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"Inkstone" and cover in the shape of a turtle
China
6th–7th century
Locket and Chain
ca. 1870
Turtle Automaton with Neptune as Vintner
Leodegar Grimaldo
1626
Mirror
Johann Valentin Gevers
ca. 1710
Tobacco box
Dutch
18th century
Heart-shaped flask
Gujarat (?), with Iberian mounts
16th C, mounts ca. 1580
Tortoise-Shaped Bottle with Decoration of Willows, Fish, Crane and Turtle
Korea
first half of the 15th century
Inrō with Stylized Waves
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves
Japan
17th–18th century
Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō
Japan
17th century
Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Naualinggai, Kalaba
1970
Lime Spatula/Currency Holder (Gabaela or 'Nga)
Massim region
19th–early 20th century
The Dwarf Morgante as Bacchus
Giambologna
probably 17th–18th century
Melon-Shaped Incense Burner (Akoda Kōro) with Cranes, Turtles, Pine, and Bamboo
Japan
17th century