my house of artifacts

Workshop of Severo da Ravenna (c. 1465/75–c. 1538), Inkwell in the form of a sea monster, c. 1510. Bronze.

Shiva Vishavarupa, Universal form with Consort, Nepal, mid-19th century. Pigments on cotton .

Pair of Cymbals. Mongolia, 18th - 19th century .

Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali. Mongolia, 18th - 19th century. .

"Ascending Flower" Embroidery. Mughal, India; Gujarat, second half 17th century. Cotton; silk.

Double-faced water spirit crest. Ijebu-Yoruba artist, early 20th century

Inlay, running spirals. Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD

Glass ornament in the shape of a fish. Roman, 1st half of 4th century CE

Amphora shape of Native Apulia (Messapian Trozella) Italic, Native Apulian, Messapian, Archaic Period, 500-450 B.C.

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s), c. 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ring, 1800s. Cambodia. Gold with rubies; diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1944.70

Vessel for the washing of hands (aquamanile) in the shape of a lion, Central Germany (Saxony? ), 2nd half 13th century, bronze. Schnütgen Museum

Textile Fragment with the Gyr Family Coat of arms, Cologne, 14th. century, wool and linen. Schnütgen Museum

Wild Man, Cologne (?), circle of the Parler family, late 14th. century, oak. Schnütgen Museum

Beadwork collar. Egypt, Late Period (Ancient Egyptian, 664–332 BCE), Egyptian faience and bone

Tile, Ceiling, Spanish 16th century

Rack. Spanish 17th century