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    257 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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Results for "Four Bears"12 records

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Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1299–1290 BCE · Glazed steatite

Cleared · Public Domain

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Set of Four Painted Characters by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Set of Four Painted Characters

Unrecorded maker

early 1900s · Painting, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted

Cleared · CC0

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Terracotta oil lamp by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Terracotta oil lamp

Unrecorded maker

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Terracotta

Cleared · Public Domain

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Nome Gods Bearing Offerings by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings

Unrecorded maker

c. 1391–1353 BCE · Sculpture, painted limestone

Cleared · CC0

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Pagoda base with four Buddhas by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pagoda base with four Buddhas

Unrecorded maker

ca. 560–75 · Limestone with traces of pigment

Cleared · Public Domain

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Nome Gods Bearing Offerings by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings

Unrecorded maker

c. 1391–1353 BCE · Sculpture, painted limestone

Cleared · CC0

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Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents" by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"

Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (d. 1600)

ca. 1590–1600 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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Female Bowl-Bearing Figure by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Bowl-Bearing Figure

Unrecorded maker

late 1800s-early 1900s · Sculpture, Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, plant fiber, and iron

Cleared · CC0

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Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons by Kano Sanboku, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kano Sanboku (d. 1725)

late 17th century · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Female Bowl-Bearing Figure by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Bowl-Bearing Figure

Unrecorded maker

late 1800s-early 1900s · Sculpture, Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, plant fiber, and iron

Cleared · CC0

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Carpet by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpet

Unrecorded maker

17th century · Linen warp and weft; wool pile, Ghiordes knot

Cleared · Public Domain

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Painted Panel of Character "Tiger" by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Painted Panel of Character "Tiger"

Unrecorded maker

early 1900s · Painting, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted

Cleared · CC0

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