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Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling, Naualinggai, Kalaba, Sago palm spathe, paint, Kwoma
Painting from a Ceremonial House Ceiling
Naualinggai, Kalaba
Workshop of Artists of Mariwai Village
1970
Inrō with Stylized Waves, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Gold lacquer with pewter inlay; Ojime: bronze and gold jar; Netsuke: carved tortoiseshell turtle, Japan
Inrō with Stylized Waves
Shibata Zeshin
After a design by Ogata Kōrin
19th century
Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō, Inrō: single case; tortoiseshell under rattan “net” covered with lacquer (urushi); ojime: flower petals, brushwood; patinated copper with mixed-metal inlays; netsuke: turtle; carved wood, Japan
Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō
Japan
17th century
Hurdy gurdy, Ivory, paste, tortoise shell, brass, silver, lacquer, carving, purfling, eding, turning<br/>Sycamore body, carved and turned ivory, other parts of turtle shell inlaid with silver and brass piqué work (some turtle shell lacquered with silver and brass piqué work), silver roses, and partly silvered brass keys inset with faceted rock crystal and engraved mother-of-pearl, French
On loan to The Met
Hurdy gurdy
French
ca. 1770-1785
Tortoise figurine, Ceramic
Tortoise figurine
ca. late 3rd millennium BCE
Tortoise, Earthenware with green lead glaze, China
Tortoise
China
1st–2nd century CE
Turtle-shaped box (one of a pair), Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen
Turtle-shaped box (one of a pair)
Manufactory Meissen Manufactory
Modeler Attributed to George Fritzsche
1725–27
Netsuke of Turtle, Wood, Japan
Netsuke of Turtle
Japan
19th century
Mold for Making Ceramics, Earthenware; incised decoration, unglazed
Mold for Making Ceramics
10th–11th century
Mirror, Bronze, Japan
Mirror
Japan
A Tortoise (Tortuga), plate 4 from "8 Aguafuertes a Color" (8 Color Etchings), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Color etching
A Tortoise (Tortuga), plate 4 from "8 Aguafuertes a Color" (8 Color Etchings)
Alfredo Zalce
1947
Turtle-shaped box (one of a pair), Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen
Turtle-shaped box (one of a pair)
Manufactory Meissen Manufactory
Modeler Attributed to George Fritzsche
1725–27
Ornament in the Form of a Tortoise, Bronze, Japan
Ornament in the Form of a Tortoise
Japan
19th century
Palette Depicting a Pair of Mud Turtles, Greywacke
Palette Depicting a Pair of Mud Turtles
ca. 3650–3500 BCE
Essempio di recammi, page 23 (verso), Giovanni Antonio Tagliente Italian, Woodcut
Essempio di recammi, page 23 (verso)
Author Giovanni Antonio Tagliente
Publisher Giovanni Antonio di Nicolini da Sabio e i fratelli
1530
Pendant in the Shape of a Tortoise, Gold, Indonesia (Java)
Pendant in the Shape of a Tortoise
Indonesia (Java)
ca. 12th century
Abbia game piece, Beti artist (?), Nut shell, Beti peoples (?)
Abbia game piece
Beti artist
late 19th–mid-20th century
Box in the shape of a tortoise, Earthenware, China
Box in the shape of a tortoise
China
1st–2nd century CE
Model of tortoise entwined with snake, Symbol of the North (Xuanwu), Porcelain with bluish-white glaze (Jingdezhen qingbai ware), China
Model of tortoise entwined with snake, Symbol of the North (Xuanwu)
China
11th century
Bowl in the form of a turtle, Pottery
Bowl in the form of a turtle
ca. 3900–3500 BCE
Turtle as a Votive Mehen Game, Serpentinite
Turtle as a Votive Mehen Game
ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Turtle, bakery insert card from the Pinocchio Circus Performers series (D64), Walt Disney Productions, Commercial color lithograph
Turtle, bakery insert card from the Pinocchio Circus Performers series (D64)
Designer Walt Disney Productions
1930–1939
Tortoise Suspended By String, Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Ink on paper, Japan
Tortoise Suspended By String
School of Katsushika Hokusai
18th–19th century
Toilet dish, Wood
Toilet dish
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Two Sketches: One of a Turtle, the Other of Two Unidentified Objects, Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Ink and color on paper, Japan
Two Sketches: One of a Turtle, the Other of Two Unidentified Objects
Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai
18th–19th century
Stencil, Paper, silk, Japan
Stencil
Japan
19th century
Turtle Figure, Itjurparkertji, Wood, Asmat people
Turtle Figure
Itjurparkertji
mid-20th century
L'Inconnu, Félix Bracquemond French, Etching and drypoint; third state of three
L'Inconnu
Félix Bracquemond
Printer Auguste Delâtre
Publisher Alfred Cadart
1862
Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 21 (verso), Matteo Pagano , Venice Italian, Woodcut
Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 21 (verso)
Publisher Matteo Pagano
1563
Turtle, Copper alloy, Japan
Turtle
Japan
second half 19th century
Sōnan (Chinnen) Picture Album (Sōnan gafu) 楚南画譜, Onishi Chinnen 大西椿年 Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan
Sōnan (Chinnen) Picture Album (Sōnan gafu) 楚南画譜
Onishi Chinnen 大西椿年
1834, January, (Tenpō 5)
A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle, Amethyst, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, carnelian, adhesive
A small inlaid sculpture of a soft-shelled turtle
ca. 1991–1802 B.C.
L'Inconnu, Félix Bracquemond French, Etching on chine collé; third state of three
L'Inconnu
Engraver Félix Bracquemond
Publisher Cadart & Luquet
ca. 1860–62
周順昌印, Unalloyed silver, China
周順昌印
China
1600–25
Turtle Pendant, Gold, Chiriqui
Turtle Pendant
Chiriqui
11th–16th century
Canoe Prow Ornament?, Wood, Asmat people
Canoe Prow Ornament?
Asmat people
mid-20th century
Stone Turtle Pendant, Stone, Mexican
Stone Turtle Pendant
Mexican
before 16th century
Tortoise box, Tin-glazed earthenware, German, Fulda
Tortoise box
German, Fulda
ca. 1750
Ornament in the Form of a Tortoise, White porcelain (Hirado ware), Japan
Ornament in the Form of a Tortoise
Japan
1800
Sleeve Button, Union Porcelain Works American, Porcelain, American
Sleeve Button
Union Porcelain Works
ca. 1876
Tortoise box, Tin-glazed earthenware, German, Schrezheim
Tortoise box
German, Schrezheim
ca. 1750
Palette in the form of a mud turtle, Greywacke
Palette in the form of a mud turtle
ca. 3650–3500 BCE

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