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Ritual Drum (damaru) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ritual Drum (damaru)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1800 · Musical Instrument, skull bone, cloth, hemp fiber, leather, and skin

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Tsuzumi Drum by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Tsuzumi Drum

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Musical Instrument, Wood with lacquer and sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), hide, iron, and cord

Cleared · CC0

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Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance

Unrecorded maker

1000s · Sculpture, Bronze

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A Guardian of Shiva by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Guardian of Shiva

Unrecorded maker

1200s · Sculpture, Chloritic schist

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London Types: The Drum Major by William Nicholson, The Cleveland Museum of Art

London Types: The Drum Major

William Nicholson (d. 1949)

1898 · Print, color lithograph

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Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing (Head) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing (Head)

Unrecorded maker

100s CE · Ceramic, Pottery with traces of color pigment

Cleared · CC0

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Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing

Unrecorded maker

100s CE · Ceramic, Pottery with traces of color pigment

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Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing (Body) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Figure of a Court Entertainer Dancing (Body)

Unrecorded maker

100s CE · Ceramic, Pottery with traces of color pigment

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The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui by Yan Hui, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui

Yan Hui (d. 1310)

late 1200s–early 1300s · Painting, handscroll; ink and slight color on silk

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Spring Dancers (Manzai) by Miyagawa Chōshun, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Spring Dancers (Manzai)

Miyagawa Chōshun (d. 1753)

early to mid-1700s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

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Dancers and Musicians from Phrygia by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dancers and Musicians from Phrygia

Unrecorded maker

1–100 CE · Sculpture, schist

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