
Bull-Headed Lyre of Ur
c. 2550-2450 BC · Gold and silver sheet
University of Pennsylvania Museum of...
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c. 2550-2450 BC · Gold and silver sheet
University of Pennsylvania Museum of...

c. 1590-1600 · Oak
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

12th century · Wheel-cut relief glass
British Museum, London

December 1499 · Letterpress printing in roman type
Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

Late 3rd century · Silver and silver-gilt vessels and personal...
National Museums Scotland

c. AD 1021-1154 · Amate
Biblioteca Nacional de Antropologia e Historia

c. 1503 · Basalt
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 161

c. 1814-1815 · Etching
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

623 AH / 1226 CE · Brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1500 · Ink and watercolor pigment on two joined...
Museo Naval, Madrid

1766 · Wood
Musee des Arts et Metiers

1712-1713 · Wood
Science Museum, London
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