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Enter your search query based on a specific culture, object, artwork or antique and discover more information about its history and use.

NOTE: The stories and descriptions listed within this site is intended for educational purposes only.

  1. Hinggi

  2. Mahavira

  3. Nandi, Shiva's Mount

  4. Passport Mask

  5. Sanggori or Serpent Form Head Ornament

  6. Shipwrecked Vessels

  7. Tulu or Sleeping Rug

  8. Ukhamba or Ritual Beer Vessel

  9. Antique Chinese Furniture

  10. Lost-Wax Casting

  11. Bamileke Lion Stool

  12. Bridge Watcher Figure on Elephant

  13. Dongson Rain Drum or Frog Kha Drum

  14. Jade Teacup with Dragon Motif

  15. Madonna Statue from French Colonial Vietnam

  16. Mahakala Incense Burner

  17. Phurba, Kila or Ritual Blade

  18. Pre-Columbian Coclé Pottery

  19. Pre-Columbian Huari Figural Vessel

  20. Seated Figure of Vasundhara