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Five Earrings and a Bead, a) glass<br/>b) ivory (?)<br/>c) glass<br/>d) glass<br/>e) glass<br/>f) glass, Thailand (Ban Chiang)
Thailand (Ban Chiang)
ca. 500 BCE–300 CE
Arrowpoint, Copper, Japanese
Japanese
before 700
Terracotta fragments of skyphoi (deep drinking cups), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
second half of the 5th century BCE
Arrowpoint, Copper, Japanese
Japanese
before 700
Antiquarians à la Greque, Thomas Rowlandson  British, Hand-colored etching
Thomas Rowlandson
Publisher Published by Rudolph Ackermann, London
July 14, 1805
Hammered Brass Oval, Brass (hammered), Peruvian
Peruvian
before 16th century
Mortar, Limestone
7th–6th millennium BCE
Pot hook, Bronze or copper alloy
305–30 BCE
Razor and mirror, Bronze or copper alloy, boxwood; copper alloy
ca. 1491–1473 BCE
Marble, Diorite
ca. 3850–2300 BCE
Hammered Silver Cone Ornament, Silver (hammered), gilt, Peru; north coast (?)
Peru; north coast (?)
8th–mid-16th century
Wood, Whorl, Lid and Stick, Wood, Coptic
Coptic
4th–7th century
Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
6th/5th centuries BCE
Face Rattle, Copper (hammered), pigment (?), Moche
Moche
1st–mid-8th century
Comb (?), Bronze, Vietnam (North)
Vietnam (North)
500 BCE–300 CE
Point, Flint
ca. 7500–4500 BCE (?)
Terracotta fragments of lekythoi (oil flasks), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
6th/5th centuries BCE
Ritual Stone (pulidor), Stone, Olmec
Olmec
12th–8th century BCE
Fibula, fragment, Amber, Etruscan
Etruscan
7th–6th century BCE
Copper Atlatl Spear Thrower, Copper (cast), Vicús
Vicús
4th century BCE–2nd century CE
Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
6th/5th centuries BCE
Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
6th/5th centuries BCE
Disc: die or gaming piece (?), Bone
3rd–2nd millennium BCE
Situla, Copper alloy
600 BCE–CE 100
Marble, Diorite
ca. 3850–2300 BCE
Beads, imitation, Wood, paint
30 BCE–364 CE
Beads, Pyrite (?), Egyptian blue, Iran
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE
Arrowpoint, Iron, Japanese
Japanese
before 700
Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
first half of the 5th century BCE
Miniature Litter Section, Silver (hammered), gilt, Chimú or Chancay
Chimú or Chancay
11th–late 15th century
Finger Grip, Stone, Colima (?)
Colima (?)
before 16th century
Button or Bead, Bone; incised and inlaid with paint
9th–10th century

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