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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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Empty box originally containing oil paint tubes
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Empty cardboard box with lid. Lid is marked on top surface in red pencil or crayon "PAINT / AND TAPE / BOX 12". One side of the box base is also marked in red pencil "Box 12". Stic...
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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Ex-Voto Painting of the Battle Of Lepanto
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Box for "Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor"
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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...