6Th Century public-domain art
200 public-domain plates · 6th century · 100 attributed
200 public-domain works dated to the 6th century, each released under CC0 or an equivalent public-domain dedication and free to reuse. Of these, 100 carry a named artist or maker.
Artists & makers in this set
- China 25
- Nasca 20
- Byzantine 12
- Egypt 12
- Ancient Egyptian 7
- Moche 6
- Moche artist(s) 5
- Coclé 2
Subjects covered
Museum sources
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Lidded bowl with ballgame scenes
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Military Official with Long Sword
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Caparisoned Horse
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Vase with Dragon-Shaped Handle and Two Loop Handles
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Cup
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Tuber-inspired stirrup-spout bottle
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Bowl
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Standing Attendant
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Footed Cup
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Pilgrim Flask (Bian Hu)
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Double-Bodied Amphora Vase
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Courtier (Tomb Figure)
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Woman Standing Over a Well
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Nose ornament
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Shield with owl figure
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Stirrup-spout bottle with bird warrior
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Fragment
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Stirrup-spout bottle with bean warriors
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Roundel Fragment
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Roundel Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Roundel Fragment
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Fragment from a Tunic
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Fragment
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Snuff tray
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Cup with a Seated Figure
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Mirror with Mythical Creatures
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Bodhisattava
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Shrine with Bodhisattva and Attendants
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Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing before Flaming Aureole and Holding a Water Bottle
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Roundel Fragment
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Roundel Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Fragment (Band)
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Fragment
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Border (From a Garment)
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Vessel of Man with Enlarged Penis
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Panel
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Tassels
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Tassel
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Tassel
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Tassel
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Balance-Beam Scale with Cut-Out Lattice-Like Design
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Balance-Beam Scale with Row of Cut-Out Figures and Incised Circles
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Balance-Beam Scale with Cut-Out Birds and Geometric Motifs
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Balance-Beam Scale
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Balance-Beam Scale with Geometric Cut-out Motifs and String holding Shell Pendants
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Balance-Beam Scale with Incised Circles and Strings Attached
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Balance-Beam Scale with Incised Circles in Diamond Pattern
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Tassel
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Tassel
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Follis (Coin) Portraying the Emperor Justin I or Justinian I
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Follis (Coin) Portraying the Emperor Justinian I
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Solidus (Coin) of Tiberius II
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Jug
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Double-Handled Bottle
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Jug
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Lamp
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Solidus (Coin) of Tiberius II Constantinus
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12 Nummi (Coin) of a Byzantine Emperor
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12 Nummi (Coin) of a Byzantine Emperor
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Lamp
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Pendant in the Form of Four Double-Headed Figures with Long Beaks, Possibly Ducks
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Filagree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad
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Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang)
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Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang)
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Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang)
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Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang)
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Head of Guanyin
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Monk
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Monk
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Buddhist Votive Stele
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Tassel
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Tassel
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Fragment
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Fragment
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Child's Tunic
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Roundel Fragment Depicting Aphrodite
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Vase (Hu) with Horizontal Bands, Loop Handles, and Lionlike Medallions
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Entertainer
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Emblem of the God Shiva with One Face (Ekamukhalinga)
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Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) in the Form of a Feline
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Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)
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Pilgrimage Jug with Christian Symbols
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Ritual Flask
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Fragment (Border)
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Fragment
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Mirror with Jaguar or Coyote Mosaic
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Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual
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Tassels
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Jar with three lugs
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Seated Female Figure
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Textile Fragment
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Buddha
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Female musician
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Ferret
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Pendant
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Seated Buddha
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Disk Brooch
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Earring
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Lifting Hook
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Doorframe with Three Ganas (Nature Deities) Dancing and Playing Instruments
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Disk Brooch
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The Attarouthi Treasure - Censer
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Textile Fragment
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Ivory Panel with Saint Peter
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Sieve
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Animal Ornament
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Disk Brooch
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Whorl-Shaped Brooch
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Gold Buckle
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Fragment of a Tunic
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Openwork Belt Fitting with Serpent Design
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Kubera (Dhanada)
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Funerary Stele with Cross Medallion below Eagle at Center in Architectural Frame
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Spider Ornament
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The Miracle of Shravasti
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Profile Warrior Ornament
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Crescent Ornament
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Fragment of Molding with a Pattern of Leaves
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Plaque
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Jar
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Fragment from a Tunic
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Fragment from a Tunic
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Leaf from a Christian Homily
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Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
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Fragment
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Fragment with Two Animals (?)
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Fragment from a Tunic
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Fragment from a Tunic
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Fragment with Abstracted Leaves
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Fragment of a Curtain
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Ornament (Gammadion and Segmentum) from a Tunic
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Fragment from a Tunic
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Solidus of Justin II
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Band with Flora and Fauna Motifs
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Leaves from a Christian Homily
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Solidus of Justin II
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Disk Ornament
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Fragment, Probably a Border from a Large Panel
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Fragment
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Drawing of a Coptic Saint
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Crescent Ornament
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Hanging Lamp with a Hand Holding a Cross
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Wall decoration with floral and vegetal design
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Brooch in Form of a Bird of Prey
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Disk Brooch
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Gold Necklace with Gold Cross, Two Amethysts, and an Emerald Plasma
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Fragment of a Bowl
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Disk Brooch
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Wall decoration with vegetal design
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Face Mask Ornament
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Animal Ornament
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Animal Ornament
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Fragment of Archivolt with a Corinthian Capital
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Jar with floral decorations and musicians
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Textile Fragment
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Inscribed Stele
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Seated bodhisattva in pensive pose
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Textile fragment
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Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece
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Plume
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Seated Buddha Flanked by Two Bodhisattvas
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Architectural Relief with 'Nilotic' Motifs
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Ostrakon with Lists of the Days of the Week
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Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile
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Panel
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Animal Ornament
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Fragment of a box
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Scorpion
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Silver Spoon
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Earring
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Deity Ornament
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Square-Headed Bow Brooch
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Animal Ornament
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Decapitator
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Beads from Necklaces
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The Attarouthi Treasure - Chalice
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Buddha Shakyamuni
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Stylized figure
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Staff Head
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Earflare Frontal
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Belt Buckle
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Rosette Brooch
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Gold Curly Tailed Animal Pendant
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Textile Fragment
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Standing Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
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Block from an Arch with a Rosette
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Fragment of a wall decoration with a reclining youth
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Crouching Feline
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