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Leaf from a manuscript of the Qur’an in Maghribi script; African, North Africa

Title
Leaf from a manuscript of the Qur’an in Maghribi script
Artist
African, North Africa
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century (?)
Accession Number
1987/1.195.2
Medium and Support
ink with touches or red, ochre, and green on paper
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Uma, torso (Khmer-Bayon style); Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Title
Uma, torso (Khmer-Bayon style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1993/2.49
Medium and Support
sandstone
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Four seated Buddhas, in dhyana mudra; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Title
Four seated Buddhas, in dhyana mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Physical Description
A molded and incised relief sculpture of four seated Buddhas, on a dais with floral rosette motifs.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
2000/2.152
Medium and Support
bronze
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Ritual Conch with Stand; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Title
Ritual Conch with Stand
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Physical Description
A ritual object for use in royal and religious cermonies, this bronze is cast by the lost wax process in the shape of a conch, with an intricately decorated surface. The tripod stand, which may not be of the same date, is has three coiling serpentine legs that end in stylized naga (serpent) heads with cobra-like fans.
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2003/1.387A&B
Medium and Support
bronze with malachite patina
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Guardian Lion; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Title
Guardian Lion
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Physical Description
A buff sandstone sculpture of a lion, sitting erect with its front legs extended, all on a stone platform. The legs have been fully released from the stone, while surface details such as the curly mane and the tail are carved in low relief. In keeping with its role as a guardian figure, the lion has buldging eyes and its lips are drawn back to reveal sharp teeth.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
2004/2.12
Medium and Support
sandstone
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Standing Female Figure, probably a Hindu Goddess; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Title
Standing Female Figure, probably a Hindu Goddess
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
2005/1.456
Medium and Support
bronze
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Black Ding ware tea bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Black Ding ware tea bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
shallow bowl of conical shape with wide open profile and small base, covered with black glaze and mottled brown dots all over, and white foot unglazed
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1964/2.77
Medium and Support
stoneware with buff white body and dark glaze
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Jian ware teabowl from Shuiji, Northern Fujian province; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian ware teabowl from Shuiji, Northern Fujian province
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
deep, conical shaped bowl with brown glaze, and hare-fur like striation, thick iron glaze reaches above the exposed base, classical design of the jian ware teabowl of Song period
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1964/2.8
Medium and Support
stoneware with dark grey body and dark glaze
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Jian Ware Teabowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian Ware Teabowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th - 13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1983/1.119
Medium and Support
stoneware with black glaze
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Jian Ware Teabowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian Ware Teabowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th - 13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1983/1.122
Medium and Support
stoneware with iron glaze
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Tea bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Tea bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1989/2.104
Medium and Support
stoneware with black glaze
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rank 0.00000

Bowl, Ch'ing-pai ware; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Bowl, Ch'ing-pai ware
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1991/2.15
Medium and Support
porcelain with Qingbai glaze
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Qingbai ware bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Qingbai ware bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
conical shaped bowl with slightly everted rim, small ring foot, Qingbai glaze, interior decorated with incised floral design.
Century
11th-early 12th century
Object Creation Date
11th century - early 12th century
Accession Number
1973/2.14
Medium and Support
porcelain with transparent blue-toned glaze
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Fang ding (“square tripod” cooking vessel) with taotie mask and gui dragon design; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Fang ding (“square tripod” cooking vessel) with taotie mask and gui dragon design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
square ding (ting) tripod with four legs, the body as well as the upper portion of the four legs is decorated with "t'ao-t'ieh" zoomorphic design. One of the leg was recast after the rest of the body has been completed, thus had a less refined craftmanship and joint line at its base. The double loop handles are also decorated with zoomorphic design. A group of three inscription is cast on the upper portion of the interior wall, which reads as Fu (father) Ji (day name), followed by an symbolic representation of a chariot, possibly a clan emblem. The interior is plain, the animal bone remains attached to the bottom and variations in patina patterns with a line running through the middle indicates that the vessel was once filled with cooked meat offerings, presumably in a Shang elite burial in late second millennium B.C.E.
Century
12th century BCE
Object Creation Date
12th century BCE
Accession Number
1961/2.82
Medium and Support
cast bronze with malachite patina
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Jun ware shallow bowl with gold repairs; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jun ware shallow bowl with gold repairs
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - early 13th century
Accession Number
1965/2.68
Medium and Support
stoneware with pale turquoise glaze with purple splash
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Ding ware bowl with incised floral design and copper ring; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Ding ware bowl with incised floral design and copper ring
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
This bowl has a very thin body, which flares widely from a small, shallow ring foot, silver mount on unglazed rim. The interior of the bowl is decorated with an incised design of a pomegranate plant. A creamy white glaze of ivory tone is distinctive of Ding ware.
Century
11th century-early 12th century
Object Creation Date
11th century - early 12th century
Accession Number
1982/1.274
Medium and Support
porcellaneous stoneware with transparent ivory-tone glaze and copper rim
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Cizhou ware vase; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Cizhou ware vase
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - early 13th century
Accession Number
1993/1.102
Medium and Support
stoneware coated with white slip, with painted designs in black slip
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Cizhou ware tiger-shaped pillow; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Cizhou ware tiger-shaped pillow
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - early 13th century
Accession Number
1993/1.103
Medium and Support
stoneware coated with white slip with painted black slip design
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Yaozhou ware bowl with incised design of three fish in a pond; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Yaozhou ware bowl with incised design of three fish in a pond
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
a northern celadon bowl of conical shape, incised with abstract depictions of fish and waves on interior, small ring foot
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1950/2.16
Medium and Support
stoneware with incised and combed decoration under celadon glaze
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Jian Ware Teabowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian Ware Teabowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1983/1.123
Medium and Support
Stoneware with brown glaze
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Yaozhou? shallow bowl with incised swirl designs; section missing; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Yaozhou? shallow bowl with incised swirl designs; section missing
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1991/2.13
Medium and Support
stoneware with olive green celadon glaze
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Covered funerary jar in the shape of a lotus bud, with molded and incised design and dog finial; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Covered funerary jar in the shape of a lotus bud, with molded and incised design and dog finial
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
11th - 12th century
Object Creation Date
11th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1987/2.46A
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled olive green celadon glaze
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Funerary jar adorned with cosmological motifs; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Funerary jar adorned with cosmological motifs
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1996/2.44
Medium and Support
stoneware with celadon glaze
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Sagger with fragment of a Jian ware tea bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Sagger with fragment of a Jian ware tea bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.289
Medium and Support
earthware sagger; stoneware fragment with iron glaze
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Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.280
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled black-brown glaze
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Jian ware teabowl, fragment; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian ware teabowl, fragment
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.281
Medium and Support
stoneware with black mottled glaze
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Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.286
Medium and Support
stoneware
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Clay Support of Jian Ware Bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Clay Support of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.288
Medium and Support
earthenware, unglazed
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Bowl, Qingbai Ware; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Bowl, Qingbai Ware
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2000/1.23
Medium and Support
porcelain with Qingbai glaze
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Jian ware teabowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian ware teabowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th - 13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2000/1.31
Medium and Support
stoneware, dark gray, with mottled black glaze
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rank 0.00000

