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Classifications: Architectural Elements

Classifications: Architectural Elements
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Bronze finial with inlaid silver decoration

Chinese
early 4th-mid 3rd century B.C.
48.79
Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.168.1
Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.168.2
Transfer print tile

Transfer print tile

English
18th century
33.1871
Dlam (interior housepost)

Dlam (interior housepost)

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.169.1
Dlam (interior housepost)

Dlam (interior housepost)

Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
82.169.2
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Door

Tonka
81.17.1225
Housepost fragment

Housepost fragment

Melanesian
81.17.1446
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Marble relief

Italian (Genoa)
1190-1210
49.35
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Tile, painted; elephant and mahout

Indian
ca. 17th century
59.44
The avatars Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha

The avatars Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha

Indian
10th century
39.32
Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Auspicious Beginnings

Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Auspicious Beginnings

Indian
ca. late 10th to early 11th century
39.33
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Lintel, figures

Egyptian
2300 B.C.
44.36
Prince Siddhartha Shakyamuni in the Palace Before His Renunciation

Prince Siddhartha Shakyamuni in the Palace Before His Renunciation

Pakistani
2nd -3rd century
39.34
Buddha Shakyamuni Triumphing Over Mara and Calling the Earth to Witness His Awakening

Buddha Shakyamuni Triumphing Over Mara and Calling the Earth to Witness His Awakening

Indian
ca. mid-9th century
39.35
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House plaque

Melanesian
81.17.1459
Glass tile

Glass tile

Byzantine
9th-12th century
69.27
Relief with Two Fighting Horsemen, Star Medallion

Relief with Two Fighting Horsemen, Star Medallion

Persian
12th - 13th century
54.29
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Door

Surinam
81.17.1404
Horse Adoration at Buddha's Renunciation (fragment)

Horse Adoration at Buddha's Renunciation (fragment)

Indian
2nd-3rd century
44.48
Drum panel from a small Buddhist stupa

Drum panel from a small Buddhist stupa

Pakistani
ca. 2nd-3rd century
44.49
Buddha and two bodhisattvas framed by arches and stupas

Buddha and two bodhisattvas framed by arches and stupas

Pakistani
ca. 2nd-3rd century
44.58
Base for a small stupa

Base for a small stupa

Indian
9th-10th century
44.59
Kamadeva (God of Desire)

Kamadeva (God of Desire)

Indian
ca. 12th century
74.17
Tile with twelve-pointed star

Tile with twelve-pointed star

Persian
15th century
39.61
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Door

Melanesian
81.17.1495
Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen)

Yéil X'eenh (Raven Screen)

Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan
ca. 1810
79.98
Acroterium From Left Corner on Temple Pediment

Acroterium From Left Corner on Temple Pediment

Roman
3rd-2nd century
69.95
Tile end

Tile end

Chinese
206 B.C.-9 A.D. or earlier
36.4
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Door lock

Dogon
81.17.49
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Penis sheath

Melanesian
81.17.1509
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Tile end

Chinese
206 B.C.-9 A.D. or earlier
36.3
Yakshi (female fertility spirit)

Yakshi (female fertility spirit)

Indian
ca. 2nd century
44.62
Tomb tile

Tomb tile

Chinese
206 B.C.-220 A.D.
39.2
Architectural Ornament

Architectural Ornament

Chinese
33.1806.1
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Door (Ilekun)

Yoruba
81.17.627
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