–800 BCE
Antefix with a Mythical Kala Face, Volcanic stone (Andesite), Indonesia (Java)
Indonesia (Java)
9th century
Figure of a supernatural creature, Ivory, Iran
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Parpanggalahan (powder horn), Toba Batak artist, Water buffalo horn, wood, lead and tin pins, Toba Batak
Toba Batak artist
19th–early 20th century
Baku, Mythical Animal, White porcelain (Hirado ware), Japan
Japan
18th century
Mythical animal, Jade (nephrite), China
China
18th century
Relief Panel with Two Griffins Drinking from a Cup, Marble, polychromy, South Italian
South Italian
late 9th–early 10th century
Ornament with Fantastic Creature, Gilded bronze, North China
North China
2nd century BCE
Appliqué with fantastic creature, Gold, Scythian
Scythian
ca. 7th–6th century BCE
Architectural ornament, Toba Batak artist, Wood, Toba Batak
Toba Batak artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Jar with Mythical Qilin, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
China
mid-17th century