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Bronze bowl
MET8th century BCE
Disc stone
METca. 3rd–late 2nd century BCE
Almanach de Normandie pour l'année bissext. 1788
METLa Veuve Besongne & Fils · [1787]
Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkey on Background of Flowers (obverse); Flowering Scrolls (reverse)
MET19th century
Sutra Cover with Pattern of Running Rabbits among Scattered Flowers and Auspicious Symbols
MET16th century
Fragment of a Handle from a Vessel
METca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Small Dish (Kozara) with Turnip
MET1620–40
Millefiori bowl
METVincenzo Moretti · ca. 1880
Box-form ornament with granulation and filagree
MET6th–4th century BC
Scarab Finger Ring
METca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Water cooler
METJulius and Edward Norton · 1850–59
Tumbler
METBakewell, Page & Bakewell · ca. 1825–30
Presentation chalice
METBoston & Sandwich Glass Company · 1870–88
Ring stone with goddesses and aquatic plants
MET3rd–late 2nd century BCE
Virgin and Child with an Apple and a Rose
METca. 1350–75
Bottle vase
MET13th century