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The story of Prophet Jonah: Jonah rests underneath a gourd vine. Mosaic pavement; 4th cenury CE
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The story of Prophet Jonah: Jonah rests underneath a gourd vine. Mosaic paveme...

Putto with grapes (autumn), 1908 Produced by the Wiener Werkstaette
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Putto with grapes (autumn), 1908 Produced by the Wiener W...

Winter and Autumn, two figures from Wallendorf Manufacture. 1770
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Winter and Autumn, two figures from Wallendorf Manufact...

Tureen from Veilsdorf. Cabbage as knob on the lid. 1765-1770
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Tureen from Veilsdorf. Cabbage as knob on the l...

The cabbage as knob of the lid. Tureen from Veilsdorf. Detail of 30-03-02/41 1765-1770
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The cabbage as knob of the lid. Tureen from Veilsdorf....

"Tete a tete", a breakfast set for two. Detail of the tray from 30-03-02/47. From Gotha. 1775-1780
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"Tete a tete", a breakfast set for two. Detail of the tray from...

Grotesque figurines by Walter Bosse: Man with gazelle, "the Speaker", boy with rubber ball, girl with grapes. 1925
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Grotesque figurines by Walter Bosse: Man with gazelle, "the S...

Bowl for broth,Meissen around 1730. This is one of the earliest examples of the famous Meissen "onion-pattern" the pomegranate on the lid was wrongly dubbed "onion"; the chrysanthemum is still used in this Meissen china. Collection Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl for broth,Meissen around 1730. This is one of the earliest examples of the...

Plate with onion-pattern, Meissen, around 1740-50. The pomegranate used in this Chinese pattern was mistaken for an onion in Europe.In 1739 the classic Meissen onion pattern was first used for an entire service set.
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Plate with onion-pattern, Meissen, around 1740-50. The pomegranate used in...

Plate and fruit-basket from the "Sanssouci" service set, KPM (Royal Prussian Manufacture)1769-70. King Friedrich II ordered it for his palace Sanssouci in Potsdam near Berlin, to be used in the "Chinese Tea-house".
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Plate and fruit-basket from the "Sanssouci" service set, KPM (Royal...

Malanggan effigy from New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago) used for funeral ceremonies and other important events.From the Andre Breton collection. Wood,red ochre,charcoal,cocnut fibre,resin,H:122 cm Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1999.6.1
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Malanggan effigy from New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago) used for fu...

Plate for Tu Bishevat, the festival celebrating the planting of trees, when the fruits of trees were eaten. From Austria. Glazed pottery, 27,5 cm diameter.
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Plate for Tu Bishevat, the festival celebrating the planting of trees, when...