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Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks) by John James Audubon, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks)

John James Audubon (d. 1851)

c. 1827 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist by Jacob Duck, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Jacob Duck (d. 1667)

mid-1600s · Painting, oil on wood

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Duck Head Finial by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Duck Head Finial

Unrecorded maker

c. 1400–1300 BCE · Sculpture, bronze, cast

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Duck Head Finial by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Duck Head Finial

Unrecorded maker

c. 1400–1300 BCE · Sculpture, bronze, cast

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Mandarin Duck by Sesson Shūkei, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mandarin Duck

Sesson Shūkei (d. 1577)

1500s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink on paper

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Duck in Flight by Shikibu Terutada, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Duck in Flight

Shikibu Terutada

mid-1500s · Painting, fan painting mounted as hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper

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A pair of Brahminy ducks by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A pair of Brahminy ducks

Unrecorded maker

c. 1595; borders added probably 1800s · Painting, Gum tempera on paper, mounted with later pink and blue borders

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Black-Figure Kantharos (Drinking Cup): Lizards Flanking Tree (A); Ducks (B) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Black-Figure Kantharos (Drinking Cup): Lizards Flanking Tree (A); Ducks (B)

Unrecorded maker

c. 500 BCE · Ceramic, ceramic

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Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s) by Abd al-Samad, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)

Abd al-Samad (d. 1600)

c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s · Painting, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant

Unrecorded maker

100–800 CE · Metalwork, gold

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A Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions and a Child's Pants by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions and a Child's Pants

Unrecorded maker

700s · Garment, silk; weft-faced compound twill, samit

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Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Child’s Coat with Ducks in Pearl Medallions

Unrecorded maker

700s · Garment, Silk: weft-faced compound twill weave (samite)

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