Ivory Gallery

Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus

Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburg's collection

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Miniature Mountain with Shoulao (God of Longevity)..., Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Miniature Mountain with Shoulao (God of Longevity), the Eight Daoist Immortals, Scholars on Horseback, Monkey with Peach, and Deer with Mushroom of Immortality, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century

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Hunting Hanger, Germany, Handle: about 1670 Crossguard and Blade: 18th century

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