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Battle of Panormus chessmen (32) and box-board
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Silver silver-gilt
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer 1948
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Table Plateau
Table Plateau
BORDSPLATY Consisting of a bottom plate (plateau) with a mirror glass, two flower bowls with artificial bouquets, two fruit bowls with glass bowls, six confectionery bowls with gla...
The Final Battle of Gaw and Talhand (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
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Jet chessmen from Warrington
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Box for "Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor"
Box for "Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor"
The slightly domed cover of this circular box features a molded, carved, and incised design of a lush peony blossom supported by a slender, gently curving leafy stem. The composit...
Pair of sock suspenders with the original box, England, ca. 1950. Pair of wide elastic sock suspenders with the original box. The suspenders are made of wide elastic, striped with yellow and grey, and with brass fittings. The sock holders are of white ru
Pair of sock suspenders with the original box, England, ca. 1950. Pair of wide elastic sock suspenders with the original box. The suspenders are made of wide elastic, striped with yellow and grey, and with brass fittings. The sock holders are of white ru
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Ex-Voto Painting of the Battle Of Lepanto
Ex-Voto Painting of the Battle Of Lepanto
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Bahram Chubina Slays Kut of Rum (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
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