Cizhou Ware Teabowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Cizhou Ware Teabowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th - 13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2000/1.32
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled dark brown glaze
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rank 0.00000

Grave Jar with lid; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Grave Jar with lid
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
11th - 12th century
Object Creation Date
11th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1987/2.46B
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled olive green celadon glaze
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rank 0.00000

Sutra Fragment, Song-Style Typeface; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Sutra Fragment, Song-Style Typeface
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th - 13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2006/2.28
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Jian Ware Bowl; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2006/2.81
Medium and Support
stoneware with gold lacquer repair
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rank 0.00000

Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Anonymous Chinese

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Anonymous Chinese
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.282
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled black-brown glaze
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rank 0.00000

Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Anonymous Chinese

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Anonymous Chinese
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.284
Medium and Support
stoneware with brown glaze
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rank 0.00000

Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Anonymous Chinese

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Anonymous Chinese
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.285
Medium and Support
stoneware with pitted black glaze
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rank 0.00000

Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Anonymous Chinese

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Anonymous Chinese
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.287
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled black-brown glaze
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rank 0.00000

Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl; Anonymous Chinese

Title
Fragment of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Anonymous Chinese
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.283
Medium and Support
stoneware with mottled black-brown glaze
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rank 0.00000

Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapters 83–85 (recto and verso); Egypt or Syria

Title
Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapters 83–85 (recto and verso)
Artist
Egypt or Syria
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1959/1.145
Medium and Support
black ink, red, gold, and touches of blue on egg-glazed paper
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rank 0.00000

Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapter 4, verses 480–90; Artist Unknown, Egypt or Syria

Title
Qur'an manuscript leaf in thuluth and naskh script, chapter 4, verses 480–90
Artist
Artist Unknown, Egypt or Syria
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1987/1.195.1
Medium and Support
ink and color on egg-glazed paper
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rank 0.00000

Ganesha (small folk bronze); Artist Unknown, India

Title
Ganesha (small folk bronze)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
10th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1977/2.90
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.00000

Jain Goddess; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Jain Goddess
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
2003/2.77A&B
Medium and Support
marble
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rank 0.00000

Dancing Ganesha; Artist Unknown, India

Title
Dancing Ganesha
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
11th-12th century
Object Creation Date
11th century - 12th century
Accession Number
2007/2.45
Medium and Support
red sandstone
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rank 0.00000

Uma-Maheshvara, a seated Shiva and Parvati (Uma); Artist Unknown, India, Bengal

Title
Uma-Maheshvara, a seated Shiva and Parvati (Uma)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Bengal
Physical Description
Shiva sits with his consort on a double lotus pedestal. He has six arms, his right three are in varada mudra [a giving gesture], holds a rosary and an arrow. His left arms cup his consorts left breast and hold a lotus flower and a bow. He sits in royal ease, with one leg pendant. He wears bracelets, armlets, necklaces, earrings, and a sacred thread that stretches form his left shoulder down past his waist. On his head he wears an elaborate jatamukuta, a crown interlaced with his matted locks. Parvati sits upon his knee with one leg tucked under her and the other pendant. She is also adorned with jewelry, but wears a more modest diadem at the front of her head.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1964/2.85
Medium and Support
bronze
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Durga subduing the buffalo demon (Mahishasuramardini).; Artist Unknown, India, Bengal

Title
Durga subduing the buffalo demon (Mahishasuramardini).
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Bengal
Object Creation Date
10th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1979/2.70
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 0.00000

Ganesha; India, Central India

Title
Ganesha
Artist
India, Central India
Century
10th-12th century
Object Creation Date
10th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1981/1.317
Medium and Support
sandstone
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rank 0.00000

Siva and Paravati; India, Central India

Title
Siva and Paravati
Artist
India, Central India
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1980/2.293
Medium and Support
sandstone
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rank 0.00000

Surya (sun-god); India, Central India

Title
Surya (sun-god)
Artist
India, Central India
Century
10th-12th century
Object Creation Date
10th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1981/1.314
Medium and Support
stone
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rank 0.00000

Aspara (Heavenly Maiden); India, Central India

Title
Aspara (Heavenly Maiden)
Artist
India, Central India
Century
10th-12th century
Object Creation Date
10th century - 12th century
Accession Number
1981/1.316
Medium and Support
beige sandstone
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rank 0.00000
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