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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