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Results for "Ancient Designs"12 records

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Brooch with Assyrian human-headed winged bull by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brooch with Assyrian human-headed winged bull

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1873 · Gold, enamel, glass

Cleared · Public Domain

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Jar with Spiral Designs by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Jar with Spiral Designs

Unrecorded maker

3300–2650 BCE · Ceramic, earthenware with slip-painted decoration

Cleared · CC0

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Vase with archaistic patterns by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vase with archaistic patterns

Unrecorded maker

mid-18th century · Porcelain with gilding relief decoration over green enamel (Jingdezhen ware)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Jar with Curvilinear Designs by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Jar with Curvilinear Designs

Unrecorded maker

2650–2350 BCE · Ceramic, earthenware with slip-painted decoration

Cleared · CC0

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The Palaces of Nineveh and Persepolis Restored: An Essay on Ancient Assyrian and Persian Architecture by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Palaces of Nineveh and Persepolis Restored: An Essay on Ancient Assyrian and Persian Architecture

Unrecorded maker

1851 · Paper, board, leather

Cleared · Public Domain

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Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass by Hon'ami Kōetsu, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass

Hon'ami Kōetsu (d. 1637)

early 1600s · Calligraphy, handscroll; ink, gold, and silver on paper

Cleared · CC0

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The Palaces of Nineveh and Persepolis Restored: An Essay on Ancient Assyrian and Persian Architecture by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Palaces of Nineveh and Persepolis Restored: An Essay on Ancient Assyrian and Persian Architecture

Unrecorded maker

1851 · Paper, board, cloth

Cleared · Public Domain

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Hero and Animal Combat Beaker by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Hero and Animal Combat Beaker

Unrecorded maker

900–700 BCE · Metalwork, silver, repoussé, engraved

Cleared · CC0

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Pendant with Assyrian human-headed winged bull by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pendant with Assyrian human-headed winged bull

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1870 · Gold

Cleared · Public Domain

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Double-tier Mirror by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Double-tier Mirror

Unrecorded maker

300s BCE · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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Brooch with Assyrian human-headed winged bull by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brooch with Assyrian human-headed winged bull

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1868–1880 · Gold, glass

Cleared · Public Domain

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Burial Urn with Stamped Design by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Burial Urn with Stamped Design

Unrecorded maker

500s–600s · Ceramic, stoneware with stamped designs under olive-green glaze

Cleared · CC0

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