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Elegant black-and-white images of historical artifacts, including vases and jewelry from China and Japan, showcasing intricate designs and cultural significance.

Cup China. Cup. China. Amethyst quartz. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). Hardstone
Cup China. Cup. China. Amethyst quartz. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). Hardstone
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Pair of chairs. Culture: German. Dimensions: Height (each): 33 in. (83.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Snaphance Gunlock, c.1660-80. Italy, Brescia (), 17th century. Steel, chiseled; overall: 14 x 7.3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.). The snaphance is a type of lock used for firing a gun. It is a predecessor of the flintlock mechanism.Sārindā late 19th century Indian. Sārindā 500734Man with wheelbarrow. On an elongated plate, engraved with a diamond pattern, a man is behind a wheelbarrow. The man wears a knee pants and a stitch. His right hand has been lifted. The image is marked with a dolphin and a master sign.Flea market, nude figure, porcelain dancerDancer (one of a pair) ca. 1750 Derby Porcelain Manufactory. Dancer (one of a pair) 203573Anefo photo collection. unknown . Command Sluizer, painting. January 9, 1961Minature vase with floral scrolls early 18th century China. Minature vase with floral scrolls. China. early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsEngraving depicting a double bracket electric lamp holder for incandescent globes of the design fitted in the hall of an author's home in Highgate, London.Mask (one of a pair) 18th century French. Mask (one of a pair). French. 18th century. Lead. Metalwork-Base Metal'Celtic Relics. Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze', 1886. Artist: Charles Lawrie.Child's Boot (one of a pair) 18th-19th century China. Child's Boot (one of a pair) 68779Still Life with Dove Hyacinths in Old Metal VaseDouble snuff bottle China. Double snuff bottle 41396Close-up of large icicle in DecemberEngraved Scaraboid; about 400 B.C; Carnelian, mottled with white streaks; 0.7 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm (1,4 × 9,16 × 7,16 in.)Bead 9th-12th century. Bead 457887Pair of ornaments French 18th century View more. Pair of ornaments. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzePair of clock ornaments French 18th century View more. Pair of clock ornaments. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeRing. Culture: British. Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 7/8 in. (4.8 x 2.2 cm). Maker: William Brown (British, 1784-1825). Date: 1800-30. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chessmen (32) Indian, possibly Bengal second half 19th century As often occurs in sets of this elaborate type, which were never made for play, there is no difference between the kings and the generals of the two sides. Only the pawns are clearly differentiated, the Indians holding long spears and girt with swords, the Europeans with muskets with fixed bayonets. Unlike Bengali sets of this period, the rooks are not boats but are castles with a flag-carrying infantryman on the top. The elephant's (bishop's) place is filled by a camel-a common feature in late Indian chess sets. The facial types suggest French soldiers.Snuff Bottle China. Snuff Bottle 41288Fashion, 20th century. Women's greenish-grey synthetic chiffon turban mounted on a framework, around 1960.Book-shaped box 1800-1850 American. Book-shaped box 17672A Mold for Metalwork Depicting a Bird 304-30 B.C. Ptolemaic Period. A Mold for Metalwork Depicting a Bird. 304-30 B.C.. Limestone. Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Radim near Ptolemaic tomb, Burial 5A.Ptol. x, MMA excavations, 1915-16Figure of Lady on Horseback late 17th-early 18th century China. Figure of Lady on Horseback. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain with colored glazes. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsAnefo photo collection. Shooting Perfumery Piner. November 8, 1951Flask. Huta Kryształowa (huta szkła; 1717/1718- ca 1794), glass